Human beings create, learn, and adapt culture. Culture helps us to understand ourselves as both individuals and members of various groups.
Human cultures exhibit both similarities and differences.
We all, for example, have systems of beliefs, knowledge, values, and traditions. Each system also is unique. In a democratic and multicultural society, students need to understand multiple perspectives that derive from different cultural vantage points. This understanding will allow them to relate to people in our nation and throughout the world. Cultures are dynamic and ever-changing.