Monday, October 12, 2009
Did Columbus discover America?
Today is Columbus Day, however the students watched a video at www.brainpop.com that explains why it is such a controversial day. Did Columbus really discover America? Share the video with someone you know and then ask them if we should continue to recognize this holiday. Did you known there are 22 states that do not observe Columbus Day at all, plus many of the Native Americans put on protests because of the brutality their ancestors faced because of Columbus's actions. Tell me what your thoughts are?
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I had a lesson about this on the way home in the car. Not quite the way I was taught about Christopher Columbus in 1978 when I was in 5th grade. Kind of makes me question other things in history. Pretty interesting!
ReplyDeleteFirst I ask all my family members if Columbus discovered America, they all said "YES". Nhen I told them what we learned, ahowed them the Columbus pages in our social studies book. Then they "ALL" changed their answer to "NO"
ReplyDelete-Kenz <3