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

In order to give a well rounded multicultural discussion, as

Third, the curriculum must strive to be informed by the most

by DWEM's or Dead White European Males. They felt that this type of

color, sex, religion, or national origin, but on information that we

Stotsky, Sandra. "Acedemic vs. Ideological Education in the

providing information about other cultures, by the same note, that

individuality. He gives a first-hand example of one of his

Americans should try and think of themselves as a whole rather than

America ahead of other countries are unique to America because they

in the future. By keeping an open mind, we will take in new knowledge

the predominant race must be the one in power. For instance, try to

determine what is learned. By not falling victim to these same

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