Posted on 01/19/2020 7:38:30 AM PST by Kaslin
When I was in eighth grade, a teacher announced we were going to study capital punishment. The methodology for this process was that the class was divided randomly in half, and each side was assigned the task of writing an essay: one half pro, one half con. After we had completed our essays, the students engaged in open debate about this complex issue.
Perhaps this sort of objective process of critical thinking is still practiced in some American schools, but it surely seems scarce. In its place, secular liberalism, and "progressivism," have become the Church of the American State, administered through public schools.
When Roe v. Wade was decided, the schools may have taught that abortion was legal, but they did not instruct children that it was moral that was left to parents in the home. By the time marriage was redefined so two men could claim it together as a constitutional liberty, the landscape had clearly changed not only are children being instructed that homosexuality is the moral equivalent of heterosexuality (in conflict with numerous faith and cultural traditions), but they are being taught that they can select their gender orientation and gender "identity." In Vermont, young children are offered transgender hormone treatment in preparation for transgender surgeries and if the parents disagree, a court order can bypass them.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
After 12 years of Catholic School I came away Not indoctrinated.
Now? Looking back and pondering, it’s been going on for quite a while.
But I bet you had a great education, which you would not have had if you had to go to a public school.
This programming bs has been going about 4 decades.
It has gotten worse since the Obama years.
Child abuse by parents today is sending their children to these programming centers, aka public schools.
There can be no doubt, our universities are the American Komsomol.
“I bet you had a great education, which you would not have had if you had to go to a public school.”
This point was driven home to our adult children with kids in school.
A young man, the adult child, of friends back east, came to our area to go to an elite trade school.
At a dinner party welcoming him back, he told everyone that his 5 years at the so called good state college was a waste of his time and his parents money.
He said, “The 4 years of private high school prepared him better for life than his 5 years at the state college.”
Our oldest son and his wife had some serious discussions with this young man after dinner and later by phone.
They decided to send their children to a good and expensive private high school after their kids finished their 8th grade.
Years later with both of their kids in great colleges, they are glad that they did.
Excellent article! Should be read by all!
Approaching the age of 73-years, I am happy to say that I missed the indoctrination phase of public education.
The NEA, AFT and the Department of Education and all entity contrary to the health of our Republic, and must be abolished.
Teachers should not be selected from the ranks of those too stupid or lazy to get a real college education!
Correction, are,, not and.
The NEA, AFT and Department of Education are all entities contrary to the health of our Republic and must be abolished!
Correct. The education from Catholic School was excellent .... and it taught me to question authority.
If you send you child to Catholic school for twelve years, you would expect that he will be taught a love for the Catholic church. If you send your child to military school, you should expect that he will be taught a love for the military. Why are you surprised when you send your child to a government school for twelve years that he is taught to love the government?
Agreed.
In 11.54 years when our kids realize they didnt die from climate change some might not appreciate being lied to.
If more conservatives would become school teachers, we could combat this. I am a public school teacher in Los Angeles. Just last week I had my students reading a Guardian article from 2004 about how major cities would be underwater by 2020, so they could see for themselves this alarmism about Climate Change is suspect. I could see quite a few of them really taking it in. It doesn’t take a lot to undo the programming. But conservatives refuse to get down into the trenches.
My wife is a great conservative public school teacher in the central Sierras
and a crack shot with a pistol. Was going to volunteer as a concealed carry if it had been allowed. .
Now? Looking back and pondering, its been going on for quite a while.
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Exactly! What’s this just “Now” business.
Hmmmm. Central Sierras. We’re just a little to the east of that but it sure seems like NV is headed down the hole in the outhouse.
It’s sick out there and getting sicker. - The Great One.. Bob Grant.
Stupid title...
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