[Thriving Despite Us] Multicultural Monday - FAIL

[Kate]

I have been very lax in my blogging duties the past week or so.  I was out of town for work which threw my schedule off , then I returned only to contract the flu.  This has been the type of flue where you feel like you've been hit by a truck and really don't care if you OD on Nyquil.  Blogging has been very low on my priority list. 

I feel like a bit of a failure.  Of all months to drop the ball on Multicultural Monday, how could I do so in February?  February is Black History Month and I should have written a wonderful post detailing the ways my family is focusing on African American culture and achievement.  I have not written such a post.  We have not done anything special to acknowledge Black History Month.  In fact, I can't even honestly tell you if I have even talked about it with the kids.  Through my Nyquil haze I just can't remember.

Truthfully, part of me feels as a Multicultural African-American family, we should be celebrating black culture and achievement every day.  This I do try to do consistently.   So, do I need to do something more in February? Maybe yes, maybe no, I guess I just figure it can't hurt.  Anytime the entire county is going to help me out by hosting events or museums are going to have special exhibits etc., I figure we ought to take advantage of that.


We will do something in honor of Black History Month this week and I will write about it for next Monday.  In the meantime if you are looking for some ideas I did find this scholastic site with some interesting ideas on things to do this month.  http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/16-ways-celebrate-black-history-month

Of course if you have already done something really interesting or extra special, please share it.  I love hearing what other people do and I am not above copying other peoples good ideas.



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Posted By Kate to Thriving Despite Us at 2/13/2012 08:03:00 AM