Anne,
You make an excellent point!

Anita


>From: Anne Pemberton <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history         
>      <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: VA homeschooling & SOL
>Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 20:54:53 -0400
>
>J South,
>
>I'm not sure what the "test" was that you put in your message, but I 
>suspect you were upset that the students were asked to study about Nat 
>Turner. Is that supposed to be bad? Nat Turner is not listed in the SOLs, 
>but a good teacher and good textbook would include him in the story of the 
>events leading up to the overthrow of the slavery system. I can see a 
>teacher asking the children to compare Nat Turner to George Washington or 
>Thomas Jefferson who both advocated freedom for the colonies and 
>fought/wrote so that they jeopardized their lives to make it happen. Nat 
>Turner did the same, had many supporters in Virginia and elsewhere, but 
>unlike George Washington he was not successful in defeating "The British" 
>and paid the price that would have been paid by George and Thomas had the 
>war not been won.
>
>It is an excellent exercise in learning for 4th graders, and much better 
>than memorizing that Thomas Wolfe wrote books that can be enjoyed by 
>adults.
>
>Anne
>
>Anne Pemberton
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>http://www.erols.com/apembert
>http://www.educationalsynthesis.org

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