NEA Shouts Down Conservative Teacher's Call for Tolerance

AgapePress ^ | July 23, 2003 | Jim Brown and Jenni Parker

[Paul Atreides]

I used to wonder why old-timers looked down on people with book-learnin'. Seeing what has become of education, I don't wonder anymore.

[MonroeDNA]

Now THERE is a true hero. Going into the lion's den.

I feel humble in the strength of her courage.

[Colofornian]

a lot of conservatives dont have much choice when it comes to sending their kids to public schools or not

A lot of conservatives don't want to make the hard choices when it comes to their kids:

(a) We don't want to take to time to debrief our public-schooled kids each day to see what they've been unnecessarily indoctrinated in; (b) We don't want to do much of any formal or informal ed of our children--even if they remain in public school; (c) We don't want to consider home schooling or online learning ops so readily available these days (even folks who say they don't have the ability/time to do this are not off of the hooks I mentioned above in (a) and (b);

[RightOnline]

"...the NEA is a political machine first, an educational machine second."

With all due respect................wrong.

They're a self-appointed instrument for "social change" first and foremost. Second, they're a Socialist organization.........fact; an ideaological group. Third, they're a political organization, purely to drive the agenda(s) of the above.

They aren't.......and never were..........an educational organization.

[Paul Atreides]

It would be more accurate to say that they are an indoctrination organization.

[Eska]

The NEA is over 25% republican, believe it or not. They ask your party status when you join, so the nea know what they report is the truth. That's not counting all the teachers that don't join. The nea must see the writing on the wall. Problem is union leadership is ultra liberal.

Actually, most conservative teachers join the nea for legal protection. The first time you have a nutcake parent upset about how you handled little Johnny's behavior complain to district, then all the politics; anyone would pay the 600 bucks to join. Necessary evil if you plan to teach as a career.

[SuziQ]

Is anyone really surprised by this?

[RightOnline]

"It would be more accurate to say that they are an indoctrination organization."

I'll add that to the list, as well.

[DPB101]

Same old tune: Its the parents fault.

No it isn't. Most of the 2.5 million NEA members vote for every tax raising, family killing, depravity creating issue the left puts out there. They are tapped out. Working two jobs to support the people who are supposed to be teaching their kids.

With the money people are paying, there is no excuse for the schools being the way they are.

[longtermmemmory]

Does anyone know if the NEA has a pension fund? Who controls it? Follow the money and we will know who controls these wackos.

(the NEA is not there to protect exceptional teachers, its there to protect the unexceptional.)

[Colofornian]

Same old tune: Its the parents fault.

I'm sorry. I didn't realize that the character ed described in Deuteronomy 6:4-9 was written to dues-paying educators. I thought the "your children" (verse 7) was meant for parents, not the "it-takes-a-village" conceptual folks.

I guess I was misled by the "sit at home" and "walk along the road" and "lie down" & "get up" locales mentioned along with the "doorframes of your houses" and "gates" (vv. 7,9).

Forgive me. The all-encompassing nature of that passage I guess just swept me away.

Otherwise, tis a shame what Josh McDowell wrote about one time: How many conservative/Christian children, if asked to name who their fave teacher was, would point to someone outside of the home? As Josh points out, that wouldn't have been true a few generations ago.

[Libertina]

One against 9000... now that's courage!

[DPB101]

Employees blaming the customer is bad business. Teachers are the only employees who, on a regular basis, do that. But then most teachers do not realize they are employees. They believe, many of them, they are on a mission to undo what children learn from their parents.

[KevinDavis]

People wonder why companies is going overseas to look for employees.

[demkicker]

"The quality of public school education is inversely proportionate to the growth of the NEA. "

And isn't it a shame they've got total control over most public schools in our country? Unless the sheeple wake up and demand change and say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, our little munchkins will be tomorrows homo lover intollerant leftists.

WAKE UP AMERICA! The commies said they'd take over the U.S. without firing a shot. Their weapon of choice is public education.

[Steel and Fire and Stone]

What a bunch ..

We get your message, but wasn't that "fruitcake" insult a little strong? Don't want to be intolerant now.. < g>

SFS

[JusPasenThru]

Yikes! All three of my children have gone through private schooling because of the indoctrinatioin issue, amoung others. Do you have any idea how much it costs to send a kid to a private school these days? Which is why the NEA will fight vouchers to the death.

[livius]

She was a brave woman, and I can't imagine how she survives in the world of government schools (and their unions).

Congratulations to you for doing the right thing and getting your kids out of that environment. The problem is that we all still have to pay taxes for schools that many of us cannot use.

[RonF]

My kids go to a large High School (> 3000 students) in the Chicago suburbs. Recently, the School Board announced that the GLBT organization there was being dissolved. Why? Because of a bigoted administration? No. Because of faculty harassment? No. Because of parental protest? No. Because of some politician trying to make an issue? No. Because of lack of interest. School organizations have to have a minimal membership. They went below the minimum last year, and (as per standard procedure) were put on warning. This year their membership didn't pick up, and they were dropped. They weren't being picked on; about 8 others, with no controversial issues invovled, were dropped at the same time. I thought that this was interesting. I can't figure that it's because there's no gay or lesbian kids at the school.