Create your own lesson plan

I always wanted to do this so here it goes. View this "60 Minutes Program" video. After you have watched it, what kind of lesson plan would you create about it? Let's not worry about the specific standards that would apply to it. Let's just have fun!

History or not History?

The New York Times published an article describing  how authors of historical best sellers such as Laura Hillenbrand, John Meachem and many others are rewriting their original works when they write the same version for children in order to leave out things that may be uncomfortable for them to read. History cannot be sanitized. It either happened or it was invented. If  a writer decides to tackle an uncomfortable topic such as the Holocaust, it needs to be described in all its violence and horror. Leaving things out to make it more palatable for children is a disservice and it is not honest. Let the kids read the real thing, so they can evaluate for themselves the information.

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