A teacher wanting to show items from various cultures to the children in her classroom asks a child of Chinese heritage to bring in a coolie hat to school. The family is insulted by the teacher's assumption that all Chinese are/were coolies. What is the best response for the teacher once she has realized her mistake?
a) Ignore the issue and continue with the planned activity
b) Apologize to the family and explain the intention was to share cultural items
c) Ask the child to bring in a different item
d) Avoid discussing cultural items in the future