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Case: I Wish I Were Black! As a teacher of 5th grade students, I try to make sure that my students have a good sense of all the people and cultures that make up this country. Last couple weeks, I paid special attention to the African American people who have made significant contributions to the US. We read a book written by Walter Dean Myers. We have studied scientists, writers, and political figures. Students were very engaged and interested in the content. Yesterday something happened that puzzled me. Three of my White students told me that they wished they were Black. This was not my intention when I planned all my lessons on contributions of African Americans. How should I address this issue? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I think this is a great way to segue-way into other contributions from people of other races. The students obviously learned a lot from this lesson and have learned to admire people's work from another race so I don't think that this reaction is a bad one as long as the students are going to be exposed to other lessons about other races. I think it is great that you students are learning that all people can do great work. At the end of the unit it would be exciting for the students to have a discussion about how even though all of these people came from different backgrounds, they were still able to accomplish so much. |
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