Oh boy, this is a topic that irks the heck out of my husband! He has discussed this at length with the students and they all agree that there should be other months such as Irish history, Latino History, and so on down the line. Please note that he has a large minority population in his school and these are the minoroties thinking its unfair.

Now on to racism... I'm scared about this subject. My area is ripe for a race riot. Mexicans hate the Puerto Ricans, Puerto Ricans hate them back, whites hates the Puerto Ricans (truly, and honestly a lot of whites here do... I won't defend them or go into their reasons. ) Blacks hate the whites. Its a spiraling circle that is very very scary. Gangs rule big-time here. And the gangs are all based ethnicity.

My husband has been threatened several times by parents stating he's racists - HE IS NOT! He can't give a kid detention because the parent will come back and say, "You don't like my kid because he's black." Ugh. Do you know how many times he hears this a week? He just gave up and handles the kids his own way and sends maybe one or two kids to the Vice Principal a week.

Back to black history. Every year they try to teach them about black history, and especially Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Every year when the reports are due, overwhelmingly the kids sayd that he freed the slaves. They have no clue. That is sad and one of the reasons hate and intolerance is on the rise.

Now onto racism. I am not a racist. Have never been, never will be. I believe that everyone has potential to be someone great and its up to them to live their lives how they please. What I do hate is people who cop an attitude and say, "hey man, I can't do this because the white man put me down." Come on! Left your lazy butt off the couch, turn off the tv and do something! I see it in my husband's students. All of the ones doing the loudest complaining are the ones who fill out one answer on a test and never hand in homework They don't pay attentuion in class - they sit there and doodle or pass notes. No, whites aren't your problem, you are because you don't want to work to make something of yourself. Its easier to blame someone for something, especially since its been a blame for many years. Perhaps, at one time, they were put down by ignorant whites. It was bad judgment on some foolish people long ago... we've spent a lot of time and consideration trying to make civil rights and equality work. But today, with all of the government programs, its easier to take a handout than it is to stand on your own two feet and succeed.

I could go on, but I fear I might end up putting my foot even deeper into my mouth.