Multiculturalism

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In support of multiculturalism in education, this paper reviews and discusses studies that have shown that a multicultural education is good for society. The paper uses the example of the Dutch where multiculturalism is a fact of life and explains that multiculturalism in education will help America maintain its international economic and political dominance.

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"The study concluded that learning to be tolerant of those who are different from oneself is an important component of lessons on multiculturalism," Students were asked to rate their teachers on how well they teach tolerance. More students (44%) say their teachers do an average job than an above average (26%) or a below average (18%) job. In fact, an earlier 1996 Metropolitan Life study (...Violence, Social Tension, and Equality Among Teens) found that "...students are more likely to say students of diverse backgrounds get along well when they also say their teachers do a good job (vs. a bad job) of teaching tolerance." Students (51%) feels that their schools do a satisfactory job in the area of helping immigrant students learn to speak or improve their English. Although many students responded positively to this question, 31% of students responded that they did not know the answer to this question."

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