It's extremely difficult to give children an understanding of world conflicts and world peace. Colman McCarthy, founder and director of the Center for Teaching Peace, in Washington, D.C., says that we need to teach more about peace.
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They don't know these great peacemakers, but they do know all about the peace breakers. We need to do a much better job teaching about peacemakers and what they believed in. Then share them with your class. Some people to begin with are Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, Jane Addams, Albert Schweitzer, and Jeanette Rankin. When you've read the books, discuss what these people's views on creating peace were.