[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Education in the U.S.

[Lee Storm(God Is The Healing Force)]

[Susan]:
| They haven't learned diddly squat about the U.S. system of government 
| by 5th grade -- at least not in California.

[Lee]:
Oh, that's scary!  I remember when I was in fifth grade and it was during a
presidential election year.  The whole school got into the act, so to speak.
Not only did we watch stuff on TV, but the students lived the whole process.
We had our little primary, some campaigning, a vote for school president
with ballots and everything...it was really marvelous!  If all history was
taught in such a living way, I might have enjoyed it more.

[Susan]:
| P.S. Humblest apologies to Lee for not reading all the posts 
| through; I 
| would have known that the issue of the finger lakes and great 
| lakes had 
| been thoroughly hashed over! 

[Lee]:
Yeah, we swam through all the lakes..hmm--maybe all that water was what
drove my sinuses ballistic.  <Grin>  I'll clue ya, it's really hard to think
straight with little hammers in one's head, but this, too, shall pass. :-)

Peace,

Lee :-)