FAMINE LESSONS LET STUDENTS DRAW OWN CONCLUSIONS.(MAIN)

Byline: ALAN SINGER Hofstra University Hempstead The writer is co-director of the New York State Great Irish Famine Curriculum Guide. -

Your article on the state's Irish famine curriculum (``An Irish history lesson goes untaught'' by Jacquelyn Swearingen, March 17) was misleading. Rather than advocating a particular point of view, the curriculum was specifically designed to meet state and national standards that require students to examine primary source documents and draw their own conclusions.

The guide is long because it covers grades 4 through 12 and contains interdisciplinary lessons for use in science, math and English, as well as social …