Characteristics of a Multicultural School Environment

Checkpoint: Characteristics of a multi ethnic School Environment
Mike Gleason
AED/204
June 15, 2012

Checkpoint: Characteristics of a Multicultural School Environment
1. Students are able to use their own cultural resources and voices to develop new skills and to critically explore subject matter.
2. Differences in academic achievement levels disappear between males and females, dominant and crush group members, and upper-middle class and low-income students.
3. Cultural differences are treated as differences, rather than as deficiencies must be addressed in contemporary programs.
4. Students learn to recognize and confront inequities in prepare and society.
5. T each(prenominal)ers and administrators are able to deal with questions of race, intergroup relations, and controversial realities on an objective, frank, and professional basis.
6. The faculty, administrators, and other staff see themselves as learners enhanced and changed by understanding, affirming, and reflecting cultural diversity.
7. The school curriculum incorporates the contributions of many cultural groups and integrates six-fold perspectives throughout it.
8. The composition of the faculty, administration, and other staff accurately reflects the pluralistic composition of the United States.




9. Instructional materials are free of biases, omissions, and stereotypes.

As I began to rank the characteristics, I realized how important each of the characteristics is to classroom environments and the development of culturally diverse students. That being said, I decided to categorize them into groups such as characteristics that have to do with curriculum, and ones that are relevant to students, and faculty. The first two characteristics I bedded are, I think, the two most important aspects of a multicultural classroom. Those two characteristics are the foundation of successful, multicultural classrooms. To me, a multicultural classroom should be a place where any...If you want to make up a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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