[Hugin]

When my son was in forth grade I was shocked to find out that he was learing Asian and African history for the third time and had never had American history. Now nothing the schools do shocks me, as I believe they dumb down kids intentionally.

[toenail]

"Now nothing the schools do shocks me, as I believe they dumb down kids intentionally."

They certainly do.

[Stand Watch Listen]

Here are links to various education threads (also containing numerous helpful links)

FReegards

Public Sector Subverting Productive Industry
Source: Toogood Reports; Published:| May 16, 2002;
Author: Henry Pelifian

History of America's Education Part 2: Noah Webster and Early America
Source: Sierra Times; Published: March 27, 2002;
Author: April Shenandoah

How Communist is Public Education?
Source: sierratimes.com; Published:March 22, 2002;
Author: Chuck Morse

History of America's Education Part 1: Johnny is in trouble
Source: Sierra Times; Published: March 20, 2002 ;
Author: April Shenandoah

Audit rips Georgia schools' curriculum
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Published: March 11, 2002;
Author:JAMES SALZER

Why schools fail: Samuel Blumenfeld warns Bush's education legislation is ineffective
Source: WorldNetDaily.com; Published: March 2, 2002;
Author: Samuel Blumenfeld

Public School Isn't Like I Remember It
Too Good Reports; Published: February 28, 2002;
Author: Phyllis Schlafly

What Is Lacking In Our Educational System
Source: Too Good Reports; Published: February 28, 2002;
Author:| Ben Cerruti

The charade of education reform
Source: WorldNetDaily.com; Published: February 2, 2002;
Author: Dr. Samuel L. Blumenfeld

American public schools: Working just as designed
Source: WorldNetDaily.com; Published: January 21, 2002;
Author: Vox Day

High Schools Fail Thanks To Grade Inflation And Social Promotion
Source: Toogood Reports; Published: December 5, 2001
Author: Vin Suprynowicz

WHY AMERICANS CAN’T READ
Source: Accuracy in Media; Published: December 4, 2001
Author: Reed Irvine and Cliff Kincaid

The Failing Teacher and the Teachers' Code of Silence
Source: CNSNews.com; Published: December 3, 2001
Author: Glenn Sacks

Time for outrage! Linda Bowles reports latest results in America's public schools
Source: WorldNetDaily.com; Published: November 27, 2001
Author: Linda Bowles

Illiterate in Boston: Samuel Blumenfeld explains U.S.'s ongoing reading problem
Source: WorldNetDaily.com; Published: July 20, 2001
Author:Samuel Blumenfeld

NEA - Let our children go!
Source: WorldNet Daily; Published: June 23. 2001
Author: Linda Harvey

COOKING THE BOOKS AT EDUCATION
Source: Accuracy In Media; Published: June 5, 2001;
Author: Cliff Kincaid

Why Do Schools Play Games With Students' Minds ?
Source: The Detroit News; Published: April 1, 2001
Author: Thomas Sowell

The Public School Nightmare: Why fix a system designed to destroy individual thought?
Source: http://home.talkcity.com/LibraryDr/patt/homeschl.htm
Author: John Taylor Gatto

Dumbing down teachers
Source: USNews.com; Published: February 21, 2001
Author: John Leo

Free Republic links to education related articles (thread#8)
Source: Free Republic; Published: 3-20-2001
Author: Various

Are children deliberately 'dumbed down' in school? {YES!!!}
Source: World Net Daily; Published: May 13, 2001
Author: Geoff Metcalf {Interview}

Could they really have done it on purpose?
Source: THE LIBERTARIAN; Published: 07/28/2000
Author: Vin Suprynowicz

New Book Explores America's Education Catastrophe
Source: Christian Citizen USA; Published: April 2000
Author: William H. Wild

Deliberately dumbing us down (Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt's, "The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America"
Source: WorldNetDaily.com; Published: December 2,1999
Author: Samuel L. Blumenfeld

Deconstructing the Western Mind: Gramscian-Marxist Subversion of Faith and Education
Source: www.petersnet; Published: Winter 1997
Author: Frank Morriss

Littleton Crisis to Government Control

The UN Plan for Your Mental Health

[headsonpikes]

"...as I believe they dumb down kids intentionally."

And who dares say that they're incompetent at this task?

They're doing a D**N fine job of it!

[PoisedWoman]

When my son was in forth grade I was shocked to find out that he was learing Asian and African history for the third time and had never had American history.

That's unbelievable and it says it all. What a crock!

[cubreporter]

Then it is up to the parents to unite and fight this thing instead of just talking about "dumbing down." Parents need to stand up and make noise and lots of it.

[Nevadan]

Re: "When my son was in forth grade I was shocked to find out that he was learing Asian and African history for the third time and had never had American history."

The same thing happened at my son's school. The school had a high Hispanic population, so every Mexican holiday in the calendar appeared to be acknowledged, taught on, and celebrated. However, when it came to Independence Day, Columbus Day, Memorial Day, and our presidents' birthdays, little if any thing was done. I would ask my son again and again if these holidays were discussed in class. And the answer was alway "no". What really got to me the most however, was that Mexican Independence Day was celebrated, but not the American Independence Day. And this was in a year-round school, so there was not even the excuse that the 4th of July occurred when school was not in session.

[homeschool mama]

**When my son was in forth grade I was shocked to find out that he was learing Asian and African history for the third time and had never had American history. Now nothing the schools do shocks me, as I believe they dumb down kids intentionally. **

I trust you're teaching your son at home now...?