Here's a look at what some teachers are doing to mark to seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks:
Solvay High School. Government teacher Shawn Mitchell will show his students clips from 60 Minutes' "Bush in His Own Words." He also will tell students how the federal government for the first time ever dispersed the presidential line of succession throughout Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Cazenovia High School. History teacher Kurt Wheeler talked about Sept. 11 during his lesson Wednesday on enlightenment, the philosophical movement from the 1700s that served as a foundation for the American Revolution and for documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
Christian Brothers Academy. Government and economics teacher David Roache said he lost a high school classmate and a friend who was an off-duty New York City firefighter on Sept. 11, 2001. Roache said his students will write pieces of legislation. Last year, about five of 30 students wrote bills that dealt with national security issues. His economics class discussed the economic fallout of the tragedy, and looked at economic figures, such as the impact on taxation.
Corcoran High School. English teacher Megan Root draws on common themes in literature and in life, such as the struggle to survive, racism, prejudice and the idea of religious persecution. When she teaches the book, "Night," by Elie Wiesel, a teenage Holocaust survivor, Root said the students realize that there were 6 million who died there, and about 3,000 in the Twin Towers.
Auburn High School. Social studies teacher Gerard Martin said he doesn't show images because they're already engrained in students' minds. But he does mention 9/11 at least a dozen times each school year, such as when he's teaching about foreign policy or nationalism.