Supporters of multicultural education posit that such an education provides an objective and unbiased knowledge of other cultures vis-à-vis our own culture. After all, it does not require exception levels of intelligence to appreciate that one cannot have a complete understanding of any subject matter by just possessing the knowledge of one side of it. However, a practical problem that such an approach overlooks is that there may never be enough time in our current school year to equally cover the contributions of each individual nationality. The teachers are then left with only one of the following two options-either make the school year longer or modify the curriculum appropriately. The former is highly unlikely because of the political aspects of the situation, which leaves us with the latter option of modifying the curriculum to only include what the instructor (the school) feels are the most important contributions, which again leaves them open to criticism from groups that feel they are not being equally treated.

Consider all that apply

Which of the following is a problem associated with introducing a truly multicultural education system in modern schools?

A. The additional time needed to teach all possible aspects of a subject
B. The unwillingness on the part of political leaders to go ahead with such an education system
C. The subjectivity that may creep in if the school were to decide which aspects to teach and which to skip