On Wednesday, September 12, 2001,  Ms. Hall, a 6th grade Social Studies teacher, gave her students an assignment:  Pretend to be the President of the United States and write a letter to America.

It was a brilliant assignment from this teacher – a wonderful way to help these eleven year olds (and their parents) think about, talk about and attempt to understand the events of the previous day and what they meant to us – as individuals, as families and as a country.

Here is the letter my son wrote that day.  Read more

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