Quote by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr

“When every ethnic and religious group claims a right to approve or veto anything that is taught in public schools, cultural pluralism becomes ethnocentrism.…

— Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr

“But the truth is, the multicultural movement, especially as presented in our educational institutions, isn't really about fostering greater respect among people of different…

— Marybeth Hicks

“The militants of ethnicity contend that a main objective of public education should be the protection, strengthening, celebration, and perpetuation of ethnic origins and…

— Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr

People take pride in being Irish-American and Italian-American. They have a particular culture that infuses the whole culture and makes it richer and more…

— Barack Obama

In this country, we're okay with taking into account wealth and lineage and legacy status, but to look at racial balance in school, to…

— Miguel Cardona

“The uncomfortable reality is, the diversity agenda isn't about honoring and cherishing all racial, ethnic and religious traditions. It's about apologizing for our Western,…

— Marybeth Hicks

Ethical and cultural desegregation. It is a contradiction in terms to scream race pride and equality while at the same time spurning Negro teachers…

— Zora Neale Hurston

“Cultural Studies and Ethnic Studies are on the rise, and many minority protests that I have witnessed say, in effect, “Do not racially profile…

— Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

“Multiculturalism--the claim that minority cultures and ways of life should be protected through group rights and privilege--amounts to the Balkanization of this country into…

— Tammy Bruce

“The stereotypical images we hold toward groups are powerful in influencing what people see and expect of students. Unless educators consciously try to undermine…

— Pedro A. Noguera

“The political correctness of diversity as a core value essentially cheats some children out of their right to be fully engaged in American society.”

— Marybeth Hicks

“Prejudice in this country is like chapters in a book. Chapter One: Hating the Africans and Indians. Chapter Two: Don't forget the Irish. Chapter…

— Emilie Richards