http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/22/3419870/presidents-day-celebrants-place.html
In this article, it explains how usually Presidents Day is used to honor the Presidents. The article states they are not exactly sure which President it was made for either George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson or all of them. But the reported found the people gathered at the ninth annual American Heritage Day at Mount Vernon Memorial Park believed this day should include more educational traditions.
I agree that Presidents Day should include more educational traditions than just honoring Presidents. I remember in Elementary School that Presidents Day was just a day we got off of school. I probably could not name you more than 7 of our 44 Presidents. And I really do not know much about them. I don't know if I just never paid attention in school or if I never really learned anything about the Presidents of our own country. But teachers should take the time to educate their students about Presidents Day and the reasons that we have to honor our Presidents.
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