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Ammunition in the culture wars
Washington Times ^ | Thursday, May 8, 2003 | Suzanne Fields

Posted on 05/07/2003 11:05:52 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:03:06 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The culture wars have entered a new phase and the feds have the big guns. They've put the politically correct educationists on the run, overwhelming them with intellectual firepower, campaigning to restore the teaching of civics and American history to the nation's schools.


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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: culturewar; historyeducation; neh; suzannefields
Thursday, May 8, 2003

Quote of the Day by dave23

1 posted on 05/07/2003 11:05:52 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
I hope so...The history of our country is one of the very most important things that our students need to know...Live free or Die
2 posted on 05/07/2003 11:30:23 PM PDT by jnarcus
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To: JohnHuang2
Where do I sign up?

When I got out of the Army, I used my GI Bill to get my degree. I took Introduction to Education in the possible interest of getting my teaching certificate. The teacher was some feminist who looked exactly like Witch Hazel in the Little Lulu comix. I've felt more comfortable conversing with Soviet Army officers (in US Army uniform, of course,) than dealing with these ed liberals!

3 posted on 05/07/2003 11:38:45 PM PDT by Born on the Storm King
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To: JohnHuang2
While we're at it, let's resurrect the teaching of patriotic songs and good old American standards in music class. Our children have never heard in school what we grew up on.
4 posted on 05/08/2003 12:00:23 AM PDT by ntnychik
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