If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated. -Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Today I was disturbed because my 2nd grade students didn't know that February is Black History Month. Furthermore, when I asked them to tell me who were some black people who made an impact on the world, the only person they could name was Martin Luther King.
And when I asked them to tell me about Dr. King all they could say is that he had a dream. What's wrong with this picture? To make a long story short, I gave them a basic lesson on African American history and told them about some black people who contributed to American history. But I left feeling disturbed. We are raising a generation of children who have no connection to the past, no knowledge or respect for history...
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