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.

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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 Higher and Adult Education, Teachers College, Columbia University said in “Effective Teaching for the Multicultural Classroom.”

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