Re: TARGET: Elementary book

[Elizabeth Bentley <Elizabeth.A.Bentley@BTINTERNET.COM>]

On 28/9/01 Librianne@mediaone.net wrote:
>Our 5th grade teachers are required to teach Core Democratic Values, but are
>pretty much on their own coming up with lessons.  A teacher came to me today
>asking for books that were not BORING that dealt with 1) patriotism, 2)
>equality and 3) the common good.
>
Why is patriotism a core democratic value?  It doesn't seem to me
that they necessarily go together at all.

EB

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