Ignorance is Bliss

Going off of Voltaire's statement, it's not something we neccessarily understand until our later years of schooling. All throughout elementary and even middle school, students are spoon-fed the same lies we've always been taught. This brings up a risky topic, should younger students be taught how things actually went down? Should they be exposed to tales of brutal slaughter and reckless conquer? In my opinion, not necessarily. It's a bit much for young kids. However, does that mean we have to flat out lie? I truly don't think so. I don't believe that it is at all neccesary to hide the complete truth from younger kids. History can be touched on in elementary schooling, perhaps teaching the basic facts, rather than the basic lies. If that is done in the younger years, then, when students reach mid and junior high, they could start to delve deeper into actuality. I believe that is a far more suitable age for comprehension of some of the crazy subjects that come up. So altogether, I think we should change how we teach younger students. Instead of flat out lying, we should just give them a basic understanding, providing a foundation for what they'll learn more of in the future.