Curriculum as Literacy

I learned from my parents that before you have a bias just try to get some knowledge about it. My schooling happened in Pakistan where there was no such diversity with regard to skin color. I never happened to learn about Indigenous People and spending time with different colors. We do read some simple English stories and a novel in high school there. Later I did not take much interest in literacy as my focus was Science in college/ university. However fair color is considered desirable and certainly socio-economic status plays a role as well there. In Canada, white color is dominant but I see through the lens that every one is equal regardless of its color, culture and creed. My upbringing is on this belief that no color is superior or inferior. As a future educator I will make sure that every student is included in classroom.

We can work against the biases by letting people know full story without bias for that we need much wider range of knowledge as the single stories just tell one side other being not told as mentioned in Adichie talk. We see the stereotype, prejudice and bias against people/ communities without knowing them for mostly are not fully aware and just make assumptions on hearsay.