tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903188381073271553.post2807130395704865865..comments2024-01-26T03:00:31.453-07:00Comments on Notes from Jennie's Desk: Hats off to America's Presidents!MaryJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422937465823421283noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903188381073271553.post-65161072381443817072011-02-28T10:39:06.597-07:002011-02-28T10:39:06.597-07:00I think presidents are awesome. They give so much ...I think presidents are awesome. They give so much time to run the country. So many people don't notice and they just criticize.Elizabeth Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421529373495765794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903188381073271553.post-7487696666042280452011-02-23T19:04:38.780-07:002011-02-23T19:04:38.780-07:00I agree with you. We celebrate President's Da...I agree with you. We celebrate President's Day for Washington and Lincoln, not for ALL. Growing up, my family lived near Washington D.C. so we went to visit Mt. Vernon and the Lincoln Memorial often (as well as the other sites.) A major high point for us was going to Williamsburg for a week with my grandparents and then taking the drive to Monticello. What treats! I hope I can do that with my children before they are grown and gone. It's a major financial and time investment to get there from the heartland of America though.LeeAnnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903188381073271553.post-43578690384103229152011-02-23T10:22:24.451-07:002011-02-23T10:22:24.451-07:00I have noticed a marked effort to de-fanticize the...I have noticed a marked effort to de-fanticize the American heros of the past. Instead of focusing on the great things past leaders have done, society wants them to be horrible people, or just to forget them. There are several schools that no longer teach about the American Revelution. They start at the Civil War. Sad.Kelsi Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936003165476932401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903188381073271553.post-21527901477289682292011-02-21T17:31:44.847-07:002011-02-21T17:31:44.847-07:00We have been talking about the civil war, and how ...We have been talking about the civil war, and how important the role President Lincoln played. What's funny is that I lose track of day and time with homeschooling and it was Lincoln's birthday but I didn't know until the next day. :)Austin Stevenson Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100637780188193597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903188381073271553.post-37705262498262912002011-02-21T13:07:48.606-07:002011-02-21T13:07:48.606-07:00I loved visiting Mount Vernon. It was a wonderful ...I loved visiting Mount Vernon. It was a wonderful experience and I learned more about George Washington, despite having read several biographies of him over the years. I loved wondering through his home and visiting his grave and just walking through the grounds. It would be really nice to have the schools go back to teaching about the presidents around President's Day. Really, none of them ever seem to be mentioned. I have made sure to keep biographies of many great men and women in the house for my kids to read, but teaching is so focused now on passing tests that really educating our kids has fallen to the way-side (I am not blaming teachers for this).battrawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493853497378651947noreply@blogger.com