The Importance Of Ethnic Studies In Education

If you ask a student about the history of their culture, most of them will not know the basics. Ethnic studies a way to teach students the history of their culture and other peoples ' culture, so they do not walk blindly of the history that their culture has to offer them. A project that a language art teacher has worked so hard on and its dedication is being turned down by the school district itself. There are many teachers and students trying to make parents and alumni of the Coachella Valley School District to become aware of the implementation of ethnic studies in the CVUSD high schools. It’s a project that will help many students learn and understand where their culture comes from. So far the school district is ignoring the project even though …show more content…
His name is Johnny Gonzalez, whose parents were Chicano activist during the Chicano movement. He grew up in an activist household where he learns the importance of the Chicano culture. At first look Mr. Gonzalez doesn’t look like an ordinary teacher since he doesn’t dress professionally, he just dress like an ordinary person. He is plain t-shirt with shorts and he as a long beard and a bold head. He is the one behind the implementation of ethnic studies into the Coachella Valley School District and he couldn’t have done it without the help of his students. Who were present during the meeting when the school board decision to implement ethnic studies. Some students had time to tell their reasons why ethnic studies needs to implement into the school courses. After a long meeting and many of the students speaking to the school board, they gave the final decision of implementing ethnic studies into the school district. Mr. Gonzalez worked hard writing the curriculum of ethnic studies even before the meeting. Which explained how ethnic studies who be taught in the classrooms and how the students would benefit after taking ethnic