English...when and where I did it (Aus, NSW, 10 years ago) it was about regurgitating whatever the teacher wanted to hear about whatever PC bullshit was in at the moment.
Now, I hate people who automatically dismiss things as PC, but in this case...we had to say how poems prove the importance of multiculturalism.
We had to all feel terribly guilty about how "we" oppressed "them" (usually Aborigines, because none of "them" go to school, and all of "us" are the oppressors)...not to make as examine issues, but so we can feel all fulfilled...we aren't ignoring them, we totally felt guilty about something once.
Oh, yeah, and the Russkies and the chinks are inhuman vermin who must, must die.
Oh, and more multiculturalism, in that we say we are multicultural and tolerant, and that's what matters, right?