sugar coated history

[silverapache]

During the car ride on the way home from psych class on Friday I was thinking about how historical facts are sugar-coated for children. Mike mentioned the Arawok (sp?) tribe that was annihilated by Columbus's crew by disease as well as violent killing. I mentioned that I specifically remember a teacher talking about this incident in class when I

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[rudy24]

There is always a problem that you know about that is sugar coated. I sugar coat a lot things when it comes to my nephews. I can't them that the world is full of violence when it is , but if I were to tell them that, then they would never leave the house and they will become afraid of everything. Well sometimes it is a good to sugar coat curtain things, but not prevent them from experiencing their ideas towards life.