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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.
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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多元文化教育核心
💡 多元文化教育應全面融入正式課程，而非視為附加的奢侈品。
| 比較維度 | 理想的多元文化教育 | VS | 目前常見的錯誤實踐 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 課程定位 | 教育體制的核心部分 | — | 額外附加的課程或奢侈品 |
| 授課對象 | 全體學生（不分族群） | — | 主要針對少數族群學生 |
| 學科範疇 | 融入所有學科與技能 | — | 侷限於社會、語文及藝術 |
💬多元文化教育應從「危機處理的補丁」轉變為「全面教育的基石」。
