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  • NJ Grade 6 teacher feels it is unfair that founding fathers were white college educated men

    12/01/2009 9:32:57 PM PST · by celticchik · 9 replies · 1,059+ views
    I am having an email argument/discussion with my son's social studies teacher. He distributed a study guide about how unfair it was that the founding fathers at the Constitutional Convention did not include African Americans, Native Americans, women and poor people. I discussed with my son who is 12 that the only people who received an education at the time were white wealthy land owning men. I disagree with the use of the word unfair and let the teacher know my feelings politely. It was indicative of the era. Why would we send uneducated people to a meeting to start...
  • Constitutional Convention 1791 Founding Fathers deemed unfair by 6th grade social studies teacher

    12/01/2009 9:00:48 PM PST · by celticchik · 63 replies · 2,023+ views
    I am having an email argument/discussion with my son's social studies teacher. He distributed a study guide about how unfair it was that the founding fathers at the Constitutional Convention did not include African Americans, Native Americans, women and poor people. I discussed with my son who is 12, that the only people who received an education at the time were white wealthy land owning men. I disagree with the use of the word unfair and let the teacher know my feelings politely. It was indicative of the era. Why would we send uneducated people to a meeting to start...
  • The government can

    09/01/2009 8:05:31 PM PDT · by celticchik · 2 replies · 247+ views
    You Tube ^ | Tim Hawkins
    Funny youtube clip.