When teaching students about Christopher Columbus in 2018, it’s important to take many different perspectives into consideration. Students – even those in elementary school – are capable of understanding different perspectives. Students must be encouraged, in an age-appropriate way, to research and develop their own opinions about this part of our history.
Joan Paster
Joan Paster is Upper School Dean of Students and a History Teacher at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit, New Jersey.