As a group, we talked about what we had learned from the surveys and how best to compile the results. It seems that what the majority feels is important becomes what is important. This is reflected in curriculum, textbooks, and instruction. Curriculum is based on the National Standards, which are guidelines used to see what students know in a particular subject at a certain grade level. The differences between various cultures and perspectives can affect what is included in the National Standards, which can result in problems with deciding the curriculum of schools.
Textbooks also have problems with satisfying the views of cultures.
It is difficult to decide what to include in textbooks in order to appeal to everyone. State governments and national organizations try to influence the textbook publishers, but since California and Texas represent such a large portion of the market, the publishers really try to appeal to those two states. Thus, once again the majority, this dominant group, has control over the knowledge brought out within education. Furthermore, issues about instruction in the classroom have also come about. Advocates are attempting to move instruction from being teacher centered to more student centered.