Source: The National Association for Multicultural Education: Advancing and Advocating for Social Justice & Equity
We often hear statements like the following:
“Science is a neutral subject.”
“Science has nothing to do with culture or politics.”
“It’s an objective discipline based on a fixed body of knowledge that has been proven over time.”
Most of all, we hear that science is not appropriate for multicultural teaching.
None of those statements are actually valid, but they are often presented as if they were absolutely truthful. In fact, too often, science is misrepresented as a neutral apolitical subject, suggesting that advancing multicultural education in science education is unnecessary, inapplicable, or impossible. To the contrary, in order to open and extend fruitful learning opportunities for all students/learners, being a science multicultural educator is important, relevant, and doable.
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