Multiculturalism and the Preparation of Teachers in the University of Calgary

Following the kind of changes to the United States immigration policy begun in the Kennedy era that placed, at least in principle, everyone in the world on an equal footing in a long international queue, there ceased to be a preferred nation status for entry to Canada and no longer were some people judged as in principle in-assimilable and so kept out. In practice it has meant considerable funding for many immigrant groups who wish to organize and maintain their culture and language.\n It seems to me that a good place to begin with these three things is in the ordinary school classroom with the guide of a thoughtful and caring teacher who is sensitive to such mutual understanding, the strength of working together, and the fact that diverse groups coming together for mutual benefit can be more successful that groups simply insisting on their own individuality and diversity.