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Melting Pot?

Today's classrooms are filled with diverse children and families. As educators, we strive to provide the best learning environments to support all children and their families. Watch the video, The Great American Melting Pot and reflect on your beliefs as an educator in a diverse society. After watching the video, what thoughts do you have about teaching in diverse classrooms? How have views of immigration affected education? What ideas do you have about acculturation in the classroom?

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I think that teaching in a diverse classroom is not a difficult concept, and is largely dependent upon providing quality instruction while being respectful of differing cultural considerations among the students. ...

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