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Culture evolves over time in response to adaptive challenges. One result of this evolutionary process is beliefs and practices that help us adapt to persistent as well as changing circumstances. These beliefs and practices are organized as models or schema about how things work, what is ideal, and which practices are proper and help individuals or groups survive and prosper. Cultural models are so familiar that their functions and effects are often unseen, invisible, unnoticed. The evidence of their workings are often most apparent in everyday routines in communities, homes, work places, play yards, and schools (McIntyre, 2000). What activities are carried out, why they are valued, who should participate, and the rules of interaction are coded into our cultural models. All aspects of education should value the diversity of our students. Through this research I was able to explore the meaning of diversity in the classroom, how important it is to have an awareness of its effects on......

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