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The gals are back! Former schoolteacher turned activist Jane Aitken and math-wiz Ann Marie Banfield (the ‘Grok’s newest blogger) once again join us in studio for a whirlwind tour of the latest forces seeking to destroy education as we (used to) know it. In a post here on the ‘Grok, Ann Marie sounded a dire warning about what’s happening in our schools:
As we try to play catch up to the Democrats, one area that continues to fly under the radar screen is our public education system. This is a system that continually indoctrinates children into the ideals of liberalism. This is a system that Republicans have virtually washed their hands of. Yet this is the most pressing issue we face.”“It is hard to run behind this indoctrination program and do repair work. It is best avoided when the indoctrination is not allowed to be conducted in the classrooms.”
Indeed. It’s scary stuff. And whether it’s in the classroom, or not, the propaganda never seems to stop. We’ll talk about the latest play being put on by the students ere in our local government school that carries anti-capitalism/ radical environmental mesages.
We’ll also discuss the trial balloon being floated about graduating NH students after the 10th grade. What!?
As we did the last time they were up, one of the things we’ll focus on the lovely-sounding International Baccalaureate Program. You’ll cringe when you learn how deeply into local schools UNESCO and the UN have driven. Is this what parents want from their children’s schools? If they only knew! More recommended reading here. Community theme pdf here (note freedom fighter reference). Here in Gilford, when promoting the program, the Superintendent mentions, according to meeting minutes, that large portions of its education philosophy follow Dewey very closely. Find out about Dewey here. Yikes! Oh, and we’ll bag on NH’s "Follow the Child" initiative while we’re at it. Yep– more co$tly meaningless pap that does everything but EDUCATE!
When trying to follow what’s happening in the schools, look for the telltale buzzwords:
Goals 2000
block scheduling
team teaching
cross-curricular
world citizenship or global citizens
child-centered learning
whole language
constructivist learning (math or any other subject)
pass/fail instead of ABC grading
cooperative learning
environmental education
teaching for social justice
world class
lifelong learnersThis will be an eye opener for sure. Ann Marie is right– who controls our children’s education is the most pressing issue we face!
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Duane Lester is an ex-Navy journalist turned blogger and podcaster. He is the lead writer and editor for All American Blogger. You can also find him on StumbleUpon, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blog Talk Radio and Newsvine. This week he posted an informative piece reminding us that Democrats who hate the internal combustion engine are now engaged in a fight to bailout automakers. After noting the Democrats vaunted love for all things environmental, he points out the seeming departure when it comes to one of "the biggest causes of pollution in the world" and fingers the reason: unions. With the automakers bailout bid on the docket for next week, it will do us well to understand what it’s all about.
We’ll also discuss Obama’s "evolving" plan to call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year. Duane calls it what it is: FORCED LABOR.
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All politics is local. We’ll review the budget process in town thus far. Whether it’s Washington, DC or Gilford, NH, the big spending socialists are everywhere promoting their belief that people are simply helpless without the helping hand of government. Were we ahead of our time last year when we led the charge against funding outside agencies part of the social services industrial complex? Now, Belknap County follows suit. Really, how many juvenile justice diversion programs do we need, anyway?
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RNC chair– Newt? Michael Steele? John E. Sununu? We’ll discuss who we like.
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