History of Multicultural Education

  • Harvard College was established

    Harvard College was established
    Harvard is a very famous university in the whole world. It was established in the United State. A lot of students accepted higher education here. There were many students came from the different country. They study various culture in Harvard together.
  • The first publicly supported library in the U.S. is established

    The first publicly supported library in the U.S. is established
    After the publicly supported library was established, people could come to the library and read books. This was a good chance to learn more different culture from books. The public library law was established as well. It improves all of American learning ability.
  • The Ursuline Academy of New Orleans is founded.

    The  Ursuline Academy of New Orleans is founded.
    This is a Catholic school for girls. After it was founded, girls had the equitable right to study knowledge at school. At the same time, religion also gave chance to girls and let them study multiple cultures by themselves.
  • The first "English Academy" in Philadelphia was established

    The first "English Academy" in Philadelphia was established
    This "English Academy" teach science, modern as well as classical languages classes. It appealed to a lot of students come to this school. They had chances to exchange their cultures and ideas with each other.
  • The Boston Public Library opens to the public

    The Boston Public Library opens to the public
    The Boston Public Library is famous until now. A lot of people come to the library every day. People can read books freely. So whatever your economic situation, you can get the multicultural education as well.
  • The first kindergarten in the U.S

    The first kindergarten in the U.S
    This Kindergarten was found in Watertown, Wisconsin. People began to pay attention to the education of kids. So children could learn more multicultural knowledge when they were very young.
  • World War I ends

    World War I ends
    After World War I, every country began to think about the different power between itself and other countries. Some countries start to learn from better countries. Each country decided to improve the power from different aspects. It includes culture area.
  • The computer age were coming

    The computer age were coming
    The first vacuum-tube computer came into people's life. This was a very important transition. It meant with the development of the computer, more and more people can use the internet in the future. So it is very convenient to learn multicultural education.
  • No Child Left Behind Act.

    No Child Left Behind Act.
    Obama invited every State educational agency to discuss some problems or ideas about No Child Left Behind Act. Each state could exchange their ideas according to their different education situation together. In my opinion, people should pay more attention to education issues. This Act could let every student get fair chance to study. It also lets students had a multicultural education.
  • The Arizona teachers strike ends

    The Arizona teachers strike ends
    I heard about this strike when I stayed in Arizona. I think we should focus on this situation. Students' education is very important if the teacher has the higher salary. The multicultural education quality will be inporved.