Re: OT - Use of Native American images/names as mascots. Opinions?

On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 06:50:31 GMT, "P. Tierney"
<silviomossa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Also, there are other great books too, ones that can be read
>in the interim until kids are ready for such texts. I agree that
>schools do need to be able to teach such things effectively, and
>with the testing and cover-don't-learn climate that we are in now,
>I wouldn't be surprised at all if ineffective teaching of such things
>was the norm.

I think you underestimate high school students.


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