[chance33_98]

This was linked off the NEA as a suggested resource. Utterly sickening.

[chance33_98]

ping!

[DoughtyOne]

Taken to it's ultimate conclusion, diversity is anarchy.

[itzmygun]

Older children might want to consider what would have happened if all white American males had been condemned for the Oklahoma City bombing.

Or what would have happened if gun owners had been condemned for the actions of a few murderous thugs...

[ppaul]

Thanks for this list of more reasons why any and all patriotic conservatives should remove their children from the public schools now.
And, I am sick of FReeper apologists for the government system of indoctrination/corruption of youth saying, "Well, not in my kids' school. We're different." Puhleease! There is not one - not one! - public school that is not under the influence of the NEA. There is no way you can protect your children from this mind pollution if you allow them to spend 4 - 8 hours per day, nine+ months a year, being bombarded by this propaganda onslaught. Get your children out now, before it's too late.

[Djarum]

BARF ALERT

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Those NEA weanies are whining about what a FEW Americans did. Good grief! We were amazingly tolerant. People were cussing mad. But we displayed historic restraint. There isn't an Islamic dominated country that wouldn't have gone on a killing rampage if the same thing were done to them. Riots. Murders. Burning down houses and shops. There would not have been a safe Christian in their country. The entire world knows this.

[Texas_Jarhead]

The seemingly main point of all those points and tips is diversity is great, diversity made us great, and only diversity will keep us great. What a bunch of bu!!sh!!

ANd I just loved that line about white males and OKC.

[weegee]

2. Groups of people should not be judged by the actions of a few. It is wrong to condemn an entire group of people by association of religion, race, homeland, or even proximity. No one likes to be blamed or threatened for the actions of others.

How many people constitute "a few"? 19 hijackers? Unknown numbers of fellow agents in this and other countries?

Ignoring the terrorists (a word that the AP has refused to use for the 9/11 hijackers), what about judging the people of nations that were dancing in the street with joy while 3,000 people burned to death, fell to their deaths, were crushed to death, etc?

No one "likes" to be blamed for the actions of others but then what is the case for slavery "reparations"?

[weegee]

3. America is strong because of our diversity. Known as the great "melting-pot" of the world. American democracy is founded on respect for individual differences. Those differences in culture, religion, ideas, and ethnicity have contributed to the strength and richness of our country.

Yes. America is a "melting-pot". But some groups don't want to "melt" anymore. They want the nation to change to accomidate them.

- They shouldn't have to learn English to take a driver's test. They shouldn't have to learn English to vote, etc.

- Muslim women are refusing to remove their burkas for driver's license photos...

Without assimilation (and with hyphenation) are they truly Americans?

Ask the Imam (Is it allowed to obtain United States Citizenship so that travelling for deen becomes easier? )says that the loyalty oath is in violation of Islam and so is not to followed (take the oath but ignore it).

[weegee]

4. All people deserve to be treated with fairness, respect and dignity. Certainly individuals that are proven to be guilty of a crime should be punished. No matter how angry we are over these terrible crimes, our Constitution ensures fair and equitable treatment under the law for all Americans.

Remember this the next time the left goes on tv crying for tougher gun laws after some criminal shoots up innocent people. The Columbine kids broke countless laws and yet still law abiding citizens were punished with threats of more restrictions on gun ownership.

[Reactionary]

Sickening? I think so, since these handy tips have nothing at all to do with any educational discipline known to man. It was so thoughful of the NEA to include it as a resource for teachers, don't you think?

What this fine bit of vague, generalized pablum illustrates is the left's committment to specific kind of moral education. A different kind of moral education, certainly, but a moral education nonetheless.

And what is the content of this so-called moral education? Vague concepts, pallid "values" - all based upon radical socialist equality. The NEA, you see, is interested in creating the democratic personality, the New Man of our collective socialist future.

[weegee]

5. Vengeance and justice are not necessarily the same. Everyone wants the terrorists punished. Our government is working to identify who they are and how we will bring them to justice. Justice means punishing the real perpetrators, not innocent people. Hurting our classmates and neighbors will not make us safer, stop the real terrorists, or help punish them. It will only add to the hate and anger, increasing the risk of further violence.

New rules for war. Don't kill any civilians. Trials with an ACLU approved attorney are required before shooting at any "suspected" member of the enemy on the battlefield.

The terrorists responsible for killing the flight crew and crashing the planes into the buildings are dead. There is nothing we can do to the "real perpetrators". We can go after their support team and those who choose to side with them. Or do thes NEA-Rats think that not all NAZIs were bad? This is not to say that all muslims are bad but radical islam has more than just 20 followers.

[weegee]

7. History shows us that intolerance only causes harm. Some of our country's darkest moments resulted from prejudice and intolerance for our own people because Americans acted out of fear. We must not repeat terrible mistakes such as our treatment of Japanese Americans and Arab Americans during times of war.

Ever vigilant. This is not to condone any actions against anyone in this country but an open eye and some skepticism are not negative things.

Maybe if our coverage of WWII history included accounts of sabotage and submarines off the coasts people wouldn't feel that we were so isolated from all threats. We weren't the first front in WWII. We are the primary target now.

[weegee]

2. Provide useful information. Accurate information about the people, events, reactions and feelings is empowering. Use language that is developmentally appropriate for children. Make sure that all information is factually true. This is especially important when news reports have negative statements about Arab-Americans or any other ethnic group.

Can I get my "accurate" information about muslim/Islam from Ask The Imam?

Is it permissible to wage (Physical War) Jihad against Israel, U.S. and India (for there role in Gujrat Muslims Carnage)?

recently I've been talkin' to ‘jihadis’, who say if Islam brings me peace, I have chosen the wrong religion, they say blood of kafir is halal, it is permissible to kill any nonmuslim

If it is haraam to commit suicide bombings?

many muslims priase Hitler for killing jews, shoud they or are they wrong.

[weegee]

4. Address the issue of blame factually. Explore who and what may be to blame for this event. Use non-speculative terms. Do not suggest any group is responsible. Do not repeat the speculations of others, including newscasters. Do not encourage or allow random blaming; but understand that self-blame may be a way for students to fell "in control" (something different they "could have done" or "could do" in the future). Be careful to ensure students (e.g., Arab-American students,) do not assume blame in order to make classmates feel better. Blaming is especially difficult in terrorist situations because someone is at fault. However, explain that all Arab-Americans are not guilty by association or racial membership. Help kids resist the tendency to want to "pin the blame" on someone close by. In this country, we still believe that all people are innocent until solid, reliable evidence from our legal authorities proves otherwise. Further, we have no reason to believe that the attacks on our country were part of an organized plan of any other country. The terrorists acted independently without the sanctions of any nation.

In the words of Vanilla Sky, "Open your eyes!"

[dasboot]

Number three is very interesting: diversity = melting pot.

I note here,and elsewhere,that "they" are conscripting the traditional conservative lexicon to confuse the connotations, disarm the opposition, and hobble clear thought in forming intellects.

Right outta da book.

[weegee]

5. Discuss how it would feel to be blamed unfairly by association. Ask children if they have ever gotten in trouble for something a sibling or friend did and how they felt. Would they like it if their entire class were punished for the actions of one student and if they think this would be fair? Older children might want to consider what would have happened if all white American males had been condemned for the Oklahoma City bombing.

That's right. It wasn't all White American Males that were condemned for OKC, just those on the right side of the political stripe. Those who listen to "right wing talk radio". The "extremists" who feel that they need a gun for more than just hunting squirrels. Those who as one journalist put it "threw a temper tantrum" and elected a Republican Congress in 1994.

[weegee]

6. Explore children's fears. Even children who can describe what happened may not be able to express fears, questions or describe assumptions or conclusions they may have made. Use activities, role-playing, and discussions to explore their fears about the events and their feelings about various ethnic groups.

What ever you do, don't tell them that adults have fears. That might make them concerned about the safety of their future.

I have fears. I fear for what happened to those people who fell out of the windows. We saw photos and video of such attrocities but never saw any bodies. Don't Americans bleed? When Palestinians blow up Israeli families, there are images. When we hit civlians with an errant missle, there are images. Our deaths were kept to a dwindling statistic.

If is considered to be in "bad taste" or overly "graphic" to show them such imagery (even just the collapsing buildings and screaming people) then why do they still show images of victims of the Holocaust 50 years later? Aren't the stories and that statistic of 6million enough to convey the severity of what happened?

[Alouette]

The terrorists acted independently without the sanctions of any nation.

Un bloye pijanes fliegen aroys fun mayn tuchis.

[weegee]

1. Provide parents with information. Send home materials on class lessons, book titles, resources for further information, and opportunities to help. Enlist support from parents to prevent "teasing, bullying or abuse" of any students.

Does this mean just harassment of minority students (or those who've proclaimed a sexual persona before they've even been with a member of the opposite sex)?

I've never seen any effort by schools to stamp out "teasing, bullying, or abuse" of the nerdy student, the geek, the fat kid, the unpopular students...

Sort of like how prisons permit and use inmate rape and violence as a way of appeasing the tougher inmates and keeping the rest of them in line.