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Riot act read to school censoring 1st grader's poem
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| December 4, 2012
| Bob Unruh
Posted on 12/04/2012 8:03:48 AM PST by wesagain
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posted on
12/04/2012 8:03:51 AM PST
by
wesagain
To: wesagain
It should be worth noting that two of the greatest supporters of the "indoctrination centers" also known as the public school system were atheists Adolph Hitler and the worthless POS named John Dewey.
The Truth about American Education Hero John Dewey
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posted on
12/04/2012 8:09:39 AM PST
by
wesagain
(The God (Elohim) of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the One True GOD.)
To: wesagain
“One member didn’t like it.” The Athenians had the “ostracism” for just such members.
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posted on
12/04/2012 8:15:25 AM PST
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: wesagain
To: wesagain
It should be worth noting that two of the greatest supporters of the "indoctrination centers" also known as the public school system were atheists Adolph Hitler and the worthless POS named John Dewey. Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams were also strong advocates and supporters.
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posted on
12/04/2012 8:16:13 AM PST
by
verga
(A nation divided by Zero!)
To: wesagain
A first-grader at the school was told that she had to remove references to God in a poem she wrote to honor her grandfathers service to our country during the Vietnam War, the letter said. In her poem, she had included the lines He prayed to God for peace, he prayed to God for strength, to describe the historical actions of her grandfathers during the war. However, after a community member complained about the inclusion of the students poem in a Veterans Day Ceremony, the school forced her to remove the lines.Jane Fonda? Is that you?
Didn't the character Syme in Orwell's 1984 have a similar problem, lamenting how few state-approved rhymes there were which could be used to substitute for the state-sanctioned "God" in their bowlderized versions of classic poems?
Regards,
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posted on
12/04/2012 8:20:54 AM PST
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: wesagain
He prayed to God for peace, he prayed to God for strength, For a first-grader, she writes well.
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posted on
12/04/2012 8:41:10 AM PST
by
Fiji Hill
(Io Triumphe!)
To: verga
>>It should be worth noting that two of the greatest supporters of the “indoctrination centers” also known as the public school system were atheists Adolph Hitler and the worthless POS named John Dewey.
>
>Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams were also strong advocates and supporters.
There is a world of difference between the two, even if they both could be termed ‘public education,’ and that difference is illustrated here: the one cannot stand any dissenting or differing, while the other affords liberty and freedom to think as you will.
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posted on
12/04/2012 8:43:47 AM PST
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: wesagain
He prayed to God for peace, he prayed to God for strength,
This first grader has more wisdom than all the Liberal-Socialists in America--in the world for that matter. I pray God continues to give her peace and strength.
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posted on
12/04/2012 8:50:20 AM PST
by
righttackle44
(Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
To: wesagain
However, after a community member complained about the inclusion of the students poem in a Veterans Day Ceremony, the school forced her to remove the lines. These frakkin' cowards need to be named and identified. If they are bold enough to speak out against something that offends them they should have the courage of their convictions and not hide behind administrative anonymity.
I'd be willing to bet these types of stories would disappear and become a rarity.
Either that or they should be told, "Your objection is noted. Now go and get 51% of the community to agree with you and speak out with you. Then we will consider your suggestions. Not before."
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posted on
12/04/2012 8:57:05 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.)
To: wesagain
If I had unlimited funds and the time to pursue legal action I would respond to these sorts of moves by demanding the removal of the Word “dog” from all scholastic material. I was bitten by a dog once and feel the word is harmful to young minds.
If these nitwits can remove the word “God” I can demand the same letters be removed for my comfort.
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posted on
12/04/2012 9:01:17 AM PST
by
muir_redwoods
(Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
To: wesagain
A first grader is writing poems? I have my doubts about that.
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
These “un-named” types are very brave against 6 year olds.
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posted on
12/04/2012 9:17:56 AM PST
by
wesagain
(The God (Elohim) of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the One True GOD.)
To: Fresh Wind
I recall my entire first grade class writing poems. Not all of them were good, but some were.
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posted on
12/04/2012 9:24:11 AM PST
by
kabumpo
(Kabumpo)
To: wesagain
I would never subject a child to the indoctrination at the Government schools..
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posted on
12/04/2012 9:27:28 AM PST
by
SECURE AMERICA
(Where can I sign up for the New American Revolution and the Crusades 2012?)
To: SECURE AMERICA
So... let’s pretend there is a separation of church and state.....
they are trying to say that this child is a state or a church?
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posted on
12/04/2012 9:39:01 AM PST
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: OneWingedShark
There is a world of difference between the two, even if they both could be termed public education, and that difference is illustrated here: the one cannot stand any dissenting or differing, while the other affords liberty and freedom to think as you will.It is too bad that people refuse to get involved and get back to the way it used to be.
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posted on
12/04/2012 9:40:47 AM PST
by
verga
(A nation divided by Zero!)
To: alexander_busek; Morgana
a conservative majority can’t get the smut out of the curriculum but one “community member” gets a heckler’s veto of a little childs speech?
does this make any sense??
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posted on
12/04/2012 9:43:59 AM PST
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: SECURE AMERICA
Good for you.....I believe they are the “Whores of Babylon”.....get thee out of them!
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posted on
12/04/2012 9:44:25 AM PST
by
wesagain
(The God (Elohim) of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the One True GOD.)
To: wesagain
I could see this happening in Durham or Cary, but Marion? Give me a break!
I guess it is definite: the NEA political correctness has penetrated the quiet little communities of the Bible Belt.
I work in McDowell County, but live elsewhere, and our kids are all grown & married. Otherwise, I’d be asking for a meeting with Dr. Gerri Martin & Mrs. Desarae Kirkpatrick.
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posted on
12/04/2012 10:00:29 AM PST
by
BwanaNdege
(Man has often lost his way, but modern man has lost his address - Gilbert K. Chesterton)
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