Sharon, I apologize that the email I sent went to you privately instead of to the list, which was my intent. Just so all can read what my email was, I'm forwarding it to the list. In no way did I mean to sound rude. I just truly believe education to our youth is important, and history should be taught from FACTS, not interpretations or revised history. I apologize to you and the members of the list for even bringing this up. Edward > My posting to this list about educating our children with facts, not > revisionists history was in no means something to spur any kind of debate. > When I speak of wanting to help educators teach about the War, my intention > was to seek help for our educators...something people are so unwilling to do > now....people helping them learn little known and seldom taught facts about > the War to help broaden the minds of our youth. > > Yes, I have seen a number of history books which students in North Carolina > have been taught from. Too many actual facts are left out, only to be > replaced by generalizations from our modern day historians. Yes, I have > seen a lot of "revised history" and I for one truly believe our children > should be taught facts......and firsthand diaries, manuscripts, etc, should > be implemented in these studies. The good and bad from both North and > South should be taught, but from sources which are unbiased (and yes, you > can find unbiased sources). > > Sharon, if you want to start a debate over this, that is your prerogative, > but I won't be a part of it. All I was attempting to do was to get people > with a very good factual knowledge of this War to volunteer some time to > help our educators. That's it, period. > > In my talks to school classes, I have spoken of the good and bad from BOTH > sides in the War, trying to show how horrible this time in history > was.....and I did it with Facts....not my own interpretation of how I think > things should have been. > > There is absolutely no need to debate what is fact and what is revised > history. I've read books with both, and I'll stick to the ones with the > FACTS. > > I will watch to see if this turns into a debate, and if it does turn into > one like some I've seen in the past, I will most certainly contact Mr. Ruddy > and unsubscribe from this list as I don't want to be bombarded in email with > a lot of "what ifs?" Everyone has their own opinion, and even though I am > Southern, I honestly try to teach what actually DID happen, and not what I > or anyone else wishes happened. No matter if it's this War, the Mexican > War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc., the facts should be taught, not > someone's interpretation of what they THINK happened. > > As the old saying goes, "If we don't learn from history, it's bound to > repeat itself." > > Edward >