Scariest survey I've read in a long time.

scaeagles · 01-31-2005, 10:48 AM

I've thought a bit about this.

I have long been of the opinion that the history of our great country is not taught well or at all. I do not believe the average Jr HS or HS student has any idea what sacrifices were made by those who colonized our country or why they did; they have no idea what the founders and signers of the Declaration risked or why they thought it important enough; they have no concept of why the common man would become a "minute man" and fight against the well trained British; they have no idea why our involvement in WWII was vital and what the Axis represented; they have no idea what living under tyranny means in theory or even by examples in our surrent world. This is a failure of the education system. I am not trying to criticize the individual teachers, but rather those who are in charge of selection of curriculum (sp?).

When it is forgotten from whence our country was founded and why the rights guaranteed in our constitution (by being a restriction on government - the constitution specifically says it is not an enumeration of rights) are unique in the world, then our country is doomed.

It saddens me greatly.

SacTown Chronic · 01-31-2005, 11:07 AM

One thing to consider is that these are high school students. This means, for many of them, that George Bush is the one in power as they become active politically, or as they begin to pay attention to the world around them.

We have a president who treats the constitution like it was written in chalk on a blackboard -- to be changed on his whim. We have a president who argues that he should be allowed to hold people indefinitely without charging them or providing them access to legal counsel. We live in a climate where you cannot question the president's policies or the war in Iraq without being called unpatriotic, or worse, told that you hate America.

It's not surprising to see our young people disregard the rights guaranteed to us by the constitution. They are just taking their cue from the powers that be.

01-31-2005, 10:48 AM	#1
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I've thought a bit about this. I have long been of the opinion that the history of our great country is not taught well or at all. I do not believe the average Jr HS or HS student has any idea what sacrifices were made by those who colonized our country or why they did; they have no idea what the founders and signers of the Declaration risked or why they thought it important enough; they have no concept of why the common man would become a "minute man" and fight against the well trained British; they have no idea why our involvement in WWII was vital and what the Axis represented; they have no idea what living under tyranny means in theory or even by examples in our surrent world. This is a failure of the education system. I am not trying to criticize the individual teachers, but rather those who are in charge of selection of curriculum (sp?). When it is forgotten from whence our country was founded and why the rights guaranteed in our constitution (by being a restriction on government - the constitution specifically says it is not an enumeration of rights) are unique in the world, then our country is doomed. It saddens me greatly.
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01-31-2005, 11:07 AM	#2
SacTown Chronic the myth of the dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,217	One thing to consider is that these are high school students. This means, for many of them, that George Bush is the one in power as they become active politically, or as they begin to pay attention to the world around them. We have a president who treats the constitution like it was written in chalk on a blackboard -- to be changed on his whim. We have a president who argues that he should be allowed to hold people indefinitely without charging them or providing them access to legal counsel. We live in a climate where you cannot question the president's policies or the war in Iraq without being called unpatriotic, or worse, told that you hate America. It's not surprising to see our young people disregard the rights guaranteed to us by the constitution. They are just taking their cue from the powers that be.
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