RUNNING HEAD: MULTICULTURAL FOUNDATION MIDTERM EXAM \ oy v7 Multicultural Foundation Take Home Exam. Chelsea Yangirelfil Northern Marianas College Author's Note ‘This Midterm Exam was prepared for ED282, Section 2, taught by Mr. Roland Merar.RUNNING HEAD: MULTICULTURAL FOUNDATION MIDTERM EXAM ‘Take Home Midterm Exam 1. Briefly define multicultural education and summarize the importance of studying multicultural foundations. Provide examples of how you would incorporate it into your future work situation (teaching/human services). According to my understanding, Multicultural Education is the way teachers or individuals try to accommodate every student with different backgrounds in order to achieve student leaming in a specific setting. The importance of studying the foundations of multicultural foundations is the need to cater to ever student so that each and every one of them can have equal education-&nd equal opportunity for high quality education, Several examples of how I fliclaiuss my knowledge of multicultural foundations into my future career are small activities that allows students to know one another and respect their differences. Also, another example would be taking into consideration the different cultural background that each of my students have by urging them to speak freely and addressing culture issues that may arise. 2. Identify the essential goals of multiculturalism education. Which do you align with? Why? From my understanding, the essential goals of Multicultural Education is to allow all students from different backgrounds to have equa/opportunities for education and to eliminate biases that may arise (Domnwachukyu 59). I agree with both goals but I Jean more towards allowing student to have equal education in terms of quantity and quality despite the cultural differences. To me, it is really important that a student'sRUNNING HEAD: MULTICULTURAL FOUNDATION MIDTERM EXAM background or any stereotype assumptions should not hinder a child’s right to having high quality education, 3. Define cultural values and explain cultural values adjustment with a brief description of your own cultural values. According to the book, cultural values are morals or ethics that are taken in based on the way the child was born or raised, So basically a student's values that are created upon their specific culture are called culttral values (Domnwachukwu 46). As for cultural values adjustment, it is when individuals adjust or change their culture values to kind of accommodate the new culture that they are exposed to (Domnwachukwu 47), For example, one of the cultural values that I have is to respect elders in which 1 never address elders by their first name, However, with American culture they do not consider it to be much value so I have to alter or adjust my cultural value and address an instruetor by their first name. 4, Explain the implication of cultural values adjustment and maladjustment for multicultural education, The outcome of culture values adjustment is that the individual is able to adjust to different cultures allowing them to respect it and expand their world views. In contrast, maladjustment is when the individual j¢ unable or refuses to adjust to different culture which is hinders them from fespecting others and limits their world views. Cultural values adjustment allows the individual to be more respectful in a classroom setting than culture value maladjustment (Domnwachukwu, 46-49).RUNNING HEAD: MULTICULTURAL FOUNDATION MIDTERM EXAM 5. Name and provide a brief explanation of the four landmark legal ruling on which the struggle for equal opportunities is anchored in the U.S. Then seleet the one you believe is the most important and why. ‘The first landmark was Plessy v. Fergusson which was about people given equal opportunity to enter any place, but they were segregated by skin color. The quote “Separate but equal” plays into this landmark (Domfwachukwu 70-71). The second landmark was Brown v, Education of Topekywhich was about student having equal opportunities in education, This case was brought up because a girl could not attend a school nearby due to her skin color (Domnwachukwu 71-72). The third landmark was San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez. This ease was concerning the unfaimess of the distribution of taxes amongst schools. It emphasized that the government or state are not allowed to dictate the distribution of taxes among schools (Domnwachukwu 73). Lastly, the fourth landmark was Lau v. Nichols. This ease brought up the concer of equal opportunities in regards to education for ESL students. It mentioned that leaming the language was seen as a right and that all student should have equal opportunities for it (Domnwachukwu 74). For me, I believe that Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was very important because it was the first case in which the minority won over the majority. Also, it emphasized the equal opportunity for education for all students despite their skin color. I would say that due to the win of the case, others started to believe that majority will not always win and that the minority has a chance to change the views on segregation at that time.RUNNING HEAD: MULTICULTURAL FOUNDATION MIDTERM EXAM 6. The struggle for equal educational opportunity continues; which area do you think needs the most attention and why? I think the area in which it needs most attention is the equal opportunity for ESL. students. I just learned today from an instructor that the college lacks resources and opportunities for international students who come and are struggling in English. The students are not neglected, but they have less cpp compared to ones who are fluent or proficient in the language. 7. Explain how the civil rights movement influence the development of multicultural education while describing what you think (person/action) was the biggest influence. ‘The second significant landmark that pushed for equal opportunities in education was part of the Civil Rights movement in which it was a big case. Along with that, several people such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. was making a statement about equality between the colored and white, From those, protests and events that pushed for equality grew until finally the president of that time signed into law forbidding discrimination based on race, religion, culture, and origins. I would was that the second significant landmark, Brown v, Board of Education of Topeka, was the biggest influence because it was kind of the start of the Civil Rights Act and it created a domino effect (Domnwachukwu 87-88).RUNNING HEAI MULTICULTURAL FOUNDATION MIDTERM EXAM 8. Briefly describe which piece of legislation that you think most impacted ism education movement in the US. development of multicultur The piece of legislation that I think most impacted the development of multiculturalism education is the Act of 1974, Equal Education Act. It was an act that became a legal right in which it stated that everyone cannot be denied their education based on their race and origins ee 91-92). It impacted education because students were given the right for equal education. Although it was not strongly executed, it was a start 9. Explain the purpose and importance of the Title I Categorical fund and why it should never go unfunded. According to the text, the purpose of the Title I fund is “to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on el vines State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments” (Domnwachukwu 99-100). The reason for the Title I fund should never go unfunded is because the funds goes to those individual students who need extra resources and more time to accommodate their special needs. If the Title I fund was to cease, the resources that are needs to help the students are not available and they will not have high quality education compared to the people who do not have special needs.RUNNING HEAD: MULTICULTURAL FOUNDATION MIDTERM EXAM 10. Describe the strength & weaknesses of the English-Only movement as they pertain to the CNMI. The strength of the English Only movement is the fact that all students will become familiar to English at an early age and the learning process is easier. Also, since English is somewhat the main language spoken, it will be easier for the students to communicate. In contrast, the weakness of itis the fact that students lose their knowledge of their own language. They pretty much lose - their culture, In the English Only movement, English will dominate the individual's other language.RUNNING HEAD: MULTICULTURAL FOUNDATION MIDTERM EXAM References Domnwachukwu, C.S. (2009). An Introduction to Multjéultural Education: From Theory to Practice. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.