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My name is Tara Tandon and I am a Post-Bachelor student in the Elementary Education program with a focus on Language Arts. I currently have a Bachelor's degree in Social Work but decided to return to MSU after only a year of being out in the real world. After doing my internship for Social Work, I realized that I loved being surrounded by kids in the classroom setting. Although I was not thrilled about going back to school, I know that teaching is what I am meant to do. I am interested in diverse literature because I love celebrating culture. I am half Indian, (not Native American), and I have always been intrigued by my culture. I think that it is so important for individuals to embrace their differences and teach others about diversity as well. I also find it important for teachers to incorporate diverse literature into the classroom as much as possible. There was very little diverse literature at my Elementary school and this was very disappointing. Some of the questions that I hope to address in this class are how to choose age appropriate books and how to avoid books containing stereotypes when looking at diverse literature. I really enjoyed TE 348 and I hope to further my knowledge about diverse literature throughout this class.