Read this excerpt from one of the previous texts:
“Multiculturalism compels educators to recognize the
narrow boundaries that have shaped the way knowledge is
shared in the classroom. It forces us all to recognize our
complicity in accepting and perpetuating biases of any
kind. Students are eager to break through barriers to
knowing. They are willing to surrender to the wonder of relearning and learning ways of knowing that go against the
grain. When we, as educators, allow our pedagogy to be
radically changed by our recognition of a multicultural
world, we can give students the education they desire and
deserve. We can teach in ways that transform
consciousness, creating a climate of free expression that is
the essence of education.”
About the expression “break through barriers” and the
expression “go against the grain”, it is correct to say that: