Topic > Reflection on Multicultural Education - 779

In this assignment, I worked with students who had been removed from their regular school environment due to disciplinary problems. The individuals assigned to my caseload were students with disabilities, and the school was required by law to provide educational opportunities in the least restricted environment possible. Each student would come to an off-campus location and receive one-on-one instruction for two hours a day. As a teacher, I was responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating the entire curriculum. Therefore, I met with each student to outline their program goals and gain some insight into their background. One student was American Indian and a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation; unfortunately, I had no cultural understanding of multicultural education and ultimately she failed. Her goal was to turn 18 and get paid in cash by the Ho-Chunk Nation and I saw her less than fifty percent of the time. Years later, I received news that he had earned his high school equivalency