My Introduction

Hi everybody! My name is Molly and I am a fifth year senior. My major is Elementary Education with a concentration in Language Arts. I am also interested in the TESOL program as well. I will be graduating this spring and, after five years here, it will be quite sad to leave Michigan State behind.

I am interested in diverse literature because it can teach a child so much about the world we live in today. Also, literature provides an intriguing way to promote diversity within communities. Children become exposed to the similarities and differences of multiculturalism through reading choice literature. As a teacher, it is important to introduce books that have diversity represented in order to reflect the diversity of the classroom, schools, and society.

I am looking forward to gaining knowledge from this class that I will be able to apply to my own future experiences in the classroom. Powerful literature can fuel so many different feelings, and it will be interesting to see what issues it digs up in me.