The concepts of multiculturalism or cultural pluralism developed partially to create a climate which encouraged understanding the differences between cultural groups. Some groups, however, had a very difficult time “melting,” particularly people of color. Immigrants were encouraged to acculturate as quickly as they could-meaning that they must learn a new language, giving up traditions, customs, heritage, etc., in order to blend and assimilate into the general population. Should immigrant groups keep their culture (language, food, dress, customs), an idea known as pluralism, or try to blend in with the culture of the dominant group, an idea referred to as assimilation or metaphorically as the melting pot? These ideas and debates developed from waves of immigration into the U.S., when African slaves in the 1700s and an influx of European immigrants in the 1800s who were brought in to work as laborers, began to threaten the dominant Anglo-Saxon, Protestant population. For centuries, tensions and debates revolve around the less dominant group ( subaltern) vying for equality within the dominant culture. Throughout its history, however, the country’s majority population has struggled with how to accept different cultures and cultural perspectives of different minority populations. The United States has always been a multicultural nation. Multicultural/Diversity Education A Brief History of Multiculturalism in the U.S. Music, as a diverse human practice, is central to the constitution of cultural and individual identities. It also includes case studies from several different culture areas. This chapter will look at the history of multiculturalism and diversity education, the field of ethnomusicology, and strategies for teaching using multicultural music aesthetics. We’ve discussed many ways of teaching in this book, and this section concerns teaching multicultural material and teaching to culturally diverse learners. Chapter Summary: As part of 21st century teaching and common core state standards, it is important to “teach to reach”-in other words, organizing your materials and presentation to reach as many children as possible in as many possible ways.
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