Final Post-Reflection of TE448

As this semester comes to an end, I am able to look back and see how much I have learned about multicultural literature. At the beginning of the semester I knew very little about diverse literature and I wasn't sure how to incorporate it into my classroom someday. I can now say that my understanding has grown and I now feel comfortable using diverse literature in my classroom. I think the main reason that I was not used to diverse culture is because I was not exposed to it when I was younger. The classrooms that I was in contained literature, but nothing in the genre of diverse literature. Or at least not to my knowledge.
I am very grateful to have learned about insider and outsider authors. It now makes me look at literature in a different light. As a future teacher I am now able to analyze a piece of literature to make sure that it is appropriate for my future students. When picking diverse literature I will make sure that the text contains accurate information and doesn't promote stereotypes. If literature promotes stereotypes it causes the children to have misconceptions.
One thing that I still have a concern with is being able to teach diverse literature in a meaningful way. I want my students to get the most out of a piece of literature so they will be able to learn about a different culture or race.
I feel that this class really opened my eyes to new ideas and thoughts. I am very happy that I took this course and I can't wait to teach diverse literature in my classroom.