ANSWER CRITICAL QUESTIONS TAKEN FROM CHAP 2

1. Describe your reactions to the different approaches to cultural diversity as described by Darder.

2. What is your reaction to Darder's critique of "traditional pedagogical practices." Do you think any of these practices affect your students or affected you furing your own schooling?

3. In what ways does Darder's definition of culture differ from the popular view?

4. Explain hegemony and what are some forms of students' resistance.

5. Explain what is meant by critically democratic environments?

Text Book: Cultural and Power in the Classroom Edited by Henry A. Giroux and Paulo Freire.