Hmmm...what to teach and what not to teach? I am very surprised at the facts I read about Thanksgiving. I am even more surprised that I am just now finding out about this, at the age of 23. I don't understand how elementary schools can continue to teach material without it being true facts.
I also taught my lesson on the Mayflower Compact to a fourth grade classroom. These students were full of questions about the Pilgrims and all that, but my part was to cover the compact. I was still shocked that the Mayflower and the Pilgrims first Thanksgiving meal was not what I learned back in fourth grade. I observed my mentor teacher talking to the students about Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving and the students were taught about everyone getting along and having a huge meal together. Did this really happen? Were the Pilgrims the first people to settle in the Americas? I am really confused and can't wait to read more about this historical event to answer my questions and more that I am sure will arise.
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