Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         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 you could use the student's statement as a research project. I think it would be interesting to see how many students would want to change their race. You could conduct a research project for the students, as well as yourself. For the students, they could choose to be a different race or remain the same. The next question they would have to answer is "why or why not?" They could then be required to provide several reasons why, some of which are based off of historical evidence. After the students projects are completed, you could make a statistical representation of the students and their choices. The evidence could present further lesson plan topics for you and your class to study.