“That is the role of their parents, not of compulsory school attendance. For one thing, as you may have noticed, it is impossible for a mass school facility to accommodate the varied expectations of families with different political views.”
“as I may have noticed”? Really? How condescending.
Maybe you should consider volunteering at your nearest ACLU office. This isn’t religion where families have different views and are responsible for their children’s religious education. This is American Civics. Public schools should cover all American events that are Constitutionally established; it’s not partisan. (Indoctrination and partisan activities are off limits, of course.)
In the ‘60s I had to endure endless wet-sloppy-kiss screeds about JFK’s inauguration and assassination in an American public school. Our family was anti-JFK but we understood that it was part of American history and added to our knowledge base.
American children learning about the American Constitution and traditions in American public schools is not a bad thing. We did it in school ‘50s and ‘60s and I don’t think we’re forever scarred. Tap-dancing around it turns out the snowflakes that are polluting our country now.
If families have a problem with that, then they need to relocate to a country where they’d be more comfortable. And God bless them, wherever they go.
I do not think television-watching in school is an effective way to teach American government. We have the Constitution and we have factual explanations of how elections and government work.
You Betcha! This teacher even acknowledges that he showed BHO’s and GWB’s inaugarations in class. His ridiculous justification about to trying to keep the children from offensive language shows that he knows he needs an excuse to go against protocol. It’s just utter nonsense from beginning to end.