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Case: Why No White History Month?
It is the month of February again, and I am very excited about the Black History month. As a young African American elementary school teacher, I make sure that I fully take advantage of the Black History month in my lessons with my 5th graders. Yesterday, we were talking about important African American political figures, who made life better for all Americans. During this lesson, one of my students raised her hand and asked why there was no "White History month?" "Were White Americans not as important?" I did not have a good answer to her question. I must be doing something wrong to have a student feel this way. How would you answer this question? Do you think it is problematic to integrate African Americans to all my lessons during February? How can I fix this?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I think this is confusing to our children today because they were not alive when blacks and whites were segregated and they aren't aware of the struggles African Americans went through in America including the journey from slavery to freedom to equality. It is understandable that our students who grow up without racism and prejudice might see this celebration of a black history month as strange, as if it were somehow down playing the role that white people have played in history. That is why they should be taught that the integration of black history month was a huge milestone for African Americans because prior to it, African Americans were not honored or emphasized in our history lessons. As our children grow in this free world without the racism and prejudices in the past is important to keep this month because we must teach them about the mistakes of the past and what has brought us to where we are today. |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: Great Idea! If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this. |
| Rated On: October 17, 2014 8:32 pm |
| Rated By: Doniesha |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: It shouldn't matter that children today weren't alive during segregation, it's history and important for it to be taught. Are we not supposed to teach about the Holocaust for your same reasoning? |
| Rated On: February 26, 2015 3:22 am |
| Rated By: BeMyDu |
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