and yes, I said "government schools". "Public" is a nice word for government controlled schools. These schools are funded and run through and by our different legislative bodies--the government!
like I said---Two Reasons:
#1) Protecting my Children from this kind of stuff:
From the Salt Lake Tribune: "Children at Eagle Bay Elementary School in Farmington were shown a short video called "I pledge" on Aug. 28." What's this video? Well, it's full of Hollywood types pledging to do various things to help President Obama and to help each other. Not so bad.....yet. Until they start pledging to advance stem cell research, sell their obnoxious car, and--oh, well, I won't go there, it's not polite--and then the creepy statements that "I will serve President Obama" and similar tripe.
#2) Teachers such as Mrs. Harris of Ashville, North Carolina, who berates and belittles a little girl for supporting John McCain for President. You can watch this shameful exchange here:
And what, you are probably thinking, is my opinion on President Obama's upcoming speech to publicly-schooled children around the US?
That he is intruding into the parent-child relationship. Issues such as the importance of education should be discussed between parent and students, even if they all decide to watch a speech by the President together. That the President is also intruding into the area rightly reserved for school boards and school administrators by going around these people-in-charge to directly distribute the speech materials to the principals.
That these "teaching" materials seem to be suspiciously political, with such questions as "What does the President want me to do?" and "Are we able to do what President Obama wants us to do?" and activities such as writing letters about what each child can do for the President.
Parents are responsible for their children, not the government. Duh.
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