Dilemmas and Contradictions Faced by Citizenship Education

For each reading, you should prepare for class in the following way: 1. Attempt to summarize the author’s main point(s) in a sentence or two. 2. Identify specific terms, concepts, or passages that you found either confusing or interesting and enlightening (in other words, what would you like to bring up as a point of clarification or discussion). 3. Provide a reaction or two to the reading: What do you like or dislike about it? Agree or disagree with? How can you relate it to your experience?

These are the guide questions and dont need to answer:--According to Banks, what is the essential (and also difficult) task for citizenship education to fulfill in an era of recognizing ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity within nation-states?

--According to Banks, what are the contradictions and dilemmas that citizenship education faces? In your opinion, do you see any contradictions and dilemmas in implementing Dowa education in Japan, according to Bondy's study?