Pilgrims Face Competition in Thanksgiving Lessons (2/2)

Many of the families are poor. The school organizes a project in which students bring food and money to share with those in need.

Brook Levin heads a preschool in Broomall, Pennsylvania. She says the kids learn about native culture and the Pilgrims and how people at that time grew their own food. Thanksgiving, she says, is a good time to teach about the importance of sharing. The children make bread and other foods and invite their parents to school to enjoy them.

Cheryl Burrell is curriculum director for the public schools on the reservation of the Winnebago Indian tribe in Nebraska. She is not American Indian, and she says there is only one native teacher. But she says all the teachers are trained in native culture and history.

Students learn about the Pilgrims, she says, but not at Thanksgiving time. They learn about them when they study American history. Thanksgiving is used as a time to strengthen a sense of community. She says most of the families in the tribe celebrate Thanksgiving just like other Americans do. But in addition the students take part in a traditional Indian harvest festival in October.

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那些家庭中有很多都很贫困。学校组织了一个项目，在校生可以带来食品和钱与那些需要的学生分享。

布鲁克莱文主管着宾夕法尼亚州布鲁莫尔的一所幼稚园。她说，孩子们了解本土文化和那些清教徒，以及当时的人是如何种植自己的食物。她说，感恩节，是教导分享的重要性的一段很好的时间。孩子们做出面包和其他食品，并请他们的家长到学校来享用。

Cheryl Burrel是Nebraska Winnebage印第安部落自然保护区公立学校的教学组主任。她不是美国印第安人，她说这里只有一个本土的老师。但她说到，所有的教师都受过本土文化和历史的培训。

她说，学生们了解了朝圣者，但并不是是感恩节的时候。当他们学习美国历史时他们了解的这些。感恩节被用来作为加强团体意识的一段时间。她说，部落中的大多数家庭像其他美国人那样庆祝感恩节。但是,学生们要另外参加10月份的印第安人传统的收获节。