I was excited when the topic of the yearly research paper was thought to be settled on William Wallace. I bought books and found websites to help aid in getting to know this man of history. Little did I know, my WWII history loving son would change his mind on the subject for his research paper after learning about the techniques of a particular fighter pilot. I was a little saddened when I heard the news that he had changed his mind and that he wanted to learn more about Erich Hartmann, a German fighter pilot. I quickly said, "William Wallace was a man who fought for the independence of Scotland, he fought for what was right. Erich Hartmann was probably a Nazi who fought for Germany and all that Hitler stood for!" A sweet, calm answer came back, "Mom, Erich Hartmann fought for what he thought was right, also. And he wasn't a Nazi!" That last little statement made this Momma feel better about the subject for this research paper.
I guess after sitting in a cockpit at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum last summer helped in creating a new-found love for my son.
I'll be sharing our curriculum choices later on this week.
Hi Lori, I wanted to reply to the comment you left on my blog but it's 'No reply. Can you email me? debbolack at gmail dot com
ReplyDeletehahaha...I already had your email address...sent you an email. :)
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