Dong Article

In the Dong Article, the main idea is that teachers should include more Multicultural Literature in their teaching repertoire in order to expand their own knowledge of cultural differences and in turn teach them in the classroom. I think this is an extremely important because of all the different cultural differences in the world. We must understand these differences in order to accept them. No other way is as accurate and effective in getting across these multicultural differences than literature. Using this multicultural literature in the classroom will help children understand these differences from different cultures at an early age and will set the groundworkfor them to be able to realize and accept these differences throughout the rest of their lives. Basically, if teachers use more multicultural literature in their teaching routine, there will be a greater amount of understanding among students when it comes to the differences and similarities among various cultures. In Esperanza Rising and Copper Sun we learn of Mexican Culture and African Culture. These two works introduce to us different traditions, foods, ceremonies, celebrations and other aspects of the two heritages of the main characters. By reading about all of these differences from our own culture, we learn to understand and accept them, successfully broadening our understanding of different heritages and their traditions.