This is a transcript of the homework my 5th grader brought home today. I was appalled, and my wife and I had to spend some time correcting the lesson. I also wrote a note to the teacher explaining that we do not live in a democracy, and that we do not owe allegience to the government. I'm sure the Freepers will notice several other gross conceptual errors in the text.
1 posted on
09/10/2007 5:39:26 PM PDT by
Pan_Yan
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity; Pan_Yans Wife
2 posted on
09/10/2007 5:45:01 PM PDT by
Pan_Yan
(All grey areas are fabrications)
To: Pan_Yan
“The people are not “ruled” by their leaders”
Someone needs to send this to all incumbents asking if they are smarter then a 5th grader.
The current GOP crop seems to have forgotten this and the DNC never believe it.
3 posted on
09/10/2007 5:45:39 PM PDT by
edcoil
(Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
To: Pan_Yan
People who do not get their way may be upset.And stamp their feet, run to court, and even get snippy.
Voting to make decisions is not a perfect system
Especially when politicians have forbidden polling places in California TO ASK FOR FREAKIN' IDENTIFICATION.
4 posted on
09/10/2007 5:45:52 PM PDT by
Lizavetta
( Politicians: When they're speaking, they're lying - when they're not speaking, they're stealing.)
To: Pan_Yan
Citizens have duties. They owe loyalty to the government.No, we don't.
5 posted on
09/10/2007 5:49:35 PM PDT by
ovrtaxt
(Sworn to oppose control freaks, foreign and domestic.)
To: Pan_Yan
n the United States, the people choose their representatives when they vote on Election Day. The representatives make the laws. That way, the U.S. government comes from the people. The people are not “ruled” by their leaders. This system is known as a democracy. Buzzzzz. Wrong. This system is called a REPUBLIC. But thanks for playing.
6 posted on
09/10/2007 5:50:32 PM PDT by
mc5cents
(Show me just what Mohammd brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman)
To: Pan_Yan
Fifth graders are at a point where accuracy counts, and they deserve accuracy in their schooling.
It is better to teach factually correct material than to unlearn and correct the lessons in the future.
7 posted on
09/10/2007 5:56:44 PM PDT by
Navy Patriot
(Zimbabwe, leftist success story, the envy of Venezuela)
To: Pan_Yan
For the purposes of accuracy the workbook is called "Cast Your Vote."
Here's what the publisher says about it:
Cast Your Vote Grades 3-5
Contains information on voting, elections, government, elected leaders, and the election process. Students will learn presidential trivia, conduct mock elections, follow actual elections, conduct research, and reinforce reading comprehension and writing skills.
Source URL8 posted on
09/10/2007 5:57:24 PM PDT by
Pan_Yan
(All grey areas are fabrications)
To: Pan_Yan
However, citizens also have rights. They have freedom of speech and the right to a speedy trial. What idiocy. The right to "freedom of speech" does not apply only to citizens despite the implications of this paragraph. This right comes from God. The Declaration of Independence tells us that government exists to secure the certain unalienable rights of all men. Almighty God created man in his own image and endowed him with free will and the certain inalienable rights inherent in that free will.
10 posted on
09/10/2007 6:09:05 PM PDT by
dufekin
(Name the leader of our enemy: Islamic Republic of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, terrorist dictator)
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