The world is made up of many different types of people, each with their own cultural background. Over the years, the United States has become increasingly populated by cultural diversity. This influx has pushed school administrators to recognize the need to incorporate multicultural programs into their school environment, including school environments, school-wide activities, and curriculum, as it becomes increasingly clear that the benefits of teaching cultural diversity to within the school environment will positively influence our communities, and ultimately, the future of the entire nation. The purpose of this article is to share the pros and cons of multicultural education in the classroom. Additionally, I will express my opinions beyond those required by the reading requirements for this assignment, as well as new knowledge gained through research. Finally, I will share situations where I have been asked to introduce a multicultural issue during a lesson. The United States is historically seen as a superior culture to which weaker cultures must adapt. However, this attitude has been a cause of repression and conflict between different cultures. As a result, activists have worked for years pushing to empower cultures; thus encouraging unity rather than cultural divide to the strength of our nation as a whole. According to John Ogbu (1978), each “minority” group has a unique history in the United States that must be studied, understood, and validated to more authentically understand, support, and educate them. Education experts have responded to the general push towards this unification by developing an interdisciplinary approach in the development of multicultural education. Multicultural education is an advancement…effective ways to incorporate it into their school community while others feel that addressing these issues is not their professional responsibility, however, they should be reserved for qualified educators in social and civic studies classrooms, and indirectly supported in every other class. Works CitedFord, D. (2014). Because education must be multicultural. Gifted Child Today, 37(1), 59-62. Manning, L. & Baruth. L. (2009). Multicultural education of children and adolescents (5th ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.Ogbu, J.U. (1978). Minority and caste education: The American system in a cross-cultural perspective. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. Howard, A. S., & Solberg, S. H. (2006). School social justice: the identity paths program to achieve success. Professional school counseling, 9(4), 278-287.