May 26, 2010 4:39 PM
New Renaissance in Education: preserving American heritage
This is the opening of a the May eblast from New Renaissance in Education - an organization dedicated to bringing educational integrity and balance to primary, secondary and post-secondary schools so that we may have better informed citizens. They are expecially concerned with preseving and passing on America's heritage.
Advanced IndoctrinationIn the High SchoolsThe Weapon is Education"Education is a weapon whose effect depends onwho holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed."Josef StalinI had planned to include some exciting, positive developments on the education front for this issue of the NRIE Newsletter. But, they will have to wait for the next issue.Instead, once again, we must address 'What Our Children Are Being Taught In Our Schools.' It is quite disturbing.
We start with the following practice question from this year's Barron's test preparation book for the Advanced Placement (AP) Exam for "U.S. Government and Politics" taken by millions of our brightest HS students. See if you can surmise the answer.
Traditionally, the Republican Party has been viewed as favoring which of the following groups?(A) Big business(B) The poor(C) The middle class(D) African-Americans(E) Hispanics
The answer, of course, is (A). Consider the effect of teaching this to our children. First, it marginalizes the Republican Party by suggesting upwards of 80% of the electorate are NOT favored by Republicans. It makes you wonder how they ever win elections. Second, it isn't even true, especially in the last election cycle, when large financial, pharmaceutical, and health care companies backed Obama.But more importantly, selection (A) could have been "Economic growth," "Entrepreneurs," or even "Business." But those characterizations do not demonize business or Republicans enough. Wonder if there is a similar question tying Democrats to Big Unions or Big Government? No, there isn't. I looked.Reread the Stalin quote above. The purveyors of Marxism and progressivism have been the far more skilled warriors in the use of education as a weapon. The impact is considerable and continues to grow.
The only organization I've ever seen that does not ask for money, but asks four your input in terms of lessons which will be incorporated into an interactive website.
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