Why Diverse Literature?

I'm interested in diverse literature, as I fully intended on always working in an inner-city school, wherever I may end up in life. Therefore, having an array of diverse literature in my classroom is imperative to teaching children about the different issues that they will more than likely be exposed to, have they not already. The issues this kind of literature addresses may not be easily accessible to children, especially the younger ones. By providing these materials in my classroom, they will not go into the world with more questions than necessary, as long as I succeed in teaching the material in the literature. Also, students will learn that asking questions and being curious about issues that are foreign to them is a perfectly acceptable thing to do.

I hope to learn about several different books, authors, and issues to raise in my future classroom. After all, I can't educate others if I do not have the proper knowledge and resources to pull from!