Classroom Beth Newton Kramer Education 6615 Troy State University at Fort Benning For Dr. James Franken Multicultural Education is an important issue in today and tomorrow s world. The goal of multicultural education is to teach the value of cultural diversity. As our world becomes more global and our country more diversified, it is important to teach tomorrow s leaders the value of other cultures. Multicultural Education does not dictate to just minority cultures and heritages, but to all cultures regardless of race and ethnicity. By teaching Multiculturalism, we eliminate prejudices and racism and achieve goals of equity.
Children become immersed in intra and intercultural experiences.
Educators today must be diverse in their thinking and find ways to make multicultural issues meaningful. At the beginning of the century, America was a melting pot of cultures. Students had to give up their cultural identity and assimilate into the American society. Schools were expected to teach Standard English and train students to become mainstream Americans. In the 1960s and the 1970s, some educators suggested that culturally diverse students, who did poorly in school, had not assimilated into the American Society.