Bobert, I suspect teaching history is something you know a lot more about than I do. I'm not sure about not teaching WASP Mythology, at least to some exent, though it would depend on the age group. I would be careful about putting material into curriculum that students don't have the background to grasp--expecting 8 year olds to understand the "Dred Scott" decision, for instance, and all of the ramifications of that.

            We could teach that Justice Stevens was the last WASP on the Supreme Court, and see how children react to that.

            In the end, I think educators would be more successful if they considered context as well as content. There are probably a number of Robin Hoods throughout history in a large number of cultures, but not to teach Robin Hood because he is a WASP tradition--I know he preceded the reformation--seems like a mistake to me.