I sign up for lots of teacher freebies online - one is a publication called "The Idea Book". It is put out by A&E, Lifetime, History Channel, and the Biography Channel. A- Why are television, for profit centers, putting out magazines for free - but only to teachers? Well, that answer is simple - to make money. B- What do these people think is worth being taught? I mean, I like A&E so - it is probably ok, Right?
The Fall 2010 issue - called "The History of Halloween" has some very interesting articles
Page 7 - The History Channel - appropriate for 6th graders and above - offers:
a spelling list - (deities, divination, Druid, effigy, pagan, pantheon, secular)
The history of the Celts and a "Druid" religion - Samhain
How the bad Christians spread God's word through Europe all but ending this pagan celebration
How some people still celebrate Samhain (true, they call themselves wiccans, amoung other things)
Page 17 - History International - appropriate for 8th graders and above - offers:
Clash of the "Gods"
Every mythical god, Greek, Roman or other legend is mentioned.
I was suprised last spring talking to my sister - just graduated from public school - about how much she knew about all of these myths - seems it is taught in high school these days.
Nothing about GOD.
History in Spanish -The Occult City
Um - the article is in Spanish - I think you can get the picture from the title.
Combine this with my previous post about sexuality and I think you begin to get the picture - but wait, there's more....
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found in Fields v. Palmdale School District “that the Meyer-Pierce right [of parents to direct the upbringing of their children] does not exist beyond the threshold of the school door.”
You read that right. Parental Rights “[do] not exist beyond the threshold of the school door.”
“We conclude that the parents are possessed of no constitutional right to prevent the public schools from providing information on the subject [of sexuality] to their students in any forum or manner they select”
Of course, most parents contend they don’t have a choice in where their children are schooled. Either economic constraints or personal circumstances leave them with no practical alternative to the local public school. And that leaves no parental rights at all.
I hear parents all the time say, my school is not like that, they are good and wholesome and apple pie and smiles. All I have to say to that is "Sure they are, but how do you know?" Quite frankly, they don't even have to tell you what they teach, and if they are nice now - how great for you. What if they decide to be not nice? How much warning do you think they will give you? Do you think they will send home a flyer that says "We plan on teaching your kids something, but we aren't going to tell you about it"?!?!?
I understand that homeschooling doesn't work for everyone, but how long will you be silent about these things? How long can we expect any dignity from our government if you won't stand up for your rights to parent your children? Parental Rights isn't a homeschool issue - it is an issue for every Mom and Dad out there.
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