I believe children need first hand experiences to make sense of their world. As an educator, I have read many an article on how to provide and support first hand experiences with young children, and the more first hand experiences they have the better they will perform in math, reading, science, and especially history. So when we travel to CT every year, we have to visit NYC as one of our tourist spots. Because what better place to give the kids those first hand experiences than the Big Apple?!?!
Case in point what other place can you:
*ride the subway and see a bum debating to a neighboring passenger the unethical actions of our government
*observe hundreds of people sunbathing and playing baseball in the middle of the day (Doesn't anybody work in the city during the summer? It's like life stops in the summer for the citizens of the big city!)
*take tour of a famous library that houses an original letter from George Washington, a copy of the Declaration of Independence, and a Klu Klux Klan robe all in one room!!!! Weird and ironic all at the same time?!
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hear and see all the sights and sounds of Broadway (Did you know the ball s.l.o.w.l.y makes it's way back up the pole throughout the year?!?!)
*visit a 3 story toy store that houses a huge Ferris Wheel and a replica of Jack Sparrow made out of Lego's
*get to see the original Dum Dum statue from the Night at the Museum movie (Jackson was in awe while mommy was frantically searching for Sacagawea!)
*or eat at our favorite watering hole that is yet wacky but bizarre!
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