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schools, the children were learning



                                                                                                                                         European and English stories. She




                                                                                                                                         wanted to make sure that they were



                                                                                                                                         also learning about their own stories



                                                                                                                                         and creating a healthy view of  their




                                                                                                                                         Jamaican identity.



                                                                                                                                            Another observation that she



                                                                                                                                         made, was that Jamaicans were still




                                                                                                                                         following European customs and



                                                                                                                                         it appeared to her that they viewed




                                                                                                                                         European culture as higher than



                                                                                                                                         their own. When she would talk




                                                                                                                                         to adults and children, she noticed



                                                                                                                                         that they didn’t really have an idea
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