tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post7404826654033365520..comments2024-01-26T09:29:04.765-08:00Comments on My American Meltingpot: Teaching Children Heritage without the BaggageProfessor Tharpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-30288943526905436112009-09-23T08:45:56.316-07:002009-09-23T08:45:56.316-07:00Nif,
Thanks for reminding me that kids do love go...Nif, <br />Thanks for reminding me that kids do love gore. My kids sure do. My younger son just loves to tell me how everything could be used as a weapon. Including his new electric toothbrush. Ouch!<br /><br />Kate!<br />Welcome to the Meltingpot. I'm glad you found us. You're not going to believe this, but I've been reading your ExpatMama blog since before you had your third child. I think I started following you from literary Mama. Is that possible? I hope you like Kinky Gazpacho. And we're still talking about a move to Spain...for a little while.Professor Tharpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-91945330691654592522009-09-23T00:43:02.016-07:002009-09-23T00:43:02.016-07:00Thanks for this tip. As a mother and future teache...Thanks for this tip. As a mother and future teacher, I am very interested in this topic. I found you by clicking around at The Golden Papaya. I live in Spain and I'm looking forward to reading about your experiences here (I popped your book into my Amazon shopping cart for my next purchase, whenever that ends up being.)katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975826433125245969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-74336975446279119572009-09-17T13:08:52.196-07:002009-09-17T13:08:52.196-07:00I don't have kids, but I remember being a tiny...I don't have kids, but I remember being a tiny history buff. One of my books from when I was 6 was about Martin Luther King Jr. It included lots of black and white photographs, including a memorable image of a black man being attacked by a police dog. The picture wasn't gory, but I wasn't stupid. I knew the dog could hurt that man.<br /><br />When I was 7 I was a passionate reader of biographies. My book on Harriet Tubman included the detail that she had narcolepsy induced by being hit in the head with a heavy weight.<br /><br />I think kids are tough, especially school-age kids. They're also bloody-minded.Nifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006060292867954195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-85558920031524331592009-09-17T06:49:48.183-07:002009-09-17T06:49:48.183-07:00Jade,
You're welcome!
Yvonne,
It does get tr...Jade,<br />You're welcome!<br /><br />Yvonne,<br /><br />It does get tricky doesn't it when your history is an amalgamation of so many different cultures, some of whom have been in conflict with others. You can't play good guys bad guys. It is so complex you wonder when will they be old enough to get it. I find myself telling my two boys stories of slave rebellions and talk about Black food culture to give them a sense of where they come from without it being a history lesson. And the Spanish stuff tends to come out when we travel to Spain. Of course we haven't tackled the Inquisition, or the pillaging of South and Central America...<br /><br />BTW, just checked out your blogs and they are so great. I don't know why it took me so long. Good luck with the homeschooling and yes, you do have great hair.Professor Tharpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-28407017561218436972009-09-16T16:21:05.524-07:002009-09-16T16:21:05.524-07:00I'll have to check that segment out. Its a bl...I'll have to check that segment out. Its a blurry line when it comes to teaching our children history, especially history that involves minorities. My children are still young, 6 and 4, so for now, we just skim through history. I'll deal with the heavy stuff when they are much older and can grasp it better. Its alot to cover since my children are black, indonesian, Swiss, french and German. <br /><br />I'm a huge history buff and I believe that if we truly learn our history we will realize we have more to be proud of than not. That's what I want to instill in my children, especially about being black in America. <br /><br />Great post!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-77073580962498262052009-09-16T13:06:01.380-07:002009-09-16T13:06:01.380-07:00Awesome blog post! Thanks for sharing!Awesome blog post! Thanks for sharing!Jade @ Tasting Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079792384434022728noreply@blogger.com