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From: HUMMINGRK at aol.com <HUMMINGRK>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 14:09:00 EDT
In a message dated 6/21/99 8:39:28 AM Central Daylight Time, Jean Casey wrote:
<< we should not gloss over this painful part of our history, but we shouldn't brutalize our students or give them nightmares, either. >>
The question of how and when to feed knowledge to children strikes a chord with me as a parent. It is important to pass on history of both good and evil, but feeding horrific facts without historical context makes the terror seem unreal--more like a scary story or movie. The reality is lost. Books such as The Middle Passage further the understanding of young people in this visual age--just not the very young.
Lee Sullivan Hill
Received on Mon 21 Jun 1999 01:09:00 PM CDT
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 14:09:00 EDT
In a message dated 6/21/99 8:39:28 AM Central Daylight Time, Jean Casey wrote:
<< we should not gloss over this painful part of our history, but we shouldn't brutalize our students or give them nightmares, either. >>
The question of how and when to feed knowledge to children strikes a chord with me as a parent. It is important to pass on history of both good and evil, but feeding horrific facts without historical context makes the terror seem unreal--more like a scary story or movie. The reality is lost. Books such as The Middle Passage further the understanding of young people in this visual age--just not the very young.
Lee Sullivan Hill
Received on Mon 21 Jun 1999 01:09:00 PM CDT
