Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

Many teachers have little or no training in working with children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. 

• True
• False

Cultural differences have little effect on the way students learn. 

• True
• False

Children from minority groups are overrepresented in special education and underrepresented in programs for the gifted and talented. 

• True
• False

Older students from diverse backgrounds are more at risk for educational failure than are younger children. 

• True
• False

Young children don’t really notice differences, so why make a big deal of multicultural education? It is better to be color-blind. 

• True
• False

Schools in which there are no minority groups don’t need a multicultural perspective. 

• True
• False