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Discussion Questions
Digital Resources
Discussion Questions
- What is your response to the creation of House Bill 2281
- Do you feel as the notion that Latino students will drop out is a stereotype?
- Are there any schools/cities that you know of trying to remove their Ethnic Studies courses?
- How was Brown v Board of Education the first big step towards equal education for all?
- How long do you think it took some schools to change their curriculums?
- Does everyone have different needs? Why/Why not?
- Do you think curriculum reform would solve issues for Latinx students?
- Would it be better to rework an entire school for students?
- How have the Latinx community been disproportionately affected by the lack of reform?
- Do you see people in power using their power to justify their prejudices anywhere else?
Digital Resources
- http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=906294&site=ehost-live
Rodriguez, Roberto. “Smithsonian Embraces Latino History.” Black Issues in Higher Education 15, no. 11 (July 23, 1998): 58.
This source analyses the Smithsonian’s own lack of Latino history present in their museum and looks into how they can better implement it. - LIFE. “The Most Iconic Photographs of All Time.” Accessed May 2, 2021. https://www.life.com/.
- This source is very helpful as it gave me many of photos for evidence and information regarding protests as well as actions in the US.
- “National Archives |.” Accessed May 2, 2021. https://www.archives.gov/.
- This source allowed me to analyze bills, acts, and laws that pertain to equal education and equal rights.
- Bohon, Stephanie A., Heather Macpherson, and Jorge H. Atiles. “Educational Barriersfor New Latinos in Georgia.” Journal of Latinos & Education 4, no. 1 (January 2005): 43–58. https://doi.org/10.1207/s1532771xjle0401_4.
- This source analyses the educational barriers that Latino students face in everyday lives and how that affects their lives in school.
- Niehaus, Kate, and Gerda Kumpiene. “Language Brokering and Self-Concept: An Exploratory Study of Latino Students’ Experiences in Middle and High School.” Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 36, no. 2 (2014): 124–43. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739986314524166.
- This source analyses the language barriers that some Latino households face when placed into only English courses. The source goes in depth with language brokering in household and the stresses of a student.