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Taking it to the Net

by Veronica Rowland, University of California Irvine

1. How does your state measure up in the area of children's socioeconomic status and school resources? Offer some evidence as to why you think your state ranks low/average/high compared to other states. How can conditions be improved?
Click here to explore for information and ideas.
	( http://www.childrensdefense.org/data/childreninthestates/default.asp )

2. What is your position on the debate about multicultural education? Do you believe that multicultural perspectives should be integrated into academic subjects? Or do you think that multicultural education dilutes the rigor of "regular" curriculum and that many subjects do not lend themselves well to this approach? Why?
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	( http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/initial.html )

3. Analyze a curriculum activity at the Teaching Tolerance website, such as "Critical Equations." Discuss how conducting this kind of lesson could help reduce gender, racial, or cultural bias in the classroom.
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	( http://www.tolerance.org/teach/expand/act/activity.jsp?cid=156 )