While I was initially confused about how this text might relate to a course on special education, it soon became clear that racism, like ADD and LD, imposes a severe limitation on the ability of many students to learn in a typical classroom. ... This book was very successful at showing the two sides of this issue: that those of the oppressed class have legitimate reasons for rejecting Euro-centrist approaches to instruction, and that members of the oppressing class carry with them assumptions that make multi-cultural education less than perfectly successful. ... The textbook we are readin...

• Word Count: 653
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Reading the critiques of feminism from African-American women's views added made me think about feminism and race in a different way. I had read some of bell hooks before and other articles regarding women and race, but in this unit I particularly enjoyed reading the selection from the Combahee Riv...

• Word Count: 537
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate