Diversity In Books In Schools: A Case Study
We can get books in almost any form imaginable; from audiobooks, to electronic editions, and of course the traditional print copies. All of these options make accessing reading incredibly easy. However, there is still a problem although we have hundreds of thousands of books to choose from; there are a lack of cultural diverse book options for our students. Books about blacks, hispanics,and other ethnicities are extremely underrepresented. The problem of diversity if not only seen in books, but with day to day lessons; such as math word problems using names like Sally or Tom and history textbooks focusing on certain aspects of the events that may leave out the parts played by other cultures. As stated by Lanfair in Matching Student Resources