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Students ideas, traditions, culture, and self-worth take a back seat to the dominate culture we push in our schools today. In order for students to succeed in our current schools, they must partake in a curriculum that marginalizes their culture. Our school system is mass producing conforming students with its one size fits all curriculum. We need to broaden our approach and diversify our curriculum to include various other perspectives other than the dominant perspective.
The third issue would be closing the achievement gap. This issue would be the easiest to connect with Guinier and Torres. The achievement gap has fluctuated throughout the years but remains high amongst whites and other ethnic minorities. Guinier and Torres recognize that there is a power structure in which white affluent families use the political influence to retain their position this structure. To close the achievement gap we must take interest at the local level. Create leaders within the community which in turn will inspire