The Censorship of Neglect

Preparing Culturally Responsive Teachers: Using Latino Children's Literature in Teacher Education Special Issue: Partnering for Equity

“…To prepare our (mostly white) teacher candidates (TCs) 1 to be culturally responsive teachers, knowledge must be supplemented with heart. Rasinski and Padak (1990) and Anaya (1992) present eloquent arguments for creating passion and heart in teacher education through the use of multicultural literature. Rasinski and Padak assert that because it tells the stories of human events and the human condition, and not simply the facts, multicultural literature does more than change minds; it changes people's hearts.…”

“…The overall hypothesis for conducting this study with our preservice teachers was that preservice teachers could learn about and become sensitive to different cultural groups through reading and discussing children's literature that dealt with the life experiences and folklore of those specific groups of people (Anaya, 1992;Dana & Lynch-Brown, 1993;Rasinski & Padak, 1990). We wanted to know whether reading the literature increased the knowledge base and compassion of our teacher candidates regarding Mexican and Mexican American cultures.…”

“…In one such program, Margerison (1995) introduced the study of multicultural literature to her preservice education teachers with Anaya's (1992) article "Censorship of Neglect.'' She was surprised that class discussions revealed students' antagonism toward Anaya's advocacy of ethnic literature and his departure from a traditional established European-based canon.…”

Coming of age as a culture? Emancipatory and hegemonic readings ofThe Indian in the cupboard

“…Rites of passage may be in part replaced by stories, told through books and visual media (Anaya, 1992;Payne, 1989;Vanderstaay, 1992). Our passages tend therefore to be intellectual and solitary rather than material and communal.…”

“…In the various disciplines represented in the academic literature, studies of various rites of passage abound (Anaya, 1992;Goodman, 1970;Klein, 1992;Meyerhofif, 1982;Moore and Meyerhoff, 1977;Payne, 1989;Radner, 1993;Raphael, 1988;Turner, 1982;Vanderstaay, 1992;Van Gennep, 1960). These communal rituals serve to separate the individual from one status before incorporating him or her into a new one (Meyerhoff, 1982).…”