When I was a kindergarten teacher, I di a little project every year where I read my students books about Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, and Pecos Bill. We talked about them, did associated activities, and then I gave them a homework assignment, which was the topic of this thread. Of course they had to go over it with their parents (which was the real point), but I never got any cartoon characters in response. I got Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King, Jr., and family members. Then I made books out of the reponses and gave each kid a copy. It was one of the most inspiring (to me) thngs I did as a teacher.

My three father (well, one dad and 2 stepdads) were all heroes to me. They all took stands that cost them ,and stuck by those stands. They all took their family responsibilities very seriously. They all taught me values that endure. And they were all a hell of a lot of fun to be around. One of them still is.