. In order for us to live togetherin the same society, we must sometimes be willing to overlook parts of ourdistant past in exchange for a new hope in the future. Our only chance is tocontinue to debate the topic in order to hope for a "middle of the road"compromise. One particularly interesting solution is that we could study thebasics of how America came about in the most non-biased way possible, notconcentrating on the race and sex of our forefathers as much as what theymade happen, at least during the elementary and high school years. Thiswould leave the study of individual nationalities, which are not themselvesmajor contributing factors, for people to do at home or further down the linein their education, where they can focus on tradition and beliefs to any extentthey want without fear of anyone feeling segregated.In conclusion, in order for us to function as a whole, we need to startthinking of America in terms of a whole. With just a basic understanding ofother cultures, and most importantly, the tools and background to thinkcritically and make our own decisions not based on color, sex, religion, ornational origin, but on information that we were able to accurately attainthrough the critical thinking skills we were taught in school, we would bebetter equipped to work at achieving harmony in a varied racial country. Works CitedBanks, James A. "Multicultural Literacy and Curriculum Reform." TheEducation Digest 13 Dec. 1991: 10-13.Cleveland, Harlan. "The Limits To Cultural Diversity." The Futurist March -April 1995 : 23-6.Duignan, Peter. "The Dangers of Multiculturalism." Vital Speeches of theDay 22 Mar. 1995 : 492-493.Gagnon, Paul. "Balancing Multicultural and Civic Education Will Take MoreThan "Social Stew"." The Education Digest Dec. 1991 : 7-9.Gould, Ketayun H. "The Misconstruing of Multiculturalism : The StanfordDebate and Social Work" Social Work Mar. 1995 : 198-204. Hassinger, Robert. "True Multiculturalism." Commonwe...
