Co-op in Review: April 24, 2014

This week, the history classes studied the events that occurred during the time of two-term president, Bill Clinton.  Clinton was talented, charismatic, popular and had many successes, including balancing the federal budget.  But Clinton also had many struggles and sadly, it is these struggles that he is most remembered for.  The Grammar level students also learned about the life and achievements of South American president, Nelson Mandela, who, like Martin Luther King Jr. 20 years earlier, did much to end segregation and injustice in his home country.    The kids also learned about many of the technological advances that we take for granted today--like the internet, personal computers, DVDs, digital cameras and cell phones.  These inventions had become commonplace in almost all American homes by the time of Clinton's presidency.  The Five in a Row class read the book, "Climbing Kansas Mountains."  It's the tale of a father and son adventuring towards the towering grain elevators that dot the landscape of Kansas.