Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         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!) In my opinion, you are not doing anything wrong. This is an issue that has been brought up numerous times before. First, I would talk about the importance of black history month and why we celebrate it. It is important to tell our students that African Americans were repressed. This is the month to celebrate their achievements. On the other hand I do believe that we should teach our students about people of all races that have had an impact on our lives. As teachers it is important that we make sure they fully understand the importance of black history month.