Posted on 11/30/2008 8:22:26 AM PST by reaganaut1
My wife borrowed from the local public library the book "A Life Like Mine", published in conjunction with UNICEF.
The book mixes information about the lives of children in various countries with propaganda for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Amazon reviews http://www.amazon.com/Life-Like-Mine-DK-Publishing/dp/0789488590 say
"From Publishers Weekly Presented in conjunction with UNICEF, DK's A Life Like Mine: How Children Live Around the World profiles 18 children and explores what life is like for them and other young people, spanning 180 countries. Organized into four sections-Survival, Development, Protection and Participation-the handsomely designed volume, with a bounty of photographs that transport readers to exotic lands, stems from the mission set forth by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Charts, maps and children's quotes add to the thoughtful and informative presentation.
Review Exploring UNICEF's Rights of the Child programme, this optimistic and life-affirming book relates the different problems and opportunities children face around the world. A remarkable document that may well be a something of a force for good."
Reading this one book is not going to brainwash a child, but I think a steady diet of multicultural and socialist propaganda in school and college does partially explain why young adults voted heavily for Obama.
The book has a world map where Israel is labelled "Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory". No other country on the map is labelled in this way.
I want my kids to learn about other cultures but not to grow up feeling guilty about American prosperity and thinking it is the cause of poverty in other countries.
“...but not to grow up feeling guilty about American prosperity and thinking it is the cause of poverty in other countries.”
Isn’t that back to the Leftist promotion of “Zero-sum” again? Seems they will beat that one to death promoting their Socialist agenda.
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