s to recognize the US is a culturally diverse society.2.Multicultural education is for all students.3.Multicultural education is synonymous with effective teaching.4.Teaching is a cross-cultural encounter.5.The educational system has not served all students equally well.6.Multicultural education is (should) being synonymous with educational innovation and reform.7.Next to parents (primary caregivers) teachers are the single most important factor in the lives of children.8.Classroom interaction between teachers and students constitutes the major part of the educational process for most students.Multicultural education represents a perspective rather than a curriculum. “Through multicultural literature, children discover that all cultural groups have made significant contributions to civilization” (Norton, 62). V.J. Dimidjian states that the goal of multicultural education is not only to teach children about other groups or countries. It also helps children become accustomed to the idea that there are many lifestyles, languages,cultures, and points of view. “The purpose of multicultural curriculum is to attach positive feelings to multicultural experiences so that each child will feel included and valued, and will feel friendly and respectful toward people from other ethnic and cultural groups” (Dimidjian, 44).Review of Literature:A multicultural program should not focus on other cultures to the exclusion of cultures represented in the class stated David Welton. He says certain children from different cultures often have to make major behavioral adjustments to meet the expectations of the school. One idea was that teachers should take whatever measures are necessary to see that children do not interpret these changes as evidence of cultural stereotypes. Listed below are myths written by Paul Gorski and Bob Covert that need to be gotten rid of:Myth #1: Other cultures should be presented as distinct ways of l...
