Friday, January 23, 2009

Education issues ARE conservative issues

By Carolyn J. Fosdick

Can you imagine a video of grade school children singing Obama's campaign slogans during the last presidential campaign? Even after the election, we see more evidences where teachers in public schools are brainwashing our youth with liberal messages. We have seen many examples that this brainwashing is happening, from young children being embarrassed in front of their friends when saying something conservative, to college students fearing their grades will be lowered if they dare to state a conservative concern.

To illustrate, before the election, a public school teacher asked her class to wear blue to support Obama on the Tuesday prior to the election. Since she did not ask Republican children to wear Red for McCain, she had no right to do this.

The most upsetting video, shown on October 7, 2008, was a radical-appearing band of middle-school youth dressed in similar black clothing with an Obama emblem on their shirts. Marching back and forth while clenching their fists and making other warlike motions, they appeared martial in their actions, whiling chanting praises to Obama. In the background was a banner with an Obama insignia on it. It was obvious that that the group had practiced this routine often while they were in a public school during their class, while having their teacher, who was paid for with taxpayer money, drill them. Evidently, the taxpayers never protested using tax money for this purpose.

Indoctrination America's young people in liberalism without allowing the conservative aspect to be presented should be the number the one educational issue in America today. How so? Because we are forgetting the lessons of the past. Think of Hitler's Youth. At the age of ten, boys were initiated into Hitler's Youth for education in bodily and martial arts. Hating Jews and the superiority of the Germanic race was Hitler's goals, and the boys were taught to detect and tell any questionable behavior of their parents, which often resulted in the German Gestapo arresting their parents. Schoolgirls had similar training. This youthful programming was successful. The backbone of the German Army in World War II consisted of Hitler's Youth, a compliant army who could not think for themselves, and who did not question what they had been taught.

However, Obama has nothing to do with this educational issue. I merely used his campaign as examples of brainwashing.

This is my point. Liberal views are invading our classrooms more and more, drowning out conservative issues. Far too many American children are presented with just one side and this is often the liberal side. Going hand in hand with liberal brainwashing is political correctness out of control. Students daring to state a conservative viewpoint are often labeled a racist, a homophobe, or a sexist. These labels are not only embarrassing, but also damaging to the student so accused. Few dare to open themselves up for this type of criticism.

Schools need to teach all sides of the important issues. We Conservatives must be aware of any kind of programs supporting one biased viewpoint over another, if done with taxpayer money in public institutions.

From preschool through state supported colleges and universities, Conservatives must become more involved in what our schools are teaching. Brainwashing just the liberal side of an issue in public schools must stop. Please give me your opinion on this timely educational matter. - 16738

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