Identity, Diversity and Montessori

Catalog description

Graduate students will explore how the concept of identity for students and themselves is impacted by societal norms and lived experiences. The effects of identity categories (e.g., race, social class, gender etc.) on lived experiences, as well as the ways that these identities intersect in complex ways to sustain layers of oppression will be explored. Graduate students will consider current Montessori principles in relation to identity, criticism and progress related to diversity and culturally sustaining practices to address the aforementioned oppressions in identity. The impact of globalization and the resulting pedagogical challenges and opportunities in classroom and other communities will be discussed. Prerequisite: Permission of the program director. (As Offered)