It is important for a child to be exposed to different cultures and ethnicities while they are growing up, especially when they are in the beginning years of their development. According to Reedly International school.edu, they state that there are four main reasons as to why it will help a child’s development. The first reason they said is that it will make the child a better communicator, which will help their ability to understand different accents and learn their culture as well. The next reason that they said is that the child will develop an open mind to multiple cultures and give them a chance. The third reason is that the child will not form the habit of stereotyping others before they know the information first. The last reason they said is the child will be able to celebrate other cultures’ holidays, which most likely wouldn’t occur if the school wasn’t diverse. I really benefit from this topic, because I grew up in a town that was very diverse in multiple cultures. When I first started elementarily and also middle school, almost my entire school was primarily white. When I started high school, it was a very diverse school with multiple cultures in all of my classes. There are even flags that hang from the ceiling in one of the hallways that have some of the nations that some of my classmates came from. In the end, I wish I had the option to learn about those cultures when I first started school because it really interested me and would have benefited me in high school.
Reference:
The Advantages of Being in a Multicultural Classroom. (2017, June 19). Retrieved October 27, 2020, from https://reedleyschool.edu.ph/blog/the-advantages-of-being-in-a-multicultural-classroom/