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Multiculturalism in U.S. schools and society is taking on new dimensions of complexity and practicality. In the 21st century, people from different ethnic, racial, and cultural groups live in close physical proximity. But coexistence does not necessarily mean that people create genuine communities. These unfamiliar cultures and languages can produce anxieties, hostilities, prejudices, and racist behaviors among those who do not understand the newcomers or who perceive them as threats to their safety and security. The lack of a genuine community of diversity is particularly evident in school curriculums that still do not regularly and systematically include important information about a wide range of diverse ethnic groups. As disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes among ethnic groups continue to grow, the resulting achievement gap has reached crisis proportions. Multicultural education is integral to improving the academic success of students of color and preparing all youths for democratic citizenship in a pluralistic society. People coming from Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Africa differ greatly from earlier generations of immigrants who came primarily from western and northern Europe. Students need to understand how multicultural issues shape the social, political, economic, and cultural fabric of the United States as well as how such issues fundamentally influence their personal lives. Even though some theorists argued that multicultural education is a necessary ingredient of quality education, in actual practice, educators most often perceive it either as an addition prompted by some crisis or as a luxury. Multicultural education has not become a central part of the curriculum regularly offered to all students; instead, educators have downgraded it primarily to social studies, language arts, and fine arts, and they have generally targeted instruction for students of color. Another obstacle to implementing multicultural education lies with teachers themselves. Many are unconvinced of its worth or its value in developing academic skills and building a unified national community. Even those teachers who are more accepting of multicultural education are nevertheless skeptical about the feasibility of its implementation. They tend to perceive multicultural education as separate content that educators must add to existing curriculums as separate lessons, units, or courses. Quite the contrary is true. Multicultural education is more than content; it must be a part of everything that happens in the education enterprise. Making explicit connections between multicultural education and subject- and skill-based curriculum is imperative.
Multiculturalism in U.S. schools and society is taking on new dimensions of complexity and practicality. In the 21st century, people from different ethnic, racial, and cultural groups live in close physical proximity. But coexistence does not necessarily mean that people create genuine communities. These unfamiliar cultures and languages can produce anxieties, hostilities, prejudices, and racist behaviors among those who do not understand the newcomers or who perceive them as threats to their safety and security. The lack of a genuine community of diversity is particularly evident in school curriculums that still do not regularly and systematically include important information about a wide range of diverse ethnic groups. As disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes among ethnic groups continue to grow, the resulting achievement gap has reached crisis proportions. Multicultural education is integral to improving the academic success of students of color and preparing all youths for democratic citizenship in a pluralistic society. People coming from Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Africa differ greatly from earlier generations of immigrants who came primarily from western and northern Europe. Students need to understand how multicultural issues shape the social, political, economic, and cultural fabric of the United States as well as how such issues fundamentally influence their personal lives. Even though some theorists argued that multicultural education is a necessary ingredient of quality education, in actual practice, educators most often perceive it either as an addition prompted by some crisis or as a luxury. Multicultural education has not become a central part of the curriculum regularly offered to all students; instead, educators have downgraded it primarily to social studies, language arts, and fine arts, and they have generally targeted instruction for students of color. Another obstacle to implementing multicultural education lies with teachers themselves. Many are unconvinced of its worth or its value in developing academic skills and building a unified national community. Even those teachers who are more accepting of multicultural education are nevertheless skeptical about the feasibility of its implementation. They tend to perceive multicultural education as separate content that educators must add to existing curriculums as separate lessons, units, or courses. Quite the contrary is true. Multicultural education is more than content; it must be a part of everything that happens in the education enterprise. Making explicit connections between multicultural education and subject- and skill-based curriculum is imperative.
20. Which of the following statements is the best conclusion for this passage?
- A Teachers in the U.S. need to provide alternative teaching techniques specially designed for colored students to learn about multiculturalism.
- B Evidence increasingly indicates that multicultural education makes schooling more irrelevant and ineffective for different ethnic groups in the U.S.
- C The reality is that diverse ethnic groups and individuals have made contributions to every area of human endeavor and to all aspects of U.S. multiculturalism.
- D Multicultural education is crucial. Educators and classroom teachers in the U.S. must answer its call to provide students from all ethnic groups with the education they deserve.
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請觀察文章最後一段的最後兩句話，作者認為多元文化教育應該被視為「額外添加的課程」，還是「教育整體的必備核心」？順著作者這個強烈的態度，你覺得文章最終是想呼籲教育工作者採取什麼行動呢？
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