to solving the problem is not Affirmative Action, or bussing kids around the different schools, but instead it is education and starts with the young generation. The first thing that needs to be done is to up-date the text books and books in general that are read by the students starting from Kindergarten or first grade. The books need to be changed to include different cultures and their positive contributions to life, and not just focusing on one group. Curriculum change is also something that can do some benefit in understanding others. For example, instead of having black history one month, why can't every month have black history in it? Students could learn about black history all year around, and not just condensed into one month. This goes the same for other cultures also. This is something that would along with educating ourselves, and help break up stereotypes we have of others. Racism hit its high point in the 1960's and today it is still flooding society. Throughout schools in America, racism suffocates the classrooms, cafeterias, and hallways. There are many programs aimed at stopping racism but teachers and socialization programs cannot sway the racism out of the student’s minds. The children are not the problem. They are the products of what their parents created. From the day a child is born, it is learning from his or her parents. Instead of trying to cram a child's mind with anti-hate messages, teachers should attack the source of this problem, the household, before it is too late. It is not the teacher's fault that they cannot help their students avoid racism. Racism is everywhere and it begins in the home. If a child grows up in a racist household he or she, more than likely, will take the traits of his or her parents. If parents teach their children that their race is far superior and other races are evil, then that child will grow up believing his or her race is better than other races. Children don't know r...
