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NEA Delivers History Lesson
The Washington Times ^
| August 19, 2002
| Ellen Sorokin
Posted on 08/19/2002 4:12:37 AM PDT by God'sgrrl
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:56:21 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The National Education Association is suggesting to teachers that they be careful on the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks not to "suggest any group is responsible" for the terrorist hijackings that killed more than 3,000 people.
Suggested lesson plans compiled by the NEA recommend that teachers "address the issue of blame factually," noting: "Blaming is especially difficult in terrorist situations because someone is at fault. In this country, we still believe that all people are innocent until solid, reliable evidence from our legal authorities proves otherwise."
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antiamerican; communistsubversion; educationnews; liberalagenda; nea; publicschools; teachers; traitorlist
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To: God'sgrrl
In this country, we still believe that all people are innocent until solid, reliable evidence from our legal authorities proves otherwise. That's the most authoritarian incorrect explanation of presumption of innocence I've ever seen.
To: TiaS
Most kids are so curious you couldn't stop them from learning to read if you wanted to. Yeah, but you can waste 12 years of their lives while you're at it!
To: God'sgrrl
The NEA could always play it safe and
suggest the evil 'Dr. No' was to blame for 9/11...
I'm soooo glad Dubya allocated another 8 billion dollars in indoctrination money to this crackpot organization.
To: Budge
If you have the time, go here to find your answers: http://www.nea.org/
"NEA's Read Across America," a national celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday on March 3rd, promotes reading and adult involvement in the education of our community's students
Then read this list: http://www.nea.org/he/tanda.html
Then this: http://www.nea.org/lac/
and continue to surf for the Little Shop Of Horrors meant for our children.
By the way CEDAW was meant to be a program for children like those in Guatemala and other third world countries...not those in America, England etc. It is a misguided, ask your Senators to veto it as it stands now.
The NEA continues to dumb down American students using cartoon characters and others to instruct, not real flesh and blood American heroes. It has become politically incorrect in American schools to teach Western Civilization and Culture.
As one of you opined, there will be no leaders of tomorrow among Americans...that is if we dont stop this Plague among us called the Progressives and EPA.
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posted on
08/19/2002 9:14:37 AM PDT
by
yoe
To: BOBTHENAILER
I've said over and over that the NEA might just be the most dangerous gang in this country.
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posted on
08/19/2002 9:17:49 AM PDT
by
SoDak
To: God'sgrrl
The National Education Association is suggesting to teachers that they be careful on the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks not to "suggest any group is responsible" for the terrorist hijackings that killed more than 3,000 people. Just Arabs
Hint to NEA - it is still too close to the event to try to re-write the history books and blame the incident on American "decadence". You need to have another generation brought up in your schools before the spin will work.
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posted on
08/19/2002 9:27:43 AM PDT
by
hattend
To: HELLRAISER II
"My wife is a teacher & the parents of some of these kids refuse to let them learn and if their kid gets a failing grade they come up to the school & threaten with lawsuits. The school complies & little Johnny never learns to read or write.A complaint heard across the land! The parents were dummied down during their schooling by teachers who were never taught to teach in the first place. They are taught multiculturalism, political correctness, black history, and a multitude of other worthless subjects that will never help them put bread on the table when they are adults! Grade school is meant to teach reading, writing arithmetic, history and geography so the student is prepared to go on to college if that is the choice. Now College English teachers are having to spend half a year teaching their students how to read and write!
Principals are gun shy and job happy, well pass the student on with a disclaimer resolving any future responsibility for that student whose parents sue to get Johnnie ahead in school.
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posted on
08/19/2002 9:30:57 AM PDT
by
yoe
To: SoDak
NEA might just be the most dangerous gang in this country.Too true. Future suggestion for the above quote. Replace the words "might just be" with DEFINITELY IS.
To: God'sgrrl
On 9/11 every true American should fly Ol Glory from their houses and cars just to piss these people off! Any time you can piss off a liberal is time well spent.
Pray for GW and the Truth
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posted on
08/19/2002 9:47:43 AM PDT
by
bray
To: BOBTHENAILER
In the past, I mistakenly went back and forth between them and the DNC, but I've come to realize they are basically the same thing, so yes, they definitely are.
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posted on
08/19/2002 10:18:23 AM PDT
by
SoDak
To: God'sgrrl
All Posters on this thread Please, Please let the Washington Times hear from you TODAY!
letters@washingtontimes.com
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posted on
08/19/2002 10:22:26 AM PDT
by
yoe
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To: SoDak
but I've come to realize they are basically the same thingLOL. Throw in the anti-gun crowd, all enviro-nazis and you have most of the DNC subsidiaries.
To: HELLRAISER II
I'll buy some of that. We've certainly seen several threads on this forum about parents threatening teachers and administrators who would "dare" to flunk their precious angel, and the administration bending over and grabbing their ankles. And yes, a lot of parents attitudes are abysmal and they are reflected in their spawn (I mean sweet, innocent, children). But much of the blame can also be placed at the feet of some of the ridiculous teaching methods that have been foisted off on the public. Many of these methods like Whole Language, and See/Say type methods are absolute failures. The education elitists shunned the tried and true methods that have worked since the dawn of written language (phonetics) and pushed a bunch of garbage down everyone's throats.
I feel sorry for the handfull of teachers (like your wife) who really want to make a difference, but find their hands tied for fear of reprisal. That's one of the main reasons I changed my major and gave up education. I still get to teach, but don't have to put up with the NEA and their ilk.
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posted on
08/19/2002 11:28:45 AM PDT
by
Pablo64
To: Pablo64
It's most unfortunate that teachers are forced into some unions such as the N.E.A. simply because of necessity for Insurance & Legal Liabilities, regardless of their political stance. They're funding something they don't necessarily agree with but they can't live without, for instance my wife is a Science teacher & she does experiments all the time. What happens when one of these Little Heathen students decides to do something during a lab & blows theirselves up? My wife get's sued, and that's why she's a member of Page but sometimes it's a necessity not just a choice.
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To: HELLRAISER II
Okay now, the "Little Heathens" in science class probably would have applied to me in high school, LOL!! We never
actually blew anything up (that's my story and I'm sticking to it! No one's talked for over 20 years, so...;)
I think you and I both know that there would be much better ways for teachers insurance and such to be handled, but we can rest assured that the NEA will never allow that. It would mean too much loss of power for them.
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posted on
08/19/2002 4:09:35 PM PDT
by
Pablo64
To: God'sgrrl
I asked a school activist in our area if the district goes along with the NEA and if they taught what the NEA proposes. His response was that they do not. I cannot confirm this as my kids are not in the govt. schools in this area.
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posted on
08/19/2002 4:44:44 PM PDT
by
hsmomx3
To: God'sgrrl
No list of the dozen most socially destructive agencies in America could be complete without listing the NEA. Their attitudes have become increasingly anti-American with every passing year. They have endorsed much that is both evil and despicable. What they have not done is reaffirm any basic understanding of the purpose of a public school. Nor have they shown any respect for the values of the families, whose children they seek to corrupt.
Local taxpayers need to start drawing lines. Unless NEA influences are removed from the public school curricula, there are going to be major funding problems.
William Flax Return Of The Gods Web Site
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posted on
08/19/2002 4:55:41 PM PDT
by
Ohioan
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