YOUR CHILD'S FIRST LESSON IN SOCIALISM

BoortzNuze ^ | 2-5-04 | Neal Boortz

[wizardoz]

I hope the parent who PAID for those supplies showed up at the school the next day with receipts and explained that either the supplies will be returned or the money will be reimbursed.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Get the book "What Ever Happened to Penny Candy?". It is an EXCELLENT book to teach kids (7th grade and up) about REAL economics, why socialism/communism will NEVER work except from the barrel of a gun, and how the Rats who think that raising the taxes by 100% would result in a 100% increase in revenue (the law of action and reaction and why static analysis is completely wrong).

http://www.bluestockingpress.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=79

[rickmichaels]

"From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs."

From each according to their gullibility, to each according to their greed.

[smadurski]

To be honest I dont think the daycare situation applies since the property wasnt taken away to be given to others it was only withheld.I can understand why they wouldnt want to have the one kid having candy. As for the school supplies it is denying the kids to learn how to take care of their stuff and learn how to share. When i was in school we always shared stuff if your buddy was out of paper he could "borrow" a sheet from any of us. now kids are learning if your buddy doesnt have something instead of you helping him out just wait for the Govt to do it. liberals love to quote Jesus about feeding the poor but, they miss out on the part where he said for us to do it not pass legislation to do it.

[luckystarmom]

My 4th grader son is getting interested in politics. I've been trying to tell him the difference between republicans and democrats.

He got very angry when I said that the democrats think that everyone should have health care, and that they want the rich people to help the poor people. My son went on about (without my prompting) "What's wrong with working hard. The rich people worked hard. They deserve to keep their money. I'm defintely a republican. I think Mrs. Connoly (a teacher) is a democrat." Mrs. Connoly teaches "science". It seems she is very worried about the rain forests. My son thinks it is so boring. She wants them to donate money to help the rain forests. My son is so sick of her.

Since he's young, I don't say anything really nasty about democrats. My son is catching on real quick.

[steve8714]

No, those are the supplies we are told the heroic teacher had to come up with out of her own meager income...

[Lady Eileen]

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[StriperSniper]

You can compare your child's first day in school with some brainwashed adult's first day in a cult.

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[Kennesaw]

Get the book "what Ever Happened to Penny Candy?".

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll get it for my kids and also read it myself.

[eyespysomething]

Ha ha. My second grader thinks his teacher is a democrat!

[netmilsmom]

Last year my daughter started Kindergarten at a charter school. The list of supplies cost 30.00 (including baby wipes, Clorox desk wipes, 3 bags of candy and Tissues). She was accepted to another, closer charter. We were again given a list totaling 35.00 including all of the above, juice boxes and snacks. Three children came mid-year to this class and did not even bring pencil boxes.

This year we started with the same list. I got my daughter the new cool eraseable colored pencils and put her name on every one. I told the teacher that they were hers and no one was to take them. The teacher didn't know what to say.

When we made the decision to homeschool before Christmas, I was in the class for the party. Six of her eight colored pencils were in the Community Box (the name was scratched out).

Between the other children in the classes and the Greek school that used the class at night (and borrowed the student's supplies), I figured I spent 150.00 for the two years.

Now we have a giant box of crayons and six #2 pencils for both girls.

[AppyPappy]

My wife told the teacher "If a child doesn't have supplies, let me know and I'll get them for the child. But don't take my child's stuff". That fixed it.

[RightField]

Penny Candy is a great book. But can be hard to find. I went to two local "teacher supply" stores, and in both cases, the store managers sniffed, "We don't carry THOSE books." (The author, Richard Maybury, has written several books, called "Uncle Eric" books. They explain politics, history and economics in a clear, understandable manner. Get them all, if you can.)

Likewise, our county library doesn't carry THOSE books.

[Eva]

When I was a kid in Pennsylvania, it was illegal for the school to require the students to bring their own supplies because some parents might not be able to afford them. In public school, everything was supplied by the school. Even field trips were fully funded or not permitted.

[plastic_positive]

no offense, but I've spent a lot of time in Public Schools and I have never seen a teacher demand that all school supplies become everyone's property. If this is really the case, I'd appreciate it if anyone on this board could post the name of the school and the year it happened. please, let's get some details and not just this overly emotional blather. If this is the best arguement anyone on this board can make against public schools, it's not wonder we can't win the fight to save our children's educations.

[RightField]

I'm glad to hear your homeschooling efforts are going well. I remember a few weeks back when you were first thinking in that direction. Kudos to you for your decision.

[netmilsmom]

Your wife is a smart woman! I was new at the routine when this all started.