Sep 11, 2010

They Must Learn in Order to Remember

Today is the ninth anniversary of 9/11.  We asked the kids if they knew what it was.  Answer...No.
Jillian, age 6, is learning about the Incas and Aztecs and their use of chocolate; Griffen, age 10, is learning about The Blitz on London during WWII; and Kaitlyn, age 12, is learning about the Tudors.  In fact, Griffen's lessons have been enhanced by our close proximity to an air museum which last weekend had a Battle of Britain air show with WWII planes flying overhead as well as the discovery of an unexploded bomb in the village the same day.  However, I do think it is sad that as Americans our kids couldn't tell us what happened on 9/11.  I hope that American History lessons back home include what happened that day.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Glad to see you back. Missed reading you.

Anonymous said...

Glad to see you back. It's been toolong. Missed you

Jeanne said...

How true. We are told to not forget,yet I think the world has forgotten.