[CajunConservative]

"I'm not sure what was gained from an educational value," Superintendent Mark Keen told RTV6's Vicki Duncan. "We're in school for 180 days to provide an education," Keen said. "Going to see the president is certainly an experience, but what did the child learn from that?"

UMM let's see, there's history, current events, music obviously since this was a choral performance, civics, speech, english (write a paper about the experience) for starters.

[maxwellp]

I grew up in Manhattan - upper West Side. When I was about six or seven I went with my father to Broadway & 86th Street to pick up the evening paper. There was an enormous rally going on to save the Rosenbergs who were going to be executed. Some man approached my Dad and gave him some literature. My father punched him in the face. This event encouraged me to read all I could about the Rosenbergs when I was older.

A few years later I went with my father to the Memorial Day Parade on Fifth Avenue. The parade was led by three men who, to my young eyes looked like three very, very old guys in very raggedy uniforms. The parade was slow going and these three were followed by the West Point cadets. When they were in front of us my father and all the men close to us came to attention and saluted. I asked my Dad who they were and he said "They are the only living veterans of the Civil War". To this day I still read about the Civil War. Brianna was fortunate to attend this event. She will remember it and probably learn from it in some way, particularly regarding what happened to her.