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[quote=Anonymous][quote]And in doing so, they have revealed their own insecurity. No wonder Americans are at the bottom of the heap in education. So many parents who don't know their a** from their elbow. If Jamestown holds such value for you, take your kids there yourself. Or you can just wait until they go in 4th grade, like all VA students, and they'll probably have a better time if this is their first visit, and they'll be of an age that they can better appreciate the context and absorb the information (like hell Im talking to my K student about cannibalism).

I'm not a teacher, but I also don't hold my children's teachers to an unreasonable standard, or one that makes no sense. Whether or not a teacher has personally visited Jamestown or Williamsburg or Antietam or any other place has no bearing on their efficacy as a teacher, nor is it an indication of a lack of intellectual curiosity. Clearly the schools need to be doing a better job of teaching logic and reasoning. [/quote]

Agree!  I have been fascinated by the arrogance on this thread from people who are only looking at one side of the matter.  We all have opinions, and it is time that we be more tolerant of the opinions of others.

Personally, I don't think the lack of a visit to Jamestown shows a lack of intellectual curiosity.  Others may disagree.  But, to firmly say that a teacher has a lack of intellectual curiosity simply because she has not been to Jamestown is quite a stretch.  The teacher very well may have a lack of intellectual curiosity--on the other hand, she may be an expert on Jamestown through other research.

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