Anti-Oppressive Education

As I got through the first section of this article, I was kind of amazed that this was considered ground-breaking stuff. The only message I got from it was that, apparently, I'm not supposed to be a small minded bigot when I teach. I was shocked...I had been going about it the wrong way this entire time.
After getting through it, though, I realized that it did have some useful information in it. The part I agree with most is when it talks about the curriculum. As a soon to be history teacher, I definitely want to try to give an accurate perspective on history from many different angles such as race, class and ethnicity.
I think the main argument of this article is summed up with the quote, "Educators cannot focus exclusively on the treatment of the Other and ignore other ways in which oppression plays out in schools." (31) It's not just a matter of not being a racist, but a matter of trying to change the things in your school that are.