Today’s Children are Tomorrow’s Society Multiculturalism has been an ever growing concept in American history. Ideas like this require time to develop and this will too. Interacting with diverse people leads to an increasing tolerance of each other. It is eye opening to witness different ways to run a life in general. Each person can learn from those around him to create unity. Children of today are growing up with a variety of cultures surrounding them. In order to teach children the acceptance of diversity it is essential to surround them by it constantly. Since the majority of children are mainly at school throughout the day much of this teaching starts with the educators at school. Although the variety of races in a group can give
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This is not the case. Where multiracial groups are a combination of different colored people, cultural diversity is made up of people that come from different cultures not solely dependent on their skin color. For instance, a seventh generation African American will have a completely different culture next to a first generation Haitian. Although their color is the same they conduct their lives and hold completely different views. Administrations in schools need to be aware of this when they accept children of different races to fulfill their multicultural quota. Countless administrators are at fault in these situations. As Walter Benn Michaels explains in his article, “The Trouble with Diversity,” the University of Chicago is up high on the multicultural list of schools. The problem he found is that although the color of their skin was diverse, for the most part, the student body was from Chicago (par. 5). Even though there is a strong correlation between race and cultural diversity, the cultural values that the schools wish to teach are not being properly addressed since multiracial students oftentimes come from a monoculture …show more content…
In his article, William P. Bintz, goes on to share his thoughts while reflecting his teaching experiences with different cultures. He says he has learned of a multicultural approach to teaching that “this system significantly influences and reflects what students value and why they value it and therefore, is central, not peripheral, to creating a curriculum in the classroom that is culturally relevant and personally meaningful” (par. 8). The environment of the classroom changes how children will perceive the multicultural education. Teachers are faced with the task of presenting information to diverse children while they are comprehending in a way that their culture has dictated their understanding of it. In this case, educators need to keep an objective approach when teaching in addition to incorporating all the cultures relevant to the current set of
This is not the case. Where multiracial groups are a combination of different colored people, cultural diversity is made up of people that come from different cultures not solely dependent on their skin color. For instance, a seventh generation African American will have a completely different culture next to a first generation Haitian. Although their color is the same they conduct their lives and hold completely different views. Administrations in schools need to be aware of this when they accept children of different races to fulfill their multicultural quota. Countless administrators are at fault in these situations. As Walter Benn Michaels explains in his article, “The Trouble with Diversity,” the University of Chicago is up high on the multicultural list of schools. The problem he found is that although the color of their skin was diverse, for the most part, the student body was from Chicago (par. 5). Even though there is a strong correlation between race and cultural diversity, the cultural values that the schools wish to teach are not being properly addressed since multiracial students oftentimes come from a monoculture …show more content…
In his article, William P. Bintz, goes on to share his thoughts while reflecting his teaching experiences with different cultures. He says he has learned of a multicultural approach to teaching that “this system significantly influences and reflects what students value and why they value it and therefore, is central, not peripheral, to creating a curriculum in the classroom that is culturally relevant and personally meaningful” (par. 8). The environment of the classroom changes how children will perceive the multicultural education. Teachers are faced with the task of presenting information to diverse children while they are comprehending in a way that their culture has dictated their understanding of it. In this case, educators need to keep an objective approach when teaching in addition to incorporating all the cultures relevant to the current set of