Multicultural Education Critical Reflection Paper

A multicultural approach to education is suited to multicultural societies, which have over the years succeeded in assimilating diversity from around the world. The United States of America and many other developed nations in the world have people from every nation living and working together to present a new whole. Thus, educators in the United States of America and other diverse nations must teach to multicultural classes. However, the concept of multiculturalism in education evolved gradually over time as new ideas replaced old values and notions. Today, educators must try to do more to make a success of teaching their multicultural classes to try to overcome problems and shortcomings. This reflective paper presents a critical examination of the work edited by Lois Weis and Michelle Fine entitled “Beyond Silenced Voices: Class, Race, and Gender in United States Schools, Revised Edition”, which discusses a variety of issues confronting multicultural education in the United States of America today.