Among the Saturday morning regulars at The Morning Due Cafe in San
Francisco (CA) are a group of students from Mission High School. This
gathering might not seem unusual at first, but these students, along
with their social studies teacher, are studying the Divine Comedy--not
for class credit, but for pleasure. Mission High is composed mostly of
low-income, minority students, many of whom are English language learners. Callen Taylor started the "Dante Club" at the local
cafe to give her students "cultural currency" because she
realized they had little knowledge of Greek mythology, Renaissance
artists, and ancient Rome. All 12 students in the club say they are
headed for college. [More-San Francisco Chronicle] (Mar. 20)
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