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  • East High School
  • Wichita, KS
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

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All year long I have heard the voices of my students asking to read about their own culture; seeking to feel valued and celebrated in the literature they read. I was told to teach them a modern version of Romeo and Juliette, but what I found was dated and lacking. I began to research and I found the book "Shame the Stars" and I knew this would be a book my students would be unable to put down and would be excited to read. In my research I also found the book "Summer of the Mariposas" and knew this would also be a book that I could successfully integrate in with the curriculum and that the students would enjoy. It's important to me to find culturally relevant literature for my students. We all know that while it may be briefly entertaining to read about other cultures, my curriculum this year has focused exclusively on other cultures to the point where my students feel as though they have been overlooked. As an educator who teaches Hispanic students exclusively, I feel as though I am doing them a great disservice by not trying to find a book that they can relate to and identify with -- further, these will be books that students will be able to enjoy in future years as well because my role in the school will not change and neither will the demographic of students.

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All year long I have heard the voices of my students asking to read about their own culture; seeking to feel valued and celebrated in the literature they read. I was told to teach them a modern version of Romeo and Juliette, but what I found was dated and lacking. I began to research and I found the book "Shame the Stars" and I knew this would be a book my students would be unable to put down and would be excited to read. In my research I also found the book "Summer of the Mariposas" and knew this would also be a book that I could successfully integrate in with the curriculum and that the students would enjoy. It's important to me to find culturally relevant literature for my students. We all know that while it may be briefly entertaining to read about other cultures, my curriculum this year has focused exclusively on other cultures to the point where my students feel as though they have been overlooked. As an educator who teaches Hispanic students exclusively, I feel as though I am doing them a great disservice by not trying to find a book that they can relate to and identify with -- further, these will be books that students will be able to enjoy in future years as well because my role in the school will not change and neither will the demographic of students.

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