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 * Multicultural Curriculum Planning

Six goals of a multicultural approach to teaching (Bennett, 2003) ** 1. **//Developing Multiple Historical Perspectives//** Multiple historical perspectives are the knowledge and understanding of the heritage and contributions of diverse nations and ethnic groups, including one’s own. The goal is to develop awareness of historical and contemporary experiences among the world’s diverse nations and ethnic groups. This awareness includes both minority group viewpoints and those held by many members of the macro culture or nation, especially the differing interpretations of human events. 2. **//Developing Cultural Consciousness//****//,and Discrimination//** Reducing racism, prejudice, and discrimination means revising negative attitudes and behaviors that are base upon misconceptions about the inferiority of races and cultures different from one’s own. Emphasis is on clearing up myths and stereotypes associated with different races and ethnic groups. Basic human similarities are stressed. The goal is to develop antiracist behavior based upon awareness of historical and contemporary evidence of individual, institutional, and cultural racism in one’s own society and elsewhere in the world. 5. **//Developing Awareness of the State of the Planet and Global Dynamics//** Awareness of the State of the Planet and global dynamics is the knowledge about prevailing world conditions, trends, and developments. It is also knowledge of the world as a highly interrelated ecosystem subject to surprise effects and dramatic ramifications of simple events. 6. **//Developing Social Action Skills//** Social action skills include the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior needed to help resolve major problems that threaten the future of the planet and well being of humanity. Emphasis is on thinking globally and acting locally. The goal is to develop a sense of personal and political efficacy and global responsibility that will result in adult members participating in society