Immigration in the Classroom

The various action plans for the lessons researches the immigration history since the late 1800’s as well as recent movements and their consequences. The various subjects explored bring together the fields of education and the study of immigration. It also raises awareness of people of colour such as African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latino-Americans and Native Americans. The many lessons address the needs of educators in tackling a significant issue of the 21st century – increasing humane and thorough youth in a tricky and complex world. It is important for any American student to explore immigrant issues and its history because it sheds light to American values such as tolerance, inclusiveness and equality. By teaching American students to value themselves, they are also teaching them to respect their selves and fellow classmates and to insist fairness and justice for everyone who live within their boundaries. The details of slavery is glossed over and so much information is left out and there is a sense that the slaves coming over to the U.S and did not want to come over to America but to counteract that they teach the history of Ellis Island, and the mass immigration in the 19th and 20th century as this event in history is better because immigrants wanted to come to America and wanted to leave their place of birth as they believed they’d find a better life, and this was better reflected on America.