Multi-Cultural

I thought that this presentation was a really amazing look at some of the most hot-button topics in our schools today. I felt that it was a little scary to hear discussions about teaching religion and sexuality in the classroom, only because I personally associate such conversations in the classroom with the word LAWSUIT. I totally agreed with the class consensus which was that to teach school in a true multi-cultural, multi-religious and multi-sexual fashion it would require entire district, school and curriculum overhaul. Although I believe that these changes would be more than worth it, I think that it is something that I would love to see mandated at the highest levels, so that a timeline and an overall plan for the entire country would encourage all schools to begin the process. I think that if only one school or only one district chose to teach in this way, that it would be incendiary and cause some very real issues. I worry that such a suggestion is a little too reminiscent of the NCLB mandates, but I believe that if a multi-cultural education mandate WAS instated, that the issues of NCLB would be taken care of due to the differentiated instruction and relevant information that would be taught.