Should we change the way we teach younger students about the history of the United States? Explain.

I think we should change the way we teach younger students about the history of the united states because younger students grow up learning one thing that in their mind is right of what  happened in history but is actually completly wrong and they dont find out that they are wrong until they get into a higher level of class and find out that all they know isnt exactly true.I think we should not exactly tell younger kids of the killing and uterlly horrible parts of history right of the bat but we shouldnt make them think that our history is what it isnt.I think we should get them use to not every part of history was fine and dandy so they at least know that things other then love and friendship did go on in history.When I was in elementary school I was taught in history that the Pilgrims came to Plymouth and lived a happy and prosperive life with the Native Amercians helping them out and no conflicts were ever incountered and everyone was happy. I was taught that the Natives and the Pilgrims lived happy and had thanksgiving and loved eachother not that the Natives died of diseases because of the Pilgrims, that the Pilgrims wore nice clothes and they had no difficulties in their new land not that they were unprepared for winter and wore nothing near nice clothing. Im an examle of when I was a younger student then I am now being taught the bright, false side of history because I was young.I think young students  should know the basic at first and build on what they know not be told a lie and then having to scrap everything they knew growing up in order to learn the real truth when it came time.

Should countries leave pieces of their history out, especially that which is negative, when documenting these stories? Explain.

I dont think countries should leave out pieces of their history especially the negative parts of it ,when documenting the stories of their history.I think this because the truth should be told completly when it comes to documenting history.History to me is what happened in the countries past that made an impact i guess in some sort of way, I dont exactly know the dictionay definition of  what history means but thats what it means to me.Where im trying to get at is if history is what happened in a countries past that made some sort of impact on that country then it should contain everything that happened in the event good or bad.A country shouldnt make themselves sound like angels to its people who are reading what happened in that event just because it makes themselves sound better then what they really are.I think the people of the country should know every aspect of what happened because it is the truth.The goverment of the country or whoever wrote that document of what happened that historic day should tell the truth of every major part that happened ,and not cut out the pieces that dont fit into their pretty little nice story that makes them sound like saints.What im basically trying to say is I think its wrong to cut the negative parts out of history to make that country sound good to its people.The people deserve to know the good and bad about its country not what the country wants its people to just know.