Do Your Kids Understand What Memorial Day Means?

The kids had the past Monday off (Memorial Day). I asked my 15yo daughter (and her visiting boyfriend) what they knew about the holiday. The answer - two blank stares.

So we jumped onto Prageru.com and watched a 5-minute video titled “The Fallen Soldier”. It is narrated by a former Navy SEAL. It provides a wonderful perspective and clearly communicates the significance of this important holiday. The site has hundreds of 5-minute videos which educate about the culture, history, and tradition of our nation.

So those two learned something new. Do yours understand what this day means? If not, take five minutes and educate them. Apparently the school system does not (or they both slept thru the lesson that day). And they learned another maxim as well - “Those who fail to learn from history...”.

Amazing what is NOT being taught in the school system nowadays.

–Stacy Spink, Castro Valley