Power

For this blog post I will be talking about Ching's article about multiculturalism and power. One of the main issues that was discussed in the article was that literature over looks the distribution of power. They do well with setting a story line that shows "cultural awareness and sensitivity. The author is attempting to educate teachers and how they present multicultural literature to their students and to promote equality by showing that there is power is voice. 

There are two types of multicultural literature, there is power and then there is pluralism. Pluralism shows pride for one's cultural and experiences held by that culture. They also emphasize the idea of harmony by accepting the differences between cultures. These types of books serve their purpose in educating the reader on the history of that culture they do not address power. The second type of book that Ching refers to as pluralism that manifests power, these books show the inequality of power in our society. 

The answer to the issue of power distribution education and motivation comes from understanding what type of multicultural literature you as the teacher are presenting to your students. 

I never gave multicultural literature in my mind a different category than the rest of the young adult novels I read, I always grouped them into the same box. It is an interesting take on the way he looks at what he thinks the two different types of multicultural literature are. I want to read an example of each and compare them so that way I too can understand his point of view. Because if there really is a difference then depending on which sub-type you pick to educate your students on a particular event in history needs to be taught in different ways.