Political Bias in the Classroom

[belleoftheball414]

I am a fifteen year old girl in Southern California, the land of raging liberals. I've given up being shocked by anything having to do with politics, especially when they are discussed in the classroom, but the amount of political bias and intolerance is appalling.

Take, for instance, an incident that happened one year ago, when I was in eighth grade. On the first day of school, my U.S. History teacher (a twenty-five year old anit-American PETA member) told us that we were not in his class to learn about "dead white men." Not until later did I find out that these "dead white men" were our Founding Fathers. He was true to his word. The only thing we learned about Thomas Jefferson, Benjiman Franklin, or George Washington was that they were all white, rich, landowning men. Who had slaves.

This same teacher humiliated me in front of my classmates by telling me that I was "cruel" because I own a horse. And that I was rascist and homophobic because I had more white/caucasian and straight friends than black or gay friends.

Just a few weeks ago, when I wrote a Letter to the Editor to the school paper, I was told by my Journalism teacher that the words "God" and "Christianity" must be omitted from my letter, as they might be offensive to atheists, Jews, or Muslims. The letter was never published, even with the omissions.

Last semester in English, we had to write a journal entry on "Something good that happened was when..." Being voluntarily politically incorrect, my response was "A good thing that happened was when Al Gore lost the election." When it was time to share our responses, half the class had no idea what I was talking about, and the other half looked at me like I was a peice of cow dung, and whispered things like "She's a REPUBLICAN!" Sheesh. I thanked them for being so tolerant.

My AP World History teacher told us that we should be vegans and support reparations. I was reminded of the German "Hitler Juggend," or Hitler Youth, but thought it wise not to say anything.

I've been told that teachers are the worst advocates for the Democratic Party, and I now agree. I'm still quite shocked, but get through the days by assuming the role of a spectator: quietly observing the world from the outside, and being equally amused and disturbed by it.

I will have an article in this months school newspaper. It will be an Opinions article against the "condom club," which distributes condoms to the student population during lunch.

[wbill]

Don't let 'em grind you down. It's not you, it's them.

[belleoftheball414]

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I'm not looking forward to the reactions to it, but they should make some good memories to look back on when I'm older, and a regular poster here at Free Republic.

I have no doubt that everyone has heard all of this before. It's not like I'm posting anything shockingly new-fangled or interesting; my experiences are nothing more than phytoplankton in the immense sea of liberal opression. Therefore, I am a spectator, only coming out of the stands every once and awhile to talk about the game going on in the field. I'm rather proud of that little metaphor, and happy to say that none of my leftist teachers had anything to do with it's making. : )

[DoughtyOne]

Out them. Parents should be made aware of what you're be subject to.

[RAT Patrol]

I volunteer to adopt that kid!

[belleoftheball414]

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I'm not looking forward to the reactions to it, but they should make some good memories to look back on when I'm older, and a regular poster here at Free Republic.

I have no doubt that everyone has heard all of this before. It's not like I'm posting anything shockingly new-fangled or interesting; my experiences are nothing more than phytoplankton in the immense sea of liberal opression. Therefore, I am a spectator, only coming out of the stands every once and awhile to talk about the game going on in the field.

I'm rather proud of that little metaphor, and happy to say that none of my leftist teachers had anything to do with it's making. : )

[belleoftheball414]

Heh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to post the second part twice. : )

[GovernmentShrinker]

Welcome to FR, belle. Start hanging out here on a regular basis, and you'll get one heck of an education. You'll also become equipped to make your loony-lefty teachers and their blind-follower students look like complete fools.

[Constitutional_Republican]

I admire your insight and courage, especially at such a tender age.

[Ronin]

First off, let me be one of the first to offer you a very sincere welcome to Free Republic.

You now have a new home away from home on the Internet where your values will be respected, your opinions listened to, and a place where you can rant about liberal stupidity to your heart's content.

Having said that, I agree with wbill. Don't let them grind you down. There are probably a lot more conservatives around you than you realize. It is just that most of them have been intimidated into silence because of the overwhelming leftist cant that surrounds them.

Keep posting, and keep checking FR when you have a chance. I and others will be looking forward to reading your posts as you continue your battle against Demoncrap stupidity.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Not to worry -- accidental double posts happen a lot around here. If you hit "Post Reply" and it seems to be taking forever to go through, it usually already did. You can open a new window, go back to the thread, hit "Refresh" on your browser, and check to see if your post is already up.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Find out how he likes being sued for slander then see if he squawks about that the commie pig

ITS TIME TO FIGHT THESE TRASH TALKERS WITH WHAT THEY UNDERSTAND..... THEIR POCKETBOOK!

[Wrigley]

Don't give up. Make sure to try to balance what it taught. One word of advice, no your facts. Defending the truth is a duty.

[Texas_Jarhead]

Keep fighting the good fight. ;-)

[The Westerner]

"My AP World History teacher told us that we should be vegans and support reparations. I was reminded of the German 'Hitler Juggend,' or Hitler Youth, but thought it wise not to say anything."

What a frightening thought...because it is true.

[AmishDude]

I like to say that I managed to get an education in spite of school, not because of it.

[Salvation]

Hats off to you. We need more young people like you. God bless!

[ladylib]

Perhaps you could homeschool. Check out classical education sites such as the Well-trained Mind, Great Books Academy, Angelicum Academy, http://classicalfree.org/. I especially like the first page of classicalfree.org as it specifically tells parents to remove their kids from the government indoctrination centers. My brother and his wife removed their 16-year old daughter from her California public high school and put her into a Christian school because of some of the nonsense that was going on in her school. California public schools are pathetic, as well as the public schools in Massachusetts and most other public schools between the two coasts, sorry to say.

[Still Thinking]

It's truly a tribute to your intelligence and good values, and those of your parents, that you have managed to survive nine years of this kind of indoctrination and still see these weasels for the deluded tyrant wannabes that they are.

[Ronin]

Make that "know your facts". Sheesh. :)