DMNamiot
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Hi Guys,
This is an interesting topic. I for one have seen kids doing just what was described by George in the first post and on thru the thread and yes it usually angers me. But on the note of parents controlling their kids aside from my 3 year old my kids know what the deal is and its because whenever we go to a site like Normandy or The Little Big Horn I always prep the kids with a lot of details on what happened there either through movies or documentaries so they have an understanding of the significance of the site in question. When we recently went to Bastogne I took the time to explain the battle and the role of various units in the defense of the area. Then I took them out to the sites to show them what the terrain looked like and what it was like for the soldiers who fought in those woods. My son (9) was really struck by the darkness in the woods which was something and by the damp and cold which was also in effect due to a very cold and windy rain front in the area. So if you can package it right the history becomes interesting to the kids. By the way we are going back in early December for the big re-enactment and I hope to find some snow on the ground so my son can get a little more of an understanding of what the conditions were like.
So Sandor do take the time when you have kids to teach them about history and remember that it needs to be made interesting to them or its just a bunch of dates and names that they could care less about because no one in the schools is willing to take the time to make it interesting.
But as Rob said there is no understanding the lack of respect many people have these days the jerk who decided it was better to make a statement about not being forced to do the right thing has no idea what it means to be respectful of the sacrifices made by his ancestors for him to be able to walk around and act the way he does. He might sing a different tune if he knew anyone who was in the war. Also I cant comment on what I would have done to the little git in the cemetary because it would get me infracted...{sm2}
Dave
This is an interesting topic. I for one have seen kids doing just what was described by George in the first post and on thru the thread and yes it usually angers me. But on the note of parents controlling their kids aside from my 3 year old my kids know what the deal is and its because whenever we go to a site like Normandy or The Little Big Horn I always prep the kids with a lot of details on what happened there either through movies or documentaries so they have an understanding of the significance of the site in question. When we recently went to Bastogne I took the time to explain the battle and the role of various units in the defense of the area. Then I took them out to the sites to show them what the terrain looked like and what it was like for the soldiers who fought in those woods. My son (9) was really struck by the darkness in the woods which was something and by the damp and cold which was also in effect due to a very cold and windy rain front in the area. So if you can package it right the history becomes interesting to the kids. By the way we are going back in early December for the big re-enactment and I hope to find some snow on the ground so my son can get a little more of an understanding of what the conditions were like.
So Sandor do take the time when you have kids to teach them about history and remember that it needs to be made interesting to them or its just a bunch of dates and names that they could care less about because no one in the schools is willing to take the time to make it interesting.
But as Rob said there is no understanding the lack of respect many people have these days the jerk who decided it was better to make a statement about not being forced to do the right thing has no idea what it means to be respectful of the sacrifices made by his ancestors for him to be able to walk around and act the way he does. He might sing a different tune if he knew anyone who was in the war. Also I cant comment on what I would have done to the little git in the cemetary because it would get me infracted...{sm2}
Dave
