ASSIGNMENT | Multicultural education

Why is multicultural education important?
How are the demographics changing in the U.S.? How do demographic changes influence schools? What do these changes mean for future teachers? (Demographics can be considered the characteristics of the population such as age, race, gender, socioeconomic status, employment, education, birth and death rates, etc.).
Describe how different elements of culture such as race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, and hometown characteristics influences students experiences in schools?
Why is it important for educators to understand the factors that have influenced their identity?
What are stereotypes? How are stereotypes formed?

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Multi-cultural Education
Importance of Multicultural Education
The importance of multicultural education is that it helps people to be conversant with social as well as cultural biases. It is a way of breaking down biases and also transforming the perspective that one has on an issue or ideology. Multicultural education is also essential because it enables students to gain knowledge, skills as well as attitudes that are essential in a democratic society (Reissman). Multicultural education provides people….