Posted on 01/28/2009 5:42:17 PM PST by markomalley
A parent in the Clark County School District of Las Vegas, Henderson area reported today that his son, who is in 1st grade, came home yesterday saying that he didn't want to go back to school anymore.
When asked why, the boy said that during the Pledge of Allegiance the teacher put up a large image of Obama next to the flag.
Thinking that the boy might be exaggerating, the man asked his son if he was sure, and suggested that by "large" he might mean an 8x10 photo of the president. The boy apparently said "No, it is a large picture of Obama and when we are done, the teacher turns off the image."
The same thing was not done for President Bush last year.
After investigating this morning, the other parent reported that what the boy said was true.
At least three of the five classrooms have an overhead projector and as the children stand to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, the teacher turns on the classroom overhead and a full body image of Obama, with six U.S. flags behind him, comes up about 4 feet away from the flag that hangs on the wall. The screen is apparently around five feet by six feet.
In the image, President Obama appears to be staring straight out with no facial expression, just a serious look. All of the kids in each class faced the President, instead of the flag that hangs in the corner.
Local parents are up in arms over this situation. Teachers clearly do not realize the gravity of what they are doing.
Ummm, you -are- aware, aren't you, that those children are indeed pledging allegiance to the American Flag, and that in the timeframe of the photo (late 1800's) that was a perfectly valid way for an American to address the flag?
That's the form of salute used by the author of the Pledge (Francis Bellamy).
40 years later it was changed by FDR because it looked too much like a Nazi salute. But the American one came first.
>>statement made without offense to all teachers
No, just a majority of the ones in the government school systems.
Yeah, I got confused between pages, sorry again.
I hope the story isn't true -- it would be very sad for our Nation. But I fear that it may be...
>> No offense, but I’m not sure that they do [know what they’re doing]
It’s called worship, and it doesn’t belong in the classroom.
That first-person post is a anonymous blog comment. It has even less credibility than the main article. ;-)
This is how urban legends get started. Look at all the Freepers who aren't bothering to wonder if it's true.
"Button? Meet PUSH."
Might be true, might not. Certainly gets people excited, though, don't it?
I don’t find this humorous at all and I wonder where the outrage is?
I don’t think that pic is from the late 1800s...
They absolutely know what they are doing! During the campaign somehow I ended up on the receiving end of an email from some schmuck that works for the NEA spewing the most deranged nonsense I’ve ever read in my life. THEY KNOW!
Hitler Youth are coming.
Don’t instruct others to move on. HOW RUDE!! SO what name would you like to put on it?
Late 1800's? Are you kidding? That photo is from 1947ish to 1960 in my estimation.
I doubt it. We're on the 5 yard line. What's needed is to rebuild the lineman one by one and run the ball and consistently make progress instead of dreaming of some new quarterback to come out of nowhere and try to lead a bunch of wimpy linemen.
was it an imported SUV-most of the zerobama stickers I see are on imported car.
I can’t believe it....
Is this the Ayer’s method of learning?
Neocons, please go into the education field. You are needed to stop the poisonous tide of socialism. Your children and your grandchildren need you now.
You should see an indocrinologist about your problem. /s
hoooooooly cow, trust me- i’ll be reporting from Vermont on this one.
this is NOT good.
230px-1892_Pledge_of_Allegiance.jpgIt wasn't until after I posted that I remembered that 1892 was the date of Bellamy's authorship of the Pledge.
See here for where the photo and an explanation are:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance_to_the_Flag_of_the_United_StatesOn a second (*better*) look, I think buccaneer81 is right, it's probably just before FDR changed the salute.
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