kebins mom

             America has long been called "The Melting Pot" due to the fact
             that it is made up of a varied mix of races, cultures, and
             ethnicities. As more and more immigrants come to America searching
             for a better life, the population naturally becomes more diverse.
             This has, in turn, spun a great debate over multiculturalism. Some of
             the issues under fire are who is benefiting from the education, and
             how to present the material in a way so as to offend the least amount
             of people. There are many variations on these themes as will be
             In the 1930's several educators called for programs of
             cultural diversity that encouraged ethnic and minority students to
             study their respective heritages. This is not a simple feat due to
             the fact that there is much diversity within individual cultures. A
             look at a 1990 census shows that the American population has changed
             more noticeably in the last ten years than in any other time in the
             twentieth century, with one out of every four Americans identifying
             themselves as black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, or
             American Indian (Gould 198). The number of foreign born residents
             also reached an all time high of twenty million, easily passing the
             1980 record of fourteen million. Most people, from educators to
             philosophers, agree that an important first step in successfully
             joining multiple cultures is to develop an understanding of each
             others background. However, the similarities stop there. One problem
             is in defining the term "multiculturalism". When it is looked at
             simply as meaning the existence of a culturally integrated society,
             many people have no problems. However, when you go beyond that and
             try to suggest a different way of arriving at that culturally
             integrated society, Everyone seems to have a different opinion on what
             will work. Since education is at the root of the problem...

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