As I predicted, our overall 5th grade curriculum is insufficient in cultural representation. We have books with some diverse characters (mostly African American) but they are primarily written by white men or women. We have no books featuring middle eastern, Asian/pacific, or Latino characters. I am excited for next year however, when we will be reading the book "Refugee" (by again another white male) but at least it will depict 3 new diverse characters from their perspective and point of view. When I was asking for feedback from my team one of my TA's said, "wow I guess we better get on that (having more representation)"!
