Should government schools in the US teach patriotism?

Question

My child started a new school yesterday and the first thing she said about it was they didn't say the pledge of alegiance.

Answer 1

Of course it should be taught. For God's sake why wouldn't it be? This is ridiculous. When liberals are allowed to imply their values every single day on our youth's impressionable minds, I think it's out of hand.

Answer 2

All public schools teach the importance of our Constitution, how the government works, U.S history, and appreciating what we have as Americans. Schools do not have to have students say the Pledge every day. I bet they will though, perhaps when there are assemblies. By the way, our Constitution also guarantees a person cannot be forced to say the Pledge. The Bill of Rights assures that.

Answer 3

The pledge of alegiance should be part of every school in the United States - public or private. Anyone with an issue on that should move out.

Answer 4

Patriotism is already being taught in schools. Whenever your child has a lesson in US history or social studies that's the education system's way of teaching your child to become an American citizen. If the fact that they don't say the pledge of allegiance at your child's school is a big deal to you then maybe you should bring it up at a PTA meeting.

Answer 5

Gods NO!

I would not want my child being told by his teacher as an authority figured what it means to be patriotic. That's the parent's job.

We do not want our children being told by the state what's correct to believe. That sort of indoctrination is what creates terrorist regimes.

As far as the Pledge of Allegiance, our Constitution prohibits mandatory loyalty oaths except for elected officials. And even those oaths cannot have a religious component, which the current version of the pledge does.

Answer 6

I don't think you can teach patriotism as a school subject. I think that is a parent's job, since patriotism is one of those things that mean different things to different people. Personally, I have no problem with offering children the option to say the Pledge of Allegiance in school, but I don't think it's right to force them to. Children should be encouraged to explore the concept of patriotism and discover for themselves why they are proud to be American citizens. Force feeding patriotic propaganda to children is something best left to totalitarian regimes.

Answer 7

whilst my infants have been in extreme college, that they had 3 separate instructions that have been required alongside with generic learn. Constitutional learn, Civics/Economics, Political learn, and the learn of foreign places government's and how they have been run. something of what seems pronounced as Social learn became into extra with their historic previous type standards. They have been in public colleges, and it relatively is been a sturdy 8 years when you consider that my youngest graduated from extreme college, so i do no longer comprehend if those instructions are nevertheless taught anymore at that time. I keep in mind whilst they have been in grade college they have been taught pertaining to to the form, branches of government. and what their applications have been, how rules are made etc...They found out pertaining to to the UN and those issues have been geared to each grade point awareness, and it stepped forward each and every of ways with the aid of. i do no longer comprehend in the event that they teach a number of those issues in public colleges anymore, they might desire to! it relatively is a sturdy question, and something to be regarded into....

Answer 8

you cant really teach patriotism...going to washingtonDC helped me appreciate everything much more...it was amazing...but I had to experience it,

at my school, the elementry students say the pledge and sing the anthem everyday...but middle school up only says the pledge every friday...(but sometimes students accidentally start singing the anthem afterward)

just to show how different schools can hav different ways of saying the pledge.

Answer 9

You know, I find it interesting that people are up in arms whenever a "liberal" college professor states his point-of-view and scream about indoctrination, especially since by the time someone is old enough to go to college they can ordinarily think for themselves.

But then it's perfectly alright to indoctrinate our children with whatever propaganda we see fit...

That's not to say I believe the Pledge is propaganda, but we need to truly consider where our children are obtaining their values. I for one would prefer my kids to get them from ME, not a school....


Oh and Michael J? You're an idiot first class....

Answer 10

No, for many reasons, the least of which is that we are already the most patriotic country on earth. No need to force patriotism. There is no lack of it despite what your masters say - Rush, Ann, Bill and the like.

Answer 11

Are you Americans really so simple? You talk about freedom constantly but are all so keen to brainwash your children - is that freedom forcing kids to be patriotic? People must be free to decide if they love their country or not based on its merits and faults and if they are not you are a fascist dictatorship not the land of the free.

Personally I find American flag worshipping spooky, don't you have one in every classroom?