Honoring and Respecting the Lives and Accomplishments of our
Founding Fathers Once again we have just completed our twelfth
tour of important American History sites on the East Coast. Our
group was made up of 31 high school juniors and seniors and ten
adults. The week-long tour included Monticello, Williamsburg,
Mount Vernon, Washington DC, Gettysburg, Hershey, Valley Forge,
and Philadelphia. I am convinced that the detailed and intense
study of the Founders' lives is one of the best ways to help our
young people think correctly about so many things in today's
world. If we can make true history come alive for them and help
them to see that those who lived 200 years ago were real people
with real challenges, it seems to help them want to be more
achieving in their lives. Our last evening on the tour is always
reserved for a time of reflection and expression of what
impressed them the most during the week. Without fail, the young
people comment on how the Founders have come alive for them.
They express the thou