The American Classroom: Making it work for the Native American Today America is filled with cultural, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic diversity. There isn't a better reflection of this diversity then in the classroom. A classroom needs to provide a multicultural education in order to meet the needs of students to survive in the 21st Century. It is estimated that nearly 2% of the American population is Native American, and of that approximately 35% are school-aged adolescents. Unfortunately many schools are failing when it comes to meeting the needs of these students. In order to provide the best education