Multiculturalism in Schools

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This paper discusses the issue of how debates regarding multiculturalism in schools affect the relationships between educators and parents and how the debates can be utilized as a bridge to developing communication between the two. The work utilizes scholarly articles and expressed beliefs to develop the idea that regardless of the acceptance of multicultural classrooms in any given school or district, the disconnect between immigrant parents and culturally diverse parents must be recognized and altered to offer better education to diverse and dominant culture children. Parents of all children are a crucial teacher of information that is core, and not associated with language proficiency and understanding of this is key.

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"Experimentation, such as that done in this classroom expresses through secondary thought that the United States is very much a nation of immigrants, and determining prejudices based upon when one or another population arrived is contradictory to human social progress and civic responsibility. The lessons and activities outlined in the work embraced those who were fourth and fifth generation immigrants, fully assimilated into dominant American culture and those who were first or second generation immigrants seeking acceptance from the dominant culture through awareness."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Anicich, Maggie; Kirk, Rea. (1999) "Cultural Awareness Education in Early Childhood Education." . 14 pp. (ED433928) at:<http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=ED433928&loginpage=reflogin.asp&site=ehost-live>.
• Meyer, Calvin F.; Rhoades, Elizabeth Kelley (Win 2006) "Multiculturalism: Beyond Food, Festival, Folklore, and Fashion . By:. Kappa Delta Pi Record, v42 n2 p82-87 Win 2006. (EJ724638) at: <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ724638&loginpage=reflogin.asp&site=ehost-live>.
• Peacoraro, Diane; Magnuson, Paul. (2001) "LEP Parent Involvement Project: A Guide for Connecting Immigrant Parents and Schools. 183 pp. (ED458831) at:<http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=ED458831&loginpage=reflogin.asp&site=ehost-live>.

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