Periagoge
Scenario

How to Teach Required Curriculum That Erases Your Heritage

I teach my students about Columbus Day while knowing the real history of genocide, but the curriculum requires me to perpetuate the myth my own ancestors suffered under.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Professional obligations force participation in the very narratives that marginalize one's own people and history.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cultural assimilation vs. preservation?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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