Is that what you taught your kids ?
I didn’t have kids. But I would teach them to never take any oath or pledge they did not understand. In 4th grade I actually stopped to pay attention to the pledge, and realized I really didn’t want to pledge allegiance to a country being run by a dumbass (Jimmy Carter), so I stopped. Haven’t said it since.
I notice you still can’t be bothered to answer the question:
What meaning does a mandatory pledge have?