Such an education should also teach students specific skills at the same time that the education teaches life skills that are not often equated with the classroom. Enid Lee, a leading arguer for multicultural education, believes that education reform is absolutely necessary, and produces a harsh tone for anyone who is not in favor of educational change. She states "If you don't take multicultural education seriously, you are actually promoting a monocultural or racist education. There is no neutral ground on this issue" (Levine, 9). While Lee's view may be considered to be somewhat extreme, she is correct in the fact that this country does need some sort of educational reform. Although the answers may not be clear yet, enough people have called for a change that it is time to do something about the situation. Calling for change is not enough either, as many pieces have been written on the issue but not much has actually been done to produce a different sort of public education. Whether the issue must be decided in a political arena, which education reform likely does, or whether educators must produce the changes themselves, something needs to be done, and the reform starts with targeting a clear and specific goal and moving towards this goal. A clear definition makes for a clear answer. There is no neutral ground on this issue. ...
