Shelby’s Pilgrim Hat
Shelby made a pilgrim hat at school, today. His kindergarten class & the other kindergarten class got together for a Thanksgiving party. The other kindergarten class made Indian headdress hats.
He was so cute in the pilgrim hat & so excited to tell me everything he learned about how the indians helped the pilgrims when they came to America.
He was just so happy about it all. He’s planning to do a play for us on Thanksgiving (with Annie as his co-star), all about the Pilgrims & Indians.
So, I decided to skip the lesson about what really happened when the pilgrims came to America, for now…..
It’s amazing what we’re taught as kids, isn’t it? Ian came home with all kinds of stories about what good friends the Indians and Pilgrims were, etc. I guess it’s the best way - I don’t remember feeling upset about being lied to as I learned the real details. I try not to add to it, though - more, “oh, really?” Almost makes me want to be a teacher, the level of trust kids have in what “teacher sez…!”
Comment by Woody — November 24, 2005 @ 11:04 pm