http://hecmworld.com/2009/12/11/isnt-it-time-for-a-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=isnt-it-time-for-a-change Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:35:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://hecmworld.com/2009/12/11/isnt-it-time-for-a-change/#comment-268 George J. Sharpley Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:38:02 +0000 http://hecmworld.com/?p=78#comment-268 AMEN! Like charity, integrity begins at home. Nevertheless, it can be effectively challenged and re-directed by those who have a SECONDARY authority position and more time to INDOCTRINATE our children than parents do—our school teachers. Teachers are to blame first and foremost; closely intertwined with their teacher associations (read: UNIONS); school boards; and state legislators. We need a re-birth of our education system based on State Sovereignty. Reading, Writing, and 'Rithmatic need that re-birth immediately. Establishing political correctness as the norm, artificially supporting "self-esteem" and FAILING TO DEVELOP A COMMON CORE CURRICULA are three ideologies that need our immediate attention nationwide to have our children develop “core” values—AND WITHOUT FEDERAL INTERVENTION. Read more... http://www.booktv.org/Program/10990/The+Making+of+Americans+Democracy+and+Our+Schools.aspx - The Making of Americans: Democracy and Our Schools - E.D. Hirsch, Jr. AMEN! Like charity, integrity begins at home. Nevertheless, it can be effectively challenged and re-directed by those who have a SECONDARY authority position and more time to INDOCTRINATE our children than parents do—our school teachers. Teachers are to blame first and foremost; closely intertwined with their teacher associations (read: UNIONS); school boards; and state legislators. We need a re-birth of our education system based on State Sovereignty. Reading, Writing, and ‘Rithmatic need that re-birth immediately. Establishing political correctness as the norm, artificially supporting “self-esteem” and FAILING TO DEVELOP A COMMON CORE CURRICULA are three ideologies that need our immediate attention nationwide to have our children develop “core” values—AND WITHOUT FEDERAL INTERVENTION.
Read more… http://www.booktv.org/Program/10990/The+Making+of+Americans+Democracy+and+Our+Schools.aspx – The Making of Americans: Democracy and Our Schools – E.D. Hirsch, Jr.

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