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... these manifestations when they encounter them (pg3) Therefore, to open a child's mind to the facts rather than the suppositions of cultural diversities will help them to recognise and value the beliefs and traditions of cultures other than their own, and ignore the deeply rooted Euro centric views of modern day society. Schools and teachers can achieved this by delivering a diverse curriculum that develops an understanding of not just different races and religions, but languages, traditions, customs, dialect and nationalities. To deliver such a diverse curriculum, a practicing teacher must have recognised and erased any prejudices or bias' that they themselves may have held towards any particular group, and be prepared to teach a wide variety of pupils from all social backgrounds and pupils of different ethnic groups as outlined in The National Curriculum document (2000, pp 30-38). As the same document requires multicultural education to be a statutory requirement (ibid), ...
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