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!) This can serve as a major eye-opener as a 5th grader is asking such a thought-provoking question. It raises a good point well above the elementary school level--that different races are represented in different ways. For example, Black History month mainly focuses on the major accomplishments of African Americans throughout history. Columbus Day mainly focuses on the time when white people were introduced to the Americas. Cinco de Mayo celebrates the victory of The Battle of Puebla. Many universities have specific times when they celebrate the diversities of many cultures. I think that the best thing to do for this situation would be to inform the student(and the entire class)that Black History month is only one example of a way in which certain cultural groups get recognized. You could even relate this idea to the student having her birthday. This is the day in which everyone recognizes her importance to the world. This can then be magnified to the global scale.