Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Should multicultural literature be included in the high school curriculum?
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Multicultural Literature Teaches Students About Their World

This position holds that multicultural literature belongs in the high-school curriculum because it teaches students about their world. It argues that stories and poems from diverse cultures help young people understand others and learn how to live in a varied society.

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  1. Proponents
    Jill Anderson, Harvard University; Kaavonia Hinton and Gail K. Dickinson, who wrote "Integrating Multicultural Literature in Libraries and Classrooms in Secondary Schools.