Encouraging the Artist in Every Child
The arts are essential, not a frill. Sadly, arts are being cut and minorities are most adversely affected.
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism
Definition Multiculturalism is based on the belief that varying cultural dynamics are the fourth force–along with the psychodynamic, behavioral, and humanistic forces–explaining human behavior. Since the ability to recognize our own and others’ cultural lenses is essential to all learning, it must be taught, along with communication and thinking skills, as prerequisites to learning. Basic Elements The National Council for Social Studies, in its Curriculum Guidelines for Multicultural Education, lists the key functions of multicultural education as: Providing students with a sharp sense of self Helping students understand the experience of ethnic and cultural groups in history Helping students understand [...]
Multiculturalism at School
Teaching multiculturalism in the classroom is important. Especially when the total number of international students enrolled in schools in the United States has been on the rise in the past few years, according to College View, a worldwide recruiting service. At the basic level, multicultural education provides a fundamental education for all students, with the purpose of eliminating discrimination because of ethnic origin and background. By incorporating many cultures into the classroom, schools can celebrate diversity, learn about cultures around the world and raise awareness. Here are four steps to bring multiculturalism into your classroom. 1. Provide a basic education for [...]
Multicultural Education: A Teacher’s Perspective
At the basic level, multicultural education provides a fundamental education for all students, with the purpose of eliminating discrimination because of ethnic origin and background. By incorporating many cultures into the classroom, schools can celebrate diversity, learn about cultures around the world and raise awareness. But multicultural education also includes an intercultural approach where many perspectives are taken into account. “Successful learning requires an intercultural approach where students are responsible for listening (and reading and experiencing) to understand–both the perspectives of others (peers, authors, faculty) and for understanding their own perspectives and how they acquired them,” Lee Knefelkamp, Professor of [...]
