What's all this baloney goin' on now about the President supposedly wanting to "indoctrinate" our schoolchildren?
People who don't agree with some things the President has done or is doing, even though the burden falls on many others besides the President for the implementation, are now spreading the infection that we don't have to show any kind of respect to our President?
What does that tell our children?
They're so afraid the President is going to try and slip in subliminal messages and propoganda and that one speech will magically turn their kids into raving rebels of the Left! Are people really that ignorant?
Doesn't indoctrination need a series of actions, studies, disciplines to meet it's end result?
Parents have always held the key to their children's successes. Unfortunately, over half our children do not live in a two-parent household. Many of those do not have the proper supervision, so the streets or tv or gangs are taking the place of those parents.
It takes a village to raise a child. Ever heard that saying? It's true. It takes mentors of every sort to help shape our children and parents need to tap into that resource, with a watchful eye of course. It takes good teachers, a trusted church, extended family and friends, and neighbors. But the parents are the ultimate sayers in how the kids are raised.
We all have the right of free speech and to question our government. But instilling a fear into your children of our own President is taking that right really far! And it's downright disrespectful.
Children do not have the capacity of reason an adult has (sometimes that's a good thing!). They will not fully understand the nuances and depth of why they have to sit out of class while the rest of their classmates gets to participate in hearing and talking about the President's speech. All alot will know is that Mommy and Daddy said they don't have to listen to the President. WOW! What a learning experience!
As a child in the 60s and 70s I remember us schoolchildren participating in school activities that included a mock vote for our President, Nixon vs McGovern. For weeks we held debates and walked around the schoolyard with our signs trying to woo more people to our side. It was participation and discussion.
Let me say that again, louder...
We were allowed to PARTICIPATE and DISCUSS pros and cons of our candidates.
Our parents thought it was a good thing and didn't make us sit out. They embraced different opinions and they were conducted with decorum and respect. Not that we didn't get passionate at times.
So, why now is it an "us vs them" attitude and if you don't believe what I believe then I don't have to show you any respect and I will not participate?
I am clueless on this new attitude.
Some people are taking their rights way out of context and no one benefits or wins. It promotes closed-mindedness and perpetuates fears vs reasoning or debating.
Kinda anti-free speech!
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Here, here! I was just thinking about those mock votes we did through Weekly Reader in 1968 and again in 1972. That was an interesting lesson, and one I enjoyed very much. Knowing that we could express our opinions as little kids and actually go home and discuss our choices with our families, even if we did not vote for the same person our fathers, mothers or siblings may have chosen. For me, nothing spoke to freedom more than that.
ReplyDeleteSadly, there will always be some right or left blue or red political agenda lurking in every corner, under every shrub, or creeping from the vitriolic sewer that is partisanship.