Deculturalization in education
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This document summarizes Joel Spring's book about the deculturalization and struggle for equality faced by minority groups in the United States. It discusses how Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Asian Americans dealt with racism and inequality in the U.S. education system as the dominant European American culture sought to impose its values. Over time, minority groups fought for their right to preserve their own languages and cultural traditions in schools. The document examines how deculturalization has affected different groups throughout history and some current issues still surrounding diversity and multiculturalism in education.
Deculturalization in education
- 1. Deculturalization and the Struggle For Equality Joel Spring Deculturization Segregation Civil Rights
- 2. A Brief History of the Education of Dominated Cultures in the United States This is the history of how racism and diversity in schools are affecting dominated groups in the United states. This book by Joel Spring Covers the topic of what schools use to be like , what they are like today, and what they can be in terms of cultural and language diversity. Issues of student diversity and multicultural education are a problem every where, we are still dealing with inequality all over the United States. In this book the dominated groups that it discusses includes Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans and Asian Americans, while European-American culture is considered the dominant culture of the United States. When reading this book you can see how minorities really struggled over time.
- 3. Then -Religion and money always involve "higher race" pg. 5 catholic private schools still have white middle class -immigrants from catholic cultures viewed as inferior such as, Irish, Italian and Spanish pg.4 now we have jersey shore and all young adolescence are trying to fake Italian by tanning. Also everyone pretends to be Irish on St. Patty's day. -A Holocaust happened to the Indians and it is never as recognized as the Jews. -All immigrants fought for right to vote along with the Native Americans and the African Americans. pg. 9 Now our generation is the least politically active. -The Japanese claimed that their objective in WWII was to rid Asia of western Imperialism. pg. 41 Today Singapore schools are multilingual with dominant language being English. -Freed slaves even in the north didn't have equality or freedom in majority of places. pg. 45 in 1992 black women earned 8 percent less than white women and now in 2010 white men hold more higher up positions in jobs and there's no qualified differences. http://www.ache.org/pubs/research/study/execsum.cfm -Use of religion to justify slavery and prejudice. pg. 49 today we use religion yo justify things like anti- homosexuality, etc. -Chinese immigrants were hired to build the transcontinental railroad at wages that were about one third less than would have been paid to white workers.pg. 69 We still have clothing, shoes, toys, etc. mass produced in China and they're way under paid. Gook pg. 77 now we say chink -African and Mexican Americans wanted schools to provide positive images of their culture and traditions. pg. 111 Now we have show and tell for the students to explain to everyone about their traditions and culture . and Now
- 4. Survey Says
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- 6. What does deculturalization mean to you? Here are a few answers from you!! Ending the common use of a language, traditions, or beliefs of a society through forced ends. lack of sensitivity or interest in other cultures I think it means to not full understand your culture It means taking over a culture and replacing core values and ideas with another cultures values and ideas the loss of such behaviors as would have been traditionally used to characterize a group of people (at the community, regional, national level, etc.). The loss of the experiences or lessons taught by the presence of diverse cultures. It means that instead of embracing the various cultures in our area and taking aspects from all of them, we erase all individuality, specific to certain cultures and taunt those who still cling to their heritage. Taking away what one believes in, religion, tradition, language; it is stripping someone of their life. Just like what happened to the Natives of this land we call America. It is happening again, everyday..... The removal of cultural influences that may differ from those that are most dominant in an area.
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- 9. Ask yourself!?! Why did English Invaders turn cultural differences into racial differences? Why do many people do that? Why do some people think that this country can only tolerate one language? Are these concerns motivated by politics or education? Why do some people think wealth is a sign of blessing? How can the United States claim to be homeland of freedom?
- 10. Project completed by: JACKI HANNAH KAREN BACK SAMANTHA CLAYTON KELLY GRIFFIN