Civics – Granite Grok

NAEP 2022 US History and Civics Are In: “Revealing Low Confidence in Civics Knowledge”

Often called “The Nation’s Report Card” it measures various subjects like Arts, Civics, Economics, Geography, Mathematics, Reading, Science, US History, and Writing. Given that we are political bloggers here at GraniteGrok, when this came in from the NH Department of Education, I took a look because the title of the email had this: NAEP releases … Read more

NH Civics? A Front for Radical Leftism in the New Hampshire Classrooms?

by Ann Marie Banfield

NH Civics in New Hampshire includes this statement on its website: “To develop, nurture, and maintain an informed, engaged, and civil New Hampshire citizenry.” That doesn’t sound too bad.

So Kids, What Did We Learn From Thursday’s House Session (09/15/22)?

by Judy Aron

We learned it was “Veto Day” and the last session of this legislative body until after election day and new legislators are sworn in. The opening ceremonies included a memorial to Rep. Mary Griffin, who passed away recently, and prayers for Rep. Gary Hopper who is fighting cancer. There were also many thanks to those who have served the House and will not be returning and those who did not make it through their primaries last Tuesday.

Palate Cleanser – Oh, I only WISH this had happened two days ago!

by Skip

Seriously, it is clear that our society is lacking in real knowledge of how things could operate in America (Civics, Representative Republic) and the why of our country (History, founding Political Philosophy).

Are Our Government Schools Teaching Civics and Our Constitution(s)?

by Op-Ed

Remarks made at the Dover School Board Meeting, 12/13/21:

How well we, as citizens, know and understand the Constitution and how our system of government works, depends largely upon what our students are taught in our public schools.

CALL TO ACTION: Tell NH Senators to Improve Civic Education – Vote FOR HB319

by Ann Marie Banfield

I run into resistance all of the time when supporting measures that would improve knowledge and literacy in the core academic subjects. That is why I’m making a public appeal to those who care about the poor quality of civics education students are receiving.

Hillsdale 1776 curriculum screen grab Hillsdale College

How to Fix the Civics Crisis in American Education, A Simple Solution

by Ann Marie Banfield

If you are looking for a fix to the crisis we are all seeing in Civics Education, some school administrators have figured it out. Ask your Superintendent making a six-figure salary, why they haven’t figured out this simple solution. It took the students and parents to wake up their administrators, but now you know what you need to do.

New Law in NH Requires Passing a Civics Competency Exam to Graduate

by Steve MacDonald

Governor Chris Sununu signed hasHB320 into law. “An Act requiring a civics competency assessment as a high school graduation
requirement.” If you cant pass the civics exam, you don’t get your diploma.

Why is a NH State Rep and President of a Teachers Union Advocating Civics Illiteracy?

by Ann Marie Banfield

The New Hampshire House just advanced a bill that would require college students to pass the civics naturalization test as part of their diploma requirements. A similar bill recently passed the New Hampshire House requiring this of High School students too.

NH School Administrators Assoc. Advocating ILLITERACY in Civics?

by Ann Marie Banfield

Yesterday, Representative Mike Moffett introduced HB 320 to the House Education Committee. AN ACT requiring a civics competency assessment as a high school graduation requirement. This legislation would require all students graduating from a NH High School to pass the U.S. Citizenship test.

Action Civics: “Action civics is the application of Alinsky-style political organizing tactics to school children.”

by Skip

I had never heard of the term “action civics” before I saw this post over at Powerline. Now, we see yet another word / idea being bastardized for use by the Left. I know what “direct action” is – the idea by Leftist groups that getting physical (e.g., Antifa, creating mobs, harassment, et al) is … Read more

DISQUS Doodlings – Who talks like this: “Silencing the majority. Silencing Democracy”

by Skip

That would be a Progressive / Democrat on Ken’s “BOOM!!!! BREAKING NEWS!: Pennsylvania Judge Rules 2020 PA Election Likely Unconstitutional – Trump Case “Likelihood to Succeed” post in which PA Judge Patricia A. McCullough ruled that the PA election decisions are to be stopped right now. Well, of course that is not sitting well from … Read more

NH Ranked ‘Most Patriotic State’ in America – Wyoming is Second, Idaho Third…

by Steve MacDonald

Wallet Hub’s latest US States ranking report is out, and New Hampshire is number one for Patriotism. Let’s take a look at what they think qualifies and how the Granite State managed to grab the top prize.

This Rot we’re Seeing with BLM Riots Started in Our School Systems.

by Ann Marie Banfield

Now that you’ve seen the mayhem in action, where is this coming from? Why does it appear to be mainly young people who are rioting and expressing their Marxist views? LOOK NO FURTHER THAN YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Notable Quote – We’re Screwed

by Skip

“A generation that doesn’t know history has no past; and no future.”-Robert Heinlein (science fiction writer, author, speaker, and “source for” part of the GraniteGrok name)

Update: Cornerstone’s Concord 101 Rescheduled

by Ellen Kolb

Update to Skip’s post from September 12: Cornerstone’s Concord 101 program scheduled for Dunbarton on September 18 has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 9, from 10 a.m. to noon. Email nhubacker@nhcornerstone.org for more information, and read more about Concord 101 at the Cornerstone web site. Other Concord 101 programs will take place at Harvest Christian … Read more

“Education is key to continued liberty”

by Skip

By Chuck Douglas [NOTE: Former NH Supreme Court Justice Douglas points out something that I’ve been saying (along with a lot of other people) for quite some time; bolded below from his address at the Josiah Bartlett Libertas dinner, reformatted, emphasis mine -Skip] More than Josiah Bartlett’s biography is the fact that he and the … Read more

So, another “win” for our government education?

by Skip

Only when you consider the older man’s education (you know, when it actually taught actually history and actual civics and not this PC crap we see in the top panel). The South deemed their slaves to be property but wanted them also counted as people for representation. The North said – ok, if your slaves … Read more

And the Teachers’ unions can’t understand why we don’t believe them?

by Skip

In my opinion, public education has gone down a path of disaster in many ways – too many teaching methodologies that are not much more than somebody’s fad idea instead of being verifiably certified effective, teachers who believe their mission is to indoctrinate students with “a worldview” instead of teaching subject basics well, and unions that want you to simply believe that higher salaries and perks are an instant panacea to what they’ve been doing the last 30 years.

So, DO watch this of a high school student asking other students some simple, basic American Civics and geography questions. Watch the utter cluelessness (with the exception of one young lady) and the blank stares of these high schoolers when the mic is offered in their general direction.

(H/T: The Blaze)

Well prepared and taught by their teachers, eh? The problem for parents and taxpayers is…

Introducing RU-IR8 – The Electoral Abortifacient

by Steve MacDonald

Introducing RU-IR8, the new electoral abortifacient specifically designed to provide political relief for voters exposed to left-wing rhetoric without proper protection.