Multiculturalism

Through this technique, students can go beyond simply understanding the stereotypes in Canada and see the diverse multiculturalism that permeates through the country and defines the “Canadian” experience. As taught in many ELA A30 courses, Canada was the first country in the world to adopt multiculturalism as an official policy. The 1971 Multiculturalism Policy of Canada promoted the belief that people of all races and ethnicities could live in harmony and develop a cross-cultural…

‘Heritage’ invites us to think of multiculturalism, the 99 animals featured in this artwork are ideal but it is an impossible reality. The range of animals goes from tigers to deer, to pandas and kangaroos. The animals featured in heritage are ideal but are impossible, they are prey and predator. The artwork symbolizes tranquility and peace, the animals have been arranged in a way that there is no hierarchy, there is no leader. The only movement in this world of ideal is a drop of water, it’s…

It took different organizations, teachers, schools, states and other nations to write the standards. They talked about more about multiculturalism in the first standards, wanting to face today’s diverse society. They did later revise the standards to ten broad themes. The new standards makes Social Studies less about events and more relatable to students. They look more into minority group’s…

Canada is often referred to as a cultural mosaic, meaning that it is a nation that considers different races, ethnicities, and otherness of its citizens an essential part to its existence (Immigration, 2011). Immigration is the main reason why Canada is referred to as the cultural mosaic because many people immigrate to Canada from different places. The people who immigrate to Canada often have different religious and beliefs and in Canada they are allowed to practice whatever they like and are…

civilizations, mankind has always been mobile. This sometimes creates a problem when too many people move into one place, but for Canada, this is simply not the case. There are several major immigrant groups in Canada, and they all factor into Canada’s multiculturalism. Each group has their own specific contributions to Canada, however, some immigrant groups contribute to Canada more than others. This is the case for one of Canada’s largest immigrants groups, the Chinese. The reasons why the…

It is important to teach people how to add or subtract or how to teach people any other core subject material in school. However, it is also important to promote multiculturalism and social justice within the classroom because without these two conditions present, all of the lessons that your students have learned in class won’t mean anything to some students if you aren’t able to connect with their…

Father Paul is also an agent of innovation in this Pueblo community, though he does not understand the significance of his actions in this burial. The people are happy that he has come and they are now sure that the old man will cause rain. Multiculturalism is evident in the "Half and Half" story by Amy Tan, elements of two cultures are apparent. All the instances…

assimilation to create a fundamental culture and he also talks about how America is the perfect example of this cultural diversity can be seen when the author talks about Multiculturalism and the term ‘multi cultural society. This term implies a functional society where the groups interact and exist. This means that multiculturalism is America is having more than one culture while multi cultural society means America has more than one ethnic group and is part of a society. The coined term is…

myself or other students. I would also point out the different privileges that some students may have and that others may not. I would also try my best in diminishing these privileges in my classroom as best as I can. Finally, I want to make multiculturalism a whole new meaning in my students’ lives. I want them to learn about themselves and their cultures. I also want to teach my students how to respect and rejoice others cultures as well. Thank you all for coming in today! I really will take…

Throughout the investigation the underlying factor that seems to be a common issue is that even though there have been some changes to help support low socio economically affect areas and multiculturalism is a large and diverse issue that has changed in some areas but there so much more that needs to happen, not only in the curriculum but educators, schools, families, communities and the government. Using Moe and Warragul examples of only a very…