1. The main concern expressed in the article would be the danger of education perpetuating class stratification‚ as opposed to the promise of education “leveling the playing field”. It touches on the low intergenerational social mobility in Singapore‚ especially with varying social class. The article acknowledges the fact that entry into prestigious‚ ‘branded’ primary schools reflects on parents’ social class rather than merit. The accordance of accessibility of the best schools to students of
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What does multiculturalism mean; it is acceptance or promotion of multiple ethnic cultures‚ applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place. (en.wikipedia.org). How I would incorporate activities that would support a multicultural class room‚ well for one I would take a map of the world and pin it up to one wall of my class room. Take pictures of everyone in the class and put the pictures and their names on the side of the map and run a string to the place where they
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Sheryl Sayan December 1‚ 2012 Cultural Diversity in the Classroom Jessica Rodriguez Issues in Multicultural Education Multicultural Education has come a long way but still there is work to be done to ensure an equal and quality education for all students. Schools are doing everything they can to make sure all students feel welcomed and accepted. Even so‚ some gifted education programs have been criticized for underrepresenting minority students who are culturally and linguistically diverse
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EDU-230 05/25/2014 Amy DeSylvester Issues in Multicultural Education The state of city of Richmond‚ Virginia has one the highest levels of income inequality in the United States. RVA News (2014). The poorest fifth of the city’s households receives 2.4 percent of the city’s aggregate income; the richest fifth gets 57 percent. RVA News (2014). Because of inequalities students that attend school in Henrico‚ Chester field and surrounding counties are receiving a higher level of education than the
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Accommodating Differences Gloria Robinson Grand Canyon University EDU 313N Dr. Meyer September 25‚ 2011 Accommodating Differences Multicultural education seeks to create equal educational opportunities for all students‚ including those from different racial‚ ethnic and social-class groups. Multicultural education tries to create equal educational opportunities for all students by changing the total school environment so that it will reflect the diverse cultures and groups within a society
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This chapter surveys the intellectual evolution of multicultural education and analyzes it within a naturalistic framework for understanding the cultural differences and the dynamics of culture contact in an increasingly diverse society. It covers the intellectual terrain‚ historical roots‚ and societal contexts and gives special attention to applications in teacher education. SCHOLARLY DIRECTION AND POLITICAL CONTROVERSY Multicultural education‚ with its foundation in pluralism and diversity
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Running Head: MULTICULTURAL PEDAGOGY Multicultural Pedagogy in Higher Education Multicultural Pedagogy in Higher Education There is a difference between teaching a course in which multiculturalism is the focus and incorporating an underlying multicultural‚ inclusive perspective into the classroom environment. Given that “there is no universal construction of a multiculturalism course that is perfect for achieving all goals for all students” (Henry‚ 2003‚ p. 26)‚ finding a way to build a multicultural
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Teacher One should look at the practices of the teacher and classroom environment when assessing a multicultural program. Some specific questions to address are: 1. Does the classroom environment celebrate diversity (e.g.‚ race‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ religion‚ disabilities) through the use of various items (e.g. books‚ videos‚ posters‚ computer software‚ games‚ art)? 2. Does the curriculum reflect multiple perspectives? 3. Does the teacher modify their teaching in ways that will encourage
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Multicultural Education by Keith Wilson Associate Professor and Director of Rehabilitation Programs Department of Counselor Education‚ Counseling Psychology‚and Rehabilitation Services‚ The Pennsylvania State University Table of Contents WHAT IS MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION? PROS OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION CONS OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION WHAT WOULD REAL MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION LOOK LIKE? DEFINITION OF TERMS REFERENCES What is Multicultural Education? Multicultural education relates to education
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Running Head: Multicultural Education Patrick Boone Multicultural Education Grand Canyon University RDG 525 May 4‚ 2011 Abstract This article is a response to a journal entry of a young person view on Multicultural Education in America. This article will have some similarly views and also different view on the education of your young people that is shared with the person who wrote the journal entry. Multicultural Education Only in America can someone have a strong opinion about how
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