Multicultural Education in the 21st century is a greatly debated topic. As the United States' population grows and changes, the education of our nation's children is of the upmost priority. While our democratic society seeks equality for all of its citizens, those ideals must permeate into our classrooms.
School district staff have the challenge of meeting the needs of all of their students. As more and more cultures are being represented in the classroom, it is vital that teachers have a strong understanding of concepts in multi-cultural education. Some of those concepts would include culture, cultural identity, pluralism, equality, and social justice.
While the English language is a mixture of many languages which represent many cultures, the dominant culture in America, the white, Anglo-Saxon, and Protestant (WASP), continues to have immense influence on formal institutions, such as the government. Although many minorities assimilate with the dominate culture, others remain bicultural. Unfortunately, prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping continue to exist in our world today, causing people to fear, hate, and distrust certain groups or cultures.
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