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Common School or Cultural Diversity?

Common School or Cultural Diversity?

Molly of Denali follows 10-yr-old Molly Mabray, an Alaskan Native from the fictional village of Qyah. In Episode 1: “Grandpa’s Drum,” television producers describe the “common boarding school experience” for the Native American community. But the same groups rightly condemning this traumatic educational practice often argue for a modern version of “the common school.” How can that be?