Every year on November 11, elementary schools across the country rally their students in their gym and bring in veterans from across the community to put on a convocation for Veterans Day.

Every year on November 11, high schools across the country carry on with their daily lives.

Giving credit where credit is due, there is mention of Veterans Day every year. Some teachers incorporate it into their curriculum, and it is always on the announcements, but this still does not really seem to give the day the credit it deserves — especially compared to the weight it carried in third grade.

Columbus East Special Education teacher and 20-year Army Ranger veteran Jeff Burgmeier had some thought on this.

“Veterans Day, that day should talk about what it’s cost to be in this country,” Burgmeier said.

Burgmeier thinks many of the holidays in remembrance of people should be in school learning about history. For example, on Martin Luther King Jr. day students should learn about the Civil Rights Movement.

“If you want to honor the veterans, you learn a little bit about what they’ve done, what they’ve had to do, and what they suffered,” Burgmeier said.

Whatever the matter, there seems to be very little importance placed on today as some students are completely unaware of the day’s significance. But even if the day is treated as just another day by a many people, Burgmeier is thankful it is another day well lived.

“If you think about it everyday is Veterans Day because you wake up and everyday is a gift. There were several days that I would wake up and was pretty sure there wouldn’t be another one,” said Burgmeier.