Fox News
Expand
Browse All Video
Watch Live

You're watching...

Rise of Freedom: Teaching 9/11

Details

  • Description

    Instructors struggle with how to present terror attacks in school

  • Duration 2:16
  • Date

Clips

Also in this playlist...

Web Originals

Auto-advance: ON

Auto-advance
View All

Transcript

This transcript is automatically generated

Verizon freedom now in our continuing series in the rebuilding of the World Trade Center more than a decade.

-- has now passed since the terrorist brought down the original buildings.

What happened that day is now terrible chapter in US history the question for schools this.

How do you teach the kids about how cool -- -- to -- calories.

Good question.

You know hijackers.

-- judge teaches at a -- school in upstate New York which like most of the country has no guidelines for teaching about the attacks of nine elevenths.

When I prepared my lesson I realized that is talking about the Twin Towers and fourth graders.

My -- you know with the twin -- so far.

Even many high school students who live in New York City don't know the facts.

Somebody had mentioned there were three planes.

-- before.

It's a touchy subject.

And it's up to teachers to decide whether to touch it and -- You don't want to offend anyone and you don't warrant.

There to be anger -- towards certain students in the class some teachers visit the tributes that are at the world trade center for help.

You can tell the story.

-- -- -- -- -- -- Former New York principal eight adults evacuated her high school on nine elevenths.

She shares her story in classrooms trying to focus on the patriotism Americans felt on September 12.

You want to be careful.

What message you portray.

Mom especially since it's it's a broad issue.

Some states including New Jersey have put together suggested lesson planes but educators don't have to follow that.

New York State senator Jack Martin's wants his state to require the teaching of 9/11 we should have.

Hey any this set curriculum and the lessons should be taught in the way that his human -- Parents just want to make sure their kids are old enough to handle it.

This so you.

They're not gonna be able to grasp.

You know what it means -- this -- point.

Showing them back in the tragedy.

A lot to consider for very young minds.

Our rise of freedom series continues with more reports in the coming weeks and months and to check out what we've done so far.

What -- of the website foxnews.com.

Slash freedom.

Load More