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Advantages of Multicultural Education Diversity of Viewpoint Peer Learning Cultural Appreciation Barrier Breakdown Unlimited Potential
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MulticulturalEducation
Multicultural Education
Advantages of Multicultural Education• Diversity of Viewpoint
• Peer Learning
• Cultural Appreciation
• Barrier Breakdown
• Unlimited Potential
Challenges of Multicultural Education• Communication Breakdown
• Learner Comprehension
• Cultural Misunderstandings
• Politics and Religion
• Gender Inequality
Classroom Strategies
“The problem of educational inequity is one of consciousness, not only one of practice” - Paul Gorski
Awareness/Sensitivity
• Race• Culture• Gender• Sexual Preference• Economic Background• Disabilities
Classroom Strategies
LANGUAGE
• Checkpoints• Frequent Assessments• Private Interviews• Participation barriers• Idioms & Taboos
Curriculum Approaches
• Contributions• Additive• Transformation• Social Action
The Opportunity is Now Here!
Multicultural Education is about…• The opportunity to learn respect• An equal opportunity for all to learn in
the classroom• The opportunity to Compare and share
experiences • The opportunity to gain a broader view
of the world.
• The opportunity to learn should leave out no one.
• Multicultural Education has never been more important than it is now!!
Humility is the ability to see. -Terry Tempest Williams
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