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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Virginia history in 4th grade is important because it covers so many topics of US and European history on a small canvas and provides a framework of understanding for branching out into other historical topics.  It covers the exploration of the New World (and why European nations were seeking colonies and the living conditions and social pressures that drove people to come to this country).  It covers slavery and the history of women's rights.  It covers the displacement of Native Americans and the formation of early democratic government systems.  It covers the role of the Founders such as Jefferson and Washington and the Enlightenment ideals ( influenced by French history) that underpinned the American revolution and the drafting of our Constitution.  Virginia played a major role in the Civil War and Lee is a giant figure in US history. The migration of black southern farmers to Northern cities is played out in VA history as is the story of black Americans struggle for civil rights. Virginia history offers lessons in economics,  geopolitics and art history.  Students will revisit these topics, writ large, in US history as high school students.  And maybe in college they'll take a history seminar on Mali in which they will remember what they learned in 4 th grade about the slave trade in Mali and make some connections to the material they are studying.

And if you don't understand why all of this is useful and important,  that only betrays your own lack of education limited.understanding o the ways in which the past is connectedness to the present and a country in Africa is connected to the US.  Imagine if 30 years ago the case study country for the Middle East that all kids learned about in school was Iraq...[/quote]

Best adult explanation on this Forum. Thank you.  [/quote]

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