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To: Lost1 who wrote (2425)	8/20/2002 9:44:30 AM
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<try to hold your breakfast down> NEA delivers history lesson By Ellen Sorokin THE WASHINGTON TIMES The National Education Association is suggesting to teachers that they be careful on the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks not to "suggest any group is responsible" for the terrorist hijackings that killed more than 3,000 people. Top Stories " GOP gets out vote for foe " GOP debate on Iraq hit shows Bush still has work " Longer hours for ambulance staff " China aims high with Mars mission Suggested lesson plans compiled by the NEA recommend that teachers "address the issue of blame factually," noting: "Blaming is especially difficult in terrorist situations because someone is at fault. In this country, we still believe that all people are innocent until solid, reliable evidence from our legal authorities proves otherwise." But another of the suggested NEA lesson plans compiled together under the title "Remember September 11" and appearing on the teachers union health information network Web site takes a decidedly blame-America approach, urging educators to "discuss historical instances of American intolerance," so that the American public avoids "repeating terrible mistakes." more at washingtontimes.com