This week's study is definite by the presidency of George W. Bush, who's administration spanned eight years from January 2001 to January 2009. Bush's first election included high drama, since he drew less of the popular vote than his opponent Al Gore, and his victory was ultimately decided in the Supreme Court after contentious recounts of ballots in Florida. The defining moment for Bush's presidency came in his first months as president when terrorists crashed four domestic airliners into the Twin Towers in New York City, the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C., and a field near Shanksville, in rural Pennsylvania. America was shaken and outraged at this unprovoked attack on American soil. Bush responded and led the nation in a global war on terror. The war on terror affected many aspects of American life at home: security was tightened, new national security issues arose and the economy was affected. The Upper Grammar and Dialectic classes discussed these issues, while the Lower Grammar class took a field trip to a local fire station, to meet first responders like those who responded to the disasters on September 11, 2001. The Five in a Row class read the book, "Make Way for Ducklings" and made a cute ducky craft!
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