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    The five approaches to Multicultural Education as described in the book are somewhat in order from what Grant and Sleeter found to be least effective to most effective. The first approach, Teaching Exceptional and Culturally Different, has the end goal of getting students in a "position to meet the traditional demands of the school and American life" the second approach, Human Relations, focuses on creating connections among all students and creating a harmonious environment. The third approach, SingleGroup Studies, takes a certain group and studies their culture and attempt to

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    The five approaches to Multicultural Education as described in the book are somewhat in order from what Grant and Sleeter found to be least effective to most effective. The first approach, Teaching Exceptional and Culturally Different, has the end goal of getting students in a "position to meet the traditional demands of the school and American life" the second approach, Human Relations, focuses on creating connections among all students and creating a harmonious environment. The third approach, SingleGroup Studies, takes a certain group and studies their culture and attempt to

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    Prompt: GrantandSleeterdescribe5approachestomulticulturaleducation.Inyourown
    words,describehoweachwouldlookinanearlychildhoodclassroom,andwhattheshort
    comingsareforthefirstfour.Then,describehowthefifthapproachwouldlook,andwhy
    GrantaSleeterseethisasthestrongestapproach.

    Thefiveapproachestomulticulturaleducationasdescribedinthebookare
    somewhatinorderfromwhatGrantandSleeterfoundtobeleasteffectivetomost
    effective.Thefirstapproach,TeachingExceptionalandCulturallyDifferent,hastheend
    goalofgettingstudentsinapositiontomeetthetraditionaldemandsoftheschooland
    Americanlife(Poetter93).Inaclassroomthiswouldmeanthatamulticulturalstudent
    wouldbetaughtwiththengoalofmainstreamingthatstudentbackintotheclassroom
    withAmericanideals.Thisapproachiscriticizedforitsassimilationandseeingthe
    childscultureasadeficiencythatneedstobemadeup.
    Thesecondapproach,HumanRelations,focusesoncreatingconnectionsamong
    allstudentsandcreatingaharmoniousenvironment.Intheclassroomthiswouldlooklike
    studentslearningtorespecteveryone,andtonotseecolor.Butthiswasiscriticized
    becauseitisstillanassimilationistviewbecauseitdoesntcelebratestudentsdiversity
    anddifferences,itjustglazesoverthedepthandsocialissuesthatgoalongwithhavinga
    multiculturalclassroom.
    Thethirdapproach,SingleGroupStudies,takesacertaingroupandstudiestheir
    cultureandattempttoraisethestatusofthegroupasawhole(Poetter94).Anexample
    thebookgavewasduringthecivilrightsmovement,whenAfricanAmericansandtheir
    struggleforpoliticalandsocialrightsbecametopicsofcoursesorprogramsinschools.
    Thecriticofthisapproachisthatinstudyingjustonegroupofpeople,youare
    stratifiyingandleavingoutalltheothers.
    ThefourthapproachgetsclosertowhatGrantandSleeterfeeliseffective
    multiculturalpracticesandthatis,MulticulturalEducation.Thisapproachpromotes
    equityandjusticeforallgroups,aswellaspromotesthevalueofculturaldifferences.But
    themostseverecritisimofthisapproachisthatisstilldoesntgofarenoughbecauseit
    doesntpayenoughattentiontosocialinequalitiesamongdifferentculturalgroups.
    Thelastapproach,andwhatGrantandSleeterfeelistheidealisEducationthatis
    MulticulturalandSocialReconstructionist.Thistakesalltheideasofeducationfromthe
    fourthapproachbutthenalsoaddsacurriculumthatfocusesonsocialjustice.Inthe
    classroom,thiswouldshowwithhavingindepthconversationsanddebatesabouthowto

    changesocietalnormsandcreateequity.GrantandSleeterfeltthattherewerenodown
    sidestothisapproach.

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