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Originally Posted by ottopilot
I don't think Americans are so much against multiculturalism as they are opposed to dedicating public education to specific cultures. Let them have private schools as a choice.
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Ever cracked open a history textbook? They're all, without fail, biased. My history book from Jr. year in high school had a conservative bias (it was from the late 80s). On the other side, I remember attending Captain Elementary School in St. Louis and spending an entire school year on nothing but Africa and Native Americans, which were very liberal lessons. To this day I know more about long-houses than I could ever hope to know about the Constitution.
At least the school in the article was open about being a magnet school for particular interests, which is actually common. Have you ever been to a magnet school? I went to a few music magnet schools.
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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Multiculturalism isn't 'un-American' its stupid.
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Multiculturalism is about a melting-pot of different races and cultures, each bringing a different experience and perspective to the table. It's about social cohesion. Say it with me:
social cohesion. Anyone who doesn't understand the importance of social cohesion should spend a few days in a house located between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq or between blacks and latinos in LA.