Resources for teaching about racism are listed by Samuel Totten. It is unnecessary to force a choice between integration of schools and the preservation of ethnic identity. Hispanics, Blacks and Whites also work on Spanish and receive a positive message of its cultural value through drama and creative writing. Of comparable importance are the programs, such as those offered by magnet schools, that encourage minorities to choose fields of math, science and computer technology. Glenn believes that a misunderstanding about the meaning of ethnicity and culture accounts for the reluctance of some educators to risk tampering with ethnic heritage.
Ethnicity has to do with generational heritage and history.
Culture, on the other hand, is the ideas, customs and art of a people's living present. Culture is not static but rather a dynamic context for social life that all people have a right to shape. Multicultural education must distinguish between culture and ethnicity if it is to preserve minorities' ethnic identities while freeing them to participate fully in shaping the culture of society. Cultural relativity is the logical outcome. In this view, equal value is posited for all cultural and religious expressions.