Oh, I’m sure his teacher gave an in-depth analysis of Columbus! Including the fact that nobody is exactly sure where his ships landed before he summarily decided a land that had already had a thriving indigenous population was his to “claim.”

there is no down vote option on here so I just wanted to write how much I dislike this comment

As a history teacher in high school, I think this kid’s letter is the visual representation of awesome. At nine he is coherent, asking legitimate questions and pointing out problems. The real problem is the teacher’s dismissive comment that didn’t actually say anything. The teacher is disappointed? Maybe they should…

You’re taking a lot of liberties in assessing what did and did not happen in this situation. I wonder if she actually did say this and not the perhaps bullshit that you assume she probably said. In my experience, teachers will often treat young students as if they are completely clueless to anything that their lesson…

Ok.