Mrs. Fitzgerald seems to teach using the color-blind method of teaching, which prevents her from looking at these children as individual with their own ethic and cultural backgrounds. Basal readers are even criticized in the New York times as being boring, saying an overly simply story with a couple questions at the end does not encourage children to learn. Early Basal Readers are great if you are a white protestant, but are do not incorporate much diversity or heroes that others can relate too. The lack of multicultural education in this classroom does not actually seem to be the problem but, a symptom of a teacher that has become complacent and stuck in her ways. This issue is made worse by the fact she is sheltered from criticism, due her relationship to the boss. () I also believe the school and school district might have failed in not requiring the proper professional development needed to ensure every teacher has the right tools to provide the best possible learning environment for all its
Mrs. Fitzgerald seems to teach using the color-blind method of teaching, which prevents her from looking at these children as individual with their own ethic and cultural backgrounds. Basal readers are even criticized in the New York times as being boring, saying an overly simply story with a couple questions at the end does not encourage children to learn. Early Basal Readers are great if you are a white protestant, but are do not incorporate much diversity or heroes that others can relate too. The lack of multicultural education in this classroom does not actually seem to be the problem but, a symptom of a teacher that has become complacent and stuck in her ways. This issue is made worse by the fact she is sheltered from criticism, due her relationship to the boss. () I also believe the school and school district might have failed in not requiring the proper professional development needed to ensure every teacher has the right tools to provide the best possible learning environment for all its