Multicultural Initiatives: These Days, Family Trees Look More Like A Forest

What's this blog about?

I teach several courses under the broad topic of "Multicultural Education," prioritizing social justice issues of access, power/privilege, & narrowing the academic achievement gap. I am a person of color and I almost always have a white co-teacher. We include topics, such as: racism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, ethnocentrism, deculturalization, transforming curriculum, etc. This is a place where I post information that we teach; lesson plans for activities; and resources we use and/or which are shared with me by my adult students.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

These Days, Family Trees Look More Like A Forest

These Days, Family Trees Look More Like A Forest http://www.npr.org/2011/07/05/137627840/these-days-family-trees-look-more-like-a-forest: The traditional family tree has grown much more complicated in recent years. With increases in unmarried and same-sex couples, surrogates, and sperm donors, many families now organize two family trees — genetic and emotional. And some schools now skip the traditional classroom project altogether. Listen to the NPR story at this site.