Danger of Assimilation

I found Kumashiro's article a great way to see the many issues surrounding the challenges we all face as educators.  In such a diverse world we face many instances where we need to acknowledge these differences and embrace them.  Kumashiro brings up the danger of using the assimilationist ideology.  This theory forces us to view students of color or different sexual orientation as different and inferior.  The view that they should all conform to the mainstream culture and become more like middle class White Americans.  This viewpoint is such a detriment to the classroom as it forces us to view different cultures and ideas as inferior and not worth mentioning in a classroom.  Diversity should be cherished in a classroom as it creates such great opportunities to learn both as an educator and a student.