Teacher Magazine: A Novel Approach to Diversity - The Diigo Meta page

• 05 Jun 08
  

  Rosetta Lee

  After being suspended from school, 11-year-old Ethan Oppenheimer finds himself plucked from his cozy suburban home in Philadelphia and forced to move to his grandparents' time-warped house in Washington, D.C. There's no cable, no Internet, and dinner is at 4 p.m. Worse, he has to learn the ropes as the only Jewish kid at a black and Latino school characterized by remedial music lessons, economic disparities, and racial tensions.

  Anti-Bias diversity novel teacher resource

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    Teachers can use the novel to introduce their middle and junior high schoolers to themes of diversity, racism, and friendship, says Ehrenberg. Ethan’s experience and subsequent transformation can be a springboard to highlight lessons on tolerance and cultural sensitivity.

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