Lynne, I think that's really being too overprotective on the teacher's part. Fifth grade? My boy's in 5th grade and we have had very frank conversations about 9/11. Most 5th graders these days are pretty sophisticated. We are in PA not far from NYC, so it's probably a bit different than having daily commuters, but I would hope that by now there could be some sort of dialogue with these children. I would think that talking about death 200 years ago is quite different than discussing terrorism today. And I think the teacher did not give her students enough credit that they could understand the difference. Candace Perry ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).