Writing this paper helped me understand why the curriculum has to be adapted to diverse learners. It also gave me my first taste of thinking critically about context within the curriculum. To write this paper I had to analyze the three books and pick out their pluses and minuses on how they depicted a culture. It made me aware of the many hidden messages that can be found in any lesson without me knowing it. I found how one book is mostly based on stereotypes while another was a true depiction of another culture.
Teachers have to become detectives and understand the content in any lesson.
Furthermore, it helped me understand the importance diversity within a classroom by looking into different cultures other than my own. For example, teachers cannot teach black children lessons with hidden stereotypes of themselves, because children will pick these up and it will become apparent in the classroom.