After reading a number of the postings on the list and doing a lot of after thought, I just wanted to express a couple of things. The reason I was trying to get others involved helping educators was that fact there are so many available resources out there and knowledgable people who might be able to assist some of our educators with their jobs, to assist them when they need it. I recently took an online class for educators that was sponsored by the North Carolina Museum of History, and I enjoyed it very much. It was such a pleasure to be able to help educators with questions they really didn't know the answers too. Also, we did things such as lesson plans, planning a field trip to a Civil War site (battlefield, museum, fort, etc.) and how it could be used to spark the interest of the students and also how to keep them thinking after the experience (field trip, etc.) was over. I totally agree that debating the causes of the war serves no purpose other than upsetting people and causing others to think harshly about them. So, from now on out, I'll sit here and if there is a question I can help someone with, I'll do my best to help them, if they choose to ask me. Otherwise, no new topics, etc. from me. If by chance in the near future, someone should write directly to me or to the list and I don't reply, it's not that I'm ignoring you. I'll be having surgery on August 4th and will be in a full arm cast for about 4 months, so my use of the computer and typing will be limited. Hope all of you are well and hope to see you soon. And again, I'm sorry for any misunderstandings. Edward