Cultural Pluralism

All the articles describe what really actually happens in schools. Multiculturalism should be taught year round and not in a specific subject on specific day. This is a very hard concept and that's why people do it wrong. Multicultural education needs to be much more than ethnic tidbits and cultural sensitivity. Teachers need more training to be more successful in teaching muliculturalism correctly. The students like learning about other cultures. Its been my experience in the classroom that teaching simultaneously and continue relating the curriculum with the culture is a difficult process. It takes much planning ahead of time. The curriculum, policies and structure of my school is used as a means of social control by factors of success, program planning, assessment and accountability, curriculum and instruction, and the school environment. All these things maintain many opportunities to be interwoven with multiple disciplines, encouraging students to become more connected with all backgrounds. Multicultural education needs to be accompanied by a deep commitment to social justice and equal access to resorces. I think high standards for multiculturalism hold great promise for improving and closing the gap for students from different backgrounds.