It all started in April and May for those of us who are called Plains Indians. Suzanne Westerly Pam Belgarde's long-held dream is now a reality many can share and enjoy. Lawrence, Kansas Every school year, classroom teachers face the reality and challenge of educating a multicultural society.
Teaching multiculturally requires examining sensitive issues and topics.
It requires looking at historical and contemporary events from a multicultural perspective. Multicultural teaching encourages students to investigate institutional racism, classism, and sexism and how societal institutions have served different populations in discriminatory ways. Educators can help students examine their own biases and stereotypes related to different cultural groups. Teachers have a professional responsibility to eliminate racism in all aspects of school life. Accordingly, teachers should not ignore multicultural issues in school.