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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is too much nuance for young kids.  They’ll end up thinking the MAGA protestors are doing the right thing because they are unpopular.[/quote]

No,  not at all.  Kids are very capable o understanding the distinction between being disliked because you do the wrong thing (such as their classmates who always interrupt the teacher, hit other kids etc.) and being disliked because you did the right thing (standing up for someone who is being bullied, telling the teacher when someone is doing something unsafe, etc.)
I lead a Girl Scout troop and this is a concept we talked about as early as kindergarten when discussing the GS law to be courageous and strong and what does that mean for a K-Er.

But, on the other hand, I do think there is a role for deification of certain historical individuals for kids of a young age in order to simplify and elevate the principles they stand for.  For instance, Lincoln was a complicated guy but when we tell kids a simple story about his honesty and bravery, we are distilling a community value—that he is loved (by history) and remembered because he was resolute in finally ending a terrible practice that was anathema to America ideals and therefore tearing America apart.  [/quote]

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