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[quote=Anonymous]It makes me nuts to see myths taught as historical fact to kids. I wanted to throw up when my kid brought home his Columbus lessons with Columbus being a hero and looking all cute and nice. The whole Thanksgiving story is also ridiculous and untrue and just the reiteration of old government propaganda. I think teachers are finally over teaching "the first Christmas," thanks to separation of church and state, but even a few years ago I remember seeing some worksheets about it. To me, it just suggests that elementary teachers are largely ignorant people who can't do a simple Google search to find out what they are teaching is a bunch of BS. I don't think it will ruin anyone's worldview, but I do think it's wrong to teach myth and propaganda as historical fact.[/quote]
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