Finally, UNESCO points out the benefits of MTB MLE to individual nations, and to the world:
Education has a vital role to play in building resilience against violent conflict. Schools in the twenty-first century need above all to teach children what is arguably the single most vital skill for a flourishing multi-cultural society – the skill of living peacefully with other people.
Awareness of religious, ethnic, linguistic and racial diversity should not be banished from the classroom. On the contrary, diversity should be recognized and celebrated( UNESCO, 2010, p. 36).
Language communities cannot develop and sustain good MTB MLE programmes without support from the government and other external partners. But governments cannot develop and sustain MTB MLE without the full participation of MT speakers in the language communities. Only when all partners work together in planning, implementing and supporting MTB MLE will“ Education for Some” become“ Education for All.”
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