Always interesting how people think that omission instead of discussion
is protecting children.  I must admit that I'm curious...is it tobacco or
slavery that the teach objects to?

Keni Sturgeon
Jensen Arctic Museum

----- Original Message -----
From: Jen Gayman <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, September 26, 2002 9:21 am
Subject: Skipping History

> I have a question to ask of the group - I'm interested to hear
> what others
> think.  I had a teacher come in and inquire about tours of our
> exhibit for
> her second graders at a Christian school.  Our exhibit examines man's
> relationship with the Chesapeake Bay over time and how that
> relationship as
> impacted on the cultural and environmental heritage of the Bay.
> As I showed
> the teacher through the exhibit, we came to our section on the tobacco
> economy, which of course had a huge impact on life on the Eastern
> Shore.The teacher indicated that she would prefer to not have that
> section be part
> of the tour, because they are a Christian school.  I'm just
> interested to
> know if others have ever faced this type of request, and what
> their thoughts
> are on the notion of skipping over parts of history to suit the
> visitor,specifically in a docent-lend tour situation.
>
> **************************
> Jennifer Gayman
> Heritage Coordinator
> Queen Anne's County, Maryland
> www.historicqac.org
> (410) 604-2100
>
>
>
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