Sri Lanka is perhaps a great "melting pot" with a rich blend of cultural traditions from all over the country. It is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual conglomerate with many customs dating back to many a century. Quite a few families can trace their histories to travelling from place to place, enduring risk and hardship and finally ending up in a place to make a home where they would be comfortable and happy. Others have been staying put in ancestral properties and residences. In such a society, there is a great variation in the beliefs, customs and preferences of many different shades which percolate into the behaviour patterns of the populace. In the midst of such an environment, today, more than ever before, children have to interact with people of differing ethnicities, religions, and cultures. Classrooms are becoming increasingly diverse, reflecting the communities where families live and work. Given the things that children are exposed and subjected to, the need to develop tolerance to many different things is indeed a necessity.
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Sri Lanka is perhaps a great "melting pot" with a rich blend of cultural traditions from all over the country. It is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual conglomerate with many customs dating back to many a century. Quite a few families can trace their histories to travelling from place to place, enduring risk and hardship and finally ending up in a place to make a home where they would be comfortable and happy. Others have been staying put in ancestral properties and residences. In such a society, there is a great variation in the beliefs, customs and preferences of many different shades which percolate into the behaviour patterns of the populace. In the midst of such an environment, today, more than ever before, children have to interact with people of differing ethnicities, religions, and cultures. Classrooms are becoming increasingly diverse, reflecting the communities where families live and work. Given the things that children are exposed and subjected to, the need to develop tolerance to many different things is indeed a necessity.
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