Currins 310

I agree that creating separate "areas" for the "other" students would only cause the distance between "groups" to widen. What I found interesting in this article was the "assimilationalist ideology." I feel that this is the core of what goes on in schools. That we reflect society in that there is an idea of what we deem as a norm, however, this is a function of culture. To define taboos and what is and is not acceptable. Schools should provide a "safe place" where students have the ability to live there lives as they see fit. Intolerance to race and sexism can not be tolerated but making a school that isn't a "harmful place" isn't possible. Society is a "harmful place" and schools are only a reflection of such. A school and teachers for that matter are set there to monitor and shape acceptable behavior but it is unrealistic to say we can eliminate it. In my experience making "support groups" or "safe area" only distincts the "other" more. I agree that you should teach all cultures and give them equal worth in the classroom. However, i think it is prudent to challenge all this "cultures" and "ideas" so that the student can confront and come to conclusions on these issues. To just push the "issues" into "safe spaces" is not getting these children ready for society.