What You Can Do

If you feel that eurocentrism should be overcome in the classroom, there are many things you can do. One of the best ways to help fight eurocentrism to simply to talk about it. Talk about diverse issues, tell your teachers or professors that you want to learn about "alternative canons" or "alternative histories." If you are a parent, talk to your child's teacher to express your concerns. The problem with eurocentrism is that it is so ingrained in American society that we often do not even realize it is happening, so an important way of helping to reconstruct the education system is to talk about it, and to instruct others about the benefits of a multicultural approach to education.