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Originally posted by Adam D
Consider the wealth of problems highlighted in this forum, and then consider how much the majority of the population really cares about them. I'm not sure how "fine" they all turned out. On a side note, at least in Texas the curiculum is determined by the state. |
Hahahah, you got me there
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| The issue is that the state is trying to require students to repeat a series of statements with no discussion of what they mean, or what they represent. I went through honors everything in school, and never remember talking about what the pledge meant, although I was supposed to repeat it in school since kindergarden. There are a number of kids in school who don't even know what the correct wording is until they have been saying it for years, and many never really grasp the full meaning of the pledge. It hardly seems democratic to suggest that one ought to be required to repeat a pledge to the country without first telling them or discussing what the terms of the pledge are. |
Well I guess we can agree on one thing, and that is that there definetely needs to be more education on what it is about. I guess I would like to see them add that to the wording of the legislation. I am just looking at it from a broader perspective I guess, and just not seeing a real problem with making it mandatory for children to recite the pledge. But I do see your point in that they need to understand what the Pledge means. But I don't have a problem with what the Pledge stands for.