Multicultural education

Multicultural Education

Edu 188 Issues in Early childhood EducationFranchesca Thomas & Kurt Kwnaujoks

Roots and Wings Chapter 7 Multicultural Education


Will classroom reflect who she is?

Will classroon reflect who he is?


A setting that includes and serves individuals from many cultures.

Cultural program would include staff,meals,caregiving practices, and curriculum content that reflects many cultures

Multicultural defined in a social political context, is a process of comprehensive school reform and basic education for all students. It challenges and rejects racism and other forms of discrimination.

Multicultural education

Multicultural education is antiracist education

Multicultural education is basic education

Multicultural education is for all students

Multicultural education is pervasive

Multicultural education is education for social justice

Multicultural education is a process

Multicultural education is critical pedagogy

The seven basic characteristics of multicultural education

Minimize and heal damage to children’s sense of self that results from racism

Minimize the development of prejudice and increase children’s ability to function cross culturally.

foster children’s cultural identity and home languages

Teach children how to think critically to recognize discrimination and work together to challenge injustice.


Early childhood Multicultural

Education

Begins with knowing, respecting, and setting high expectations for each child in your classroom

Involves working with parents and adapting caregiving practices to complement the form of caregiving used in the child’s home.

It means exposing children to other cultures. It means providing a classroom that

includes material depicting people from many different places doing many different things.



3 things

An idea, or concept An educational reform moment A process

Encourages a true sense of self Promotes healthy development Prepares children for the future Prevents isolation Discourages denial and fear of differences

Multicultural education is important in the early years

Children deserve to know the truth about themselves, the real-world , and the people in it.

Children have the right to feel proud about themselves, to learn to be courageous and not to feel like victims

Children are entitled to cultural heritage , a strong positive cultural identity, and home language.

Encouraging a true sense of self

during the early years children acquire a self –concept, build their self-esteem, become aware of family and community,

Promoting Healthy development

Multicultural education is important because teachers must prepare children to live in today’s diverse society.

By 2020 , children of color will make up 46% of school-aged children in the United States.

Prepares children for the future

Do you agree with the last statement why are why not?

Question to ponder

“ growing up in a community where everyone is the same can give children the false impression that everyone is alike.

Children in monoculture communities and in a monoculture early childhood programs can grow up not knowing about other cultures , without developing a sensitivity to life experiences

Do u agree with the above statements ? explain

Preventing isolation

Children in monoculture environments risk growing up denying or being afraid of differences among them.

An early childhood that does not provide multicultural education encourages denial and teaches children narrow view of the world. Do you agree with the above statements ? Why or Why not?

Discouraging denial and fear of differences


P 129 P 129

Is A moral conviction to help all

children foster their fullest potential

For all children a way to embrace and value cultural diversity within the United States

Relevant to all ages and areas of education

IS not Political correctness A trend or fad Ignoring or devaluing differences Only for children of color

Types of Multicultural Education

6 types

1. Human Relations

2. Single- group studies3. Multicultural education4. Anti-bias education5. Culturally Education6. Culturally relevant anti-bias education

Focuses on teaching children how to make and maintain good relationships with children of different ethnic groups

Denies racial and cultural differences “dominant culture” or” color- blinded

approach’ GOALS

SELF-AWARENESS POSITIVE SELF –ESTEEM

COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND SOCIAL SKILLS

Human Relations

Single –Group Studies

“tourists approach”

Approach is based on the belief that knowing oneself is the beginning of understanding and accepting others

Specially popular at the college level

Teach appreciation of one’s own culture , to raise culture awareness, and to encourage people to take action on behalf of their people

Learning about historical influences, cultural patterns, current cultural issues that influence or affect the culture

Single group Studies

In Early Childhood the Single - Group Study

4 F’s

Food Festival Folk tales fun

Single –group study

GOALS

Global awareness Appreciation of other cultures Learn about other cultures


This approach advocates


America is like a “tossed salad "and that the strength of our society comes from diversity


Goals Activities

Recognize and respect human similarities and differences

Develop skills for living in a diverse society

Use skin tone media Read stores in more

than one languages

Focuses on changing inequality and the source of stereotype

Built on the belief that if the structures change, people's attitude will follow

Classrooms attempt to model democracy Skills are taught in individual and group

problem solving and critical thinking skills. Provided in taking social action.

Anti-bias Education

Anti- Bias Education

Goals

Foster self –identity Foster, comfortable ,empathetic interaction with diverse

people, foster critical thinking about bias, stand up for oneself and others in the face of bias

Designed to meet the developmental and educational needs of children from specific group

Cultural communities become frustrated with the continually high levels of academic failure within mainstream programs and these program’s inability to meet their children’s needs.

Culturally Specific Approach

Culturally Specific Approach

Goals & Curriculum opponents

activities

Inspire student achievement, increase children’s cultural identity, provide children with cultural role modelsIncorporate cultural values and daily beliefs into daily school life, provide cultural studies

Learn how to speak, read, and write a native language

Learn about cultural heritage, recognize the accomplishments and contributions of their people , study accurate version of United States history

Culturally Relevant and Anti-Bias Education

Compressive approach to multicultural education in early childcare setting

Culturally Relevant /anti bias educationbegins

Caregiving practices that are similar to parent’s style for caring for their children

Classroom environment that reflects the children’s home cultures, incorporate the child’s home language into the classroom

Implement activities that help children to learn more and to gain greater appreciation of his home culture

Helps children learn about human diversity, gain respect and appreciation for diversity

Learn to recognize and resist stereotypes and unfair behavior.

Multicultural Education @ A Glance

Curriculum goals

Objectives-goals statements to connect child development and educational

Objectives specific statements narrow focus that describe what the child will feel, know or do

Goals & objectives

Curriculum Goals

It is important to promote children’s cultural identity, strengthen their connection to their home culture, and strengthen their home language.

Goals and objectives of a culturally revalant- bias curriculum

Develop a positive, Knowledgeable self –identity within cultural context

Goal 1-objectives

Recognize one’s own physical features

Recognize one’s own language

Identify one’s own cultural, cultural traditions, and customs

Appreciate one’s own cultural heritage

Use one home language in public

Identify with one’s own culture

Recognize role models within own culture

Identify own skills and abilities

Accept others who are different from oneself Explore similarities and differences in

positive ways Recognize that people have the same basic

needs Experience cross-culture relationships Explore the cultures of other children in the

class Show respect for all people

Goal 2: Demonstrate empathetic interaction with diversity among people

Think Critically about bias

Goal 3

Recognize stereotype Compare fair and unfair behavior Recognize concept of human rights Clarify one’s misconception about human

diversity Receive simple, truthful information about

human diversity

Stand up for oneself and others in the face of biasGoal 4

Practice conflict-resolution skills

Multicultural education

Documents

children of color

early years children

basic education

providemulticultural

schoolaged children

cultural program

cultural heritage

monoculture communities