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FOCUS QUESTIONS

  1. In what ways are American schools failing culturally diverse students?
  2. How do deficit, expectation, and cultural difference theories explain different academic performance among various racial, ethnic, and cultural groups?
  3. How do phrases such as “melting pot” and “cultural pluralism” both capture and mask American identity?
  4. What are the political and instructional issues surrounding bilingual education?
  5. What are the purposes and approaches of multicultural education?
  6. Why is culturally responsive teaching important?
  7. How can teachers use culturally responsive teaching strategies?

CHAPTER PREVIEW

America has just experienced the greatest immigration surge in its history. In the past few decades, newly minted Americans have arrived mainly from Latin America and Asia, but also from the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Today, about one in ten Americans is foreign-born, and the native language of well over 35 million Americans is a language other than English. By 2023, half of all school children will be minorities (Hispanic, black, native, and Asian American). These demographics create a remarkable and formidable challenge for the nation's schools. Some advocate a multicultural approach to education that recognizes and incorporates this growing student diversity into teaching and the curriculum. Others fret that disassembling our Eurocentric curriculum and traditional approaches to education may harm our American culture. For many teachers, the struggle is to teach students with backgrounds different from their own. How to best do this is a tough question, and one that this chapter addresses directly not only with breathtaking information and some astute (we hope) insights but with practical suggestions as well.





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