Posted on 12/01/2009 9:00:48 PM PST by celticchik
I am having an email argument/discussion with my son's social studies teacher. He distributed a study guide about how unfair it was that the founding fathers at the Constitutional Convention did not include African Americans, Native Americans, women and poor people. I discussed with my son who is 12, that the only people who received an education at the time were white wealthy land owning men. I disagree with the use of the word unfair and let the teacher know my feelings politely. It was indicative of the era. Why would we send uneducated people to a meeting to start a government? I simplified it by saying that I wouldn't attempt brain surgery because I do not have medical knowledge. Do you know of any history books written for middle school aged children that are written without a socialist agenda?
Pharmboy,
You make some excellent points. You sound a lot like Mark Levin in your explanation of the greatness of the founders, and the Constitution they gave us. The more I learn about the founders, the more I understand how unique and inspired they were.
Pharmboy,
You make some excellent points. You sound a lot like Mark Levin in your explanation of the greatness of the founders, and the Constitution they gave us. The more I learn about the founders, the more I understand how unique and inspired they were.
And, as an interesting side note, I had my Y-chromosome analyzed a few years ago and it is clearly and wholly Celtic!
Give it up. If the "teacher" is advancing such idiotic, intellectually barren opinions, he/she is obviously lost to the effects of a leftist lobotomy. You won't scratch the surface. I'd recommend removing your child to a real educational environment.
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