So, I have like 3 essays due in about a week and a half and the last topic I need to cover is if dark parts of history should be exposed to children. I've kind of gathered my thoughts already on it but I want to see if I can find something else to expand on or even if something can convince to go in the opposite direction.

I think maybe things like genocide of European settlers, slavery and Indian wars should probably be left out until about 5th or 6th grade. There's other points I plan to add in like the effects of not teaching factual history (or how some elementary schools completely rule it out). Also, how children probably can't process overwhelming amounts of information and all the gory details that go with.

The essay doesn't have to only revolve around elementary school either.

Thoughts? anything?