Diversity and Change
December 21, 2011
Penny
L. Sullivan
Abstract
This paper explores critical
pedagogy in the multicultural and diverse classroom. The paper includes a
critique of three books. These
educational texts are viewed relative to my experiences, their additive affect
for my classroom, and critical analysis on personal changes inspired by the
books. Wink (2005) asks the reader to define their critical pedagogy through
writing and exploring the theories. She writes about how to do critical
pedagogy in the classroom and with families, and the importance for it in the
twenty first century. Lea and Helfand (Eds.) (2007), explore the subtle and
hidden racism in U.S. educational institutions and ask us to examine our
unconscious ways of perpetuating racism. Delpit (2006) discusses racism in
teacher education and classrooms, and student identity conflicts in education.
