Sadly the majority of kids do not watch TV or lilsten to news on the radio and it is important for them to be aware of what is going on with our country.

 Yes, I think it is interesting. However, they should teach them that BUSH started the war, and it was entirely for OIL. They should also mention how we still did not get Osama Bin Laden, our true enemy, while Saddam Hussein isn't.

 Yes, they should.

 Why shouldn't it be, if we don't we might as well take all of the other wars out of the text books, then we can all just pretend nothing happened... Come on everyone should know the past of their country.

 Of course they should be taught, but it should be framed in a manner that prevents teachers from teaching their own personal political opinions. Teaching - Yes. Indoctrination - No.

 Yes by all means, its part of our future and history.

 Schools should be dealing with current events as well as history, and don't current events become history?

I think you would be shocked to know the number of Americans who can't even find the United States on a map of the world. They don't know where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are. Those are only a few things they can't locate on a map. Teaching current events, and that includes the conflicts in the Middle East, should be a regular part of our schools' curriculum. For such a privileged society, we can be awfully ignorant. That really must change.

 You have a very wise mother.
In no time at all, you will be dealing with people from all over the world daily. No longer can you live in your little cave and ignore what is happening outside. Those days are long gone. Lack of knowledge will put you in a distinct disadvantage in a geo-political world economy.
Our school system will probably be too slow to implement changes to keep up. You will have to do it on your own. You don’t have to understand everything that is going on, but do make yourself aware of major events. Get used to that “language” by watching world news on TV, read magazines and go on the Internet. Our world is evolving in ever-increasing speed. In 25 years, it will be a very different world, unrecognizable by your parents and teachers. Be prepared for it.

 Yes of course... The USA's children will grow up ignorant of the world around them if they aren't taught Current Events (that includes the war).

It's happening to our students with the geography of the world...Most kids/teens can't label most of the countries in the world or speak more than one language. However, in China, Europe, etc. You can give a student a world map and they would give you most, if not all, the countries in the world.

Just because Americans are rich and have good lifestyles, doesn't mean they can turn into mindless, self-centered idiots