Teaching the history of inequality and injustice in America and having students âreally engage with the lived experience of people who arenât white, who arenât male, who arenât straightâ are essential, said Karine Schaeffer, Scarsdale High Schoolâs English department chair, describing the thinking behind the selection of texts and literature being taught by the SHS English department.
Schaeffer was one of several teachers and students who joined Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Edgar McIntosh during the virtual school board meeting Dec. 21 to present details of the districtâs ongoing efforts to build a more âculturally responsiveâ curriculum.