A plethora of protests has been raised against the revision of curriculum to include the voices of women and people of color. Critics argue that such revision minimizes the importance of contributions of white males and, furthermore, waters down the curriculum. Proponents of multicultural education counter that inclusive approaches provide balance to curricula long skewed toward the contributions of European and European American males. With balance, comes a fuller, more accurate picture. Although the inclusion of ethnic and female contributions and perspectives is relatively straightforward in the humanities, it seems less obvious in math and science.
Multicultural educators reply that objectivity is itself a culture-specific value.
In addition, traditional curricula have long neglected female and ethnic contributions to math and science . All rights reserved. Disclaimer and copyright information.