Posted on 10/11/2001 11:25:50 PM PDT by FreedomFriend
Today, I felt it upon myself to right about a very serious problem in our country. No, I'm not talking about the Taliban, bombs, biological warfare, etc., though those are some very legitimate concerns. Instead, I am refering to the rampant "multiculturalism" and "diversity" mantra that is being used through propagandic techniques in the brainwashing of our children.
As a substitute teacher, I come in contact with propagandic material on a near weekly basis. This material comes in the form of magazines, pamphlets, textbooks, and curricula that is set-aside and funded by the state.
For example, the Federal Government, in coordination with state governments and local schoolboards, publishes a quarterly magazine that deals with America's Diversity. The magazine falsifies history and talks about America's "rich culturally diverse past" (Despite multiculturalism was not tolerated pre-Clinton). I'm not talking about having various cultural backgrounds, but rather a technique being used that is having the effect of misinforming our children to the point where they may believe that many cultures have lived together in harmony all throughout America's past. Many of these same magazines feature children from various ethnic and racial backgrounds on the front cover. What I don't get, though, is why there are very few white children on these covers. I mean, they'll have higher numbers of Asian and black children in these pictures as opposed to white children which, I might say, still have a much larger share of the population than either of the above groups. In some pictures, I've seen as few as two white children, while there'll be five Asian children and four black children. I have no problem with there being different races and ethnic groups represented, but why do they have to misrepresent the numbers in these types of magazines all the time?
In pamphlets and textbooks, I have witnessed the systematic selectivity of historic events. For example, history textbooks in some fifth grade classes that I have taught fascade the entire Civil War era in a Slavery "Cloak". The whole War is shown to have originated from slavery starting with the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Dread Scott Decision, along with Lincoln, yet there is a total omission of states' rights, high taxes, unfair tarrifs, differences in economies, U.S. law and the Constitution, and blockading of southern ports to the point of southern weakness. I've seen time lines of U.S. History drawn up in which it is made to appear that the European settlers were the worst things to ever have come to this land, for it resulted in the displacement of Indians. In fact, I've seen some textbooks where it says that the "Indians lived a harvesting life for thousands of years until the European settlers came in and disrupted their peaceful lifestyle forever". Not exact words, but close. The point, though, is that only one side of the story is shown, and it is generally the one the Socialist elite wants your children to see. That is, it is the one that omits many facts while blurring and scewing the truth and reality.
As far as Curricula goes, this deals mostly with the government funded "diversity" education and studies/subjects that are being pushed down the throats of teachers and students. That is, many teachers have no choice but to teach the material that the state says to teach. For example, many of these "Diversity Education" subjects/programs focus on "diversity in the educational environment", "why all of us are different", "why diversity is a good thing", etc. My point about this is why pay money for something that should come naturally, or shouldn't come naturally? I mean, whatever environment a child will become exposed to will be the one that he/she becomes accustomed to. There is no reason to spend time and money on programs that will be used to brainwash many young minds. I mean, why would we need programs such as these in the mountains of West Virginia, in Montana, etc. Generally, why would you need them in areas where there is a dominant American culture? To me, it appears that there must be a hidden agenda to change America's culture, and that they are attempting to desensitize the young to the coming, forced/manufactured/non-natural change. Shouldn't assimilating be the goal? Why is E Pluribus Unum on our money if we are teaching many cultures instead of one? It's very odd, I'd say.
Anyway, my two cents....
Why are you afraid to reveal your true feelings in the classroom? Are you afraid that they'll fail you because you're speaking with reason? You have to treat these people like children, for that is what they are, mentally speaking. I'm just kidding. However, what you do need to do is speak up in class, back up your responses with facts. It's not that hard. If they're too shallow to fail you for that, then I'd speak with the Dean or University board.
Secondly, are you telling me the truth that education majors eat up the multiculturalist mantra with a spoon? Do they really believe that much in the policy of division? I do know that I've seen several teachers teaching it. I've thought, how can they do that. However, are you serious?
It doesn't get any better at the university level. Not long ago I had to read a book on Meso-America where, of course, the Evil United Fruit Company was dwelt upon long and hard. My favorite part was where the author tells us ominously, "by 1950, the UFC had total control of Guatemala's railroads!" Only later, doing my own web-search, did I find this little interesting detail: the UFC were the ones who BUILT the railroads.
I think burnout from politics in education and lack of administration support destroys more teachers than the kids or pay scale.
No, I won't tip my hand because I'm going to need recommendations from these people in order to get a teaching job. I have already gotten a sterling recommendation from one prof this summer. I'm playing their game because to do otherwise would jeopardize my future.
Secondly, are you telling me the truth that education majors eat up the multiculturalist mantra with a spoon? Do they really believe that much in the policy of division? I do know that I've seen several teachers teaching it. I've thought, how can they do that. However, are you serious?
Yes, I am sorry to say, I am telling the absolute truth. We are learning the "importance" of incorporating multicultural themes into lesson plans, a distraction and waste of time for the most part. It's way over done. Not only that, diversity in the classroom means we have to accomodate and be sensitive to all other culture's and their traditions which we might encounter in our classroom. Then there's all the ESL, (English as a Second Language), SLEP (Students with limited English proficiency), and on and on.
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