The history curriculum for middle- and high schoolers in six states is about to add a new chapter: The terrorist attacks of September 11.
Developed by a non-profit group called the Sept. 11 Education Trust, the lesson plan draws from about 70 interviews of eyewitnesses, family members of victims and politicians such as former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to the education/" target="_blank">Associated Press.
The curriculum, which will also include archival footage, will be piloted in schools in New York City, California, New Jersey, Alabama, Indiana, Illinois and Kansas.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Giuliani said one of the main goals is to ensure that students who may have been too young to remember much about the attacks develop a better understanding of how terrorism has shaped U.S. policy of late.
"This is one of the critical subjects on which young people should develop some ideas and thoughts. They're going to have to live with this for quite some time," Giuliani said, according to AP. "It gives young people a framework in which to think about Sept. 11, all that it meant and all that it means to the present."
Officials said a wide range of viewpoints are folded into the curriculum, including interviews with Muslim scholars.
