Guess I lucked out... I moved from Texas (who apparently requires state
history in 7th grade) to California (who requires state history in 5th
grade) right before I started 7th grade... so I got out of both...  I have
lived in both places almost my entire life, so I guess I got the history
other places.

Guess that is good news for a native Oklahoman. :)

Jennessa Reed




----- Original Message -----
From: "Beth Tischler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: slight error


> lori,
> i am so sorry for the wrongful analogy! i meant no offense to Texans at
> ALL!!! i was confused as to the aquisition of Texas-- i thought that
> technically we helped Texas gain its independance in an understanding that
it
> would then join the union when it met the requirements, in effect taking
> Texas by military force.
> thanks for setting me straight,
> proud New Jerseyan,
> beth :)
> ps i think pretty much all states require state history in middle school
> (actually, we had it in 5th grade), and i'm pretty sure that whatever
state
> in which you spend your formative years is considered home to many people.
>
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