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The Education of America's Children: Who's Responsible?

         As I write this in January of 2022, the Chicago teachers have gone on strike until their demands are met: children must all be vaccinated for them to return to school. News announcers are declaring that children are falling behind in education and that in-person learning is the only way to keep children off the streets and from other negative influences. While I agree that “in person” teaching is the most effective way to educate a child, how did the education system reach this point of having such power over the education and emotional well-being of our children? Why is it the school’s fault that young people become prone to negative influences when they’re not in a classroom? "Parents have not only a right but a duty to object when their children are being used as objects for other people's ideological crusades, especially when brainwashing replaces education in the public schools." ( Thomas Sowell,  an American economist, social theorist, and senior fellow at
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America: Freedom, Faith and Loyalty

  “There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag. We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language. And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.” (President Theodore Roosevelt, 1907) The word ‘patriot’ is defined in the dictionary as “ a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors .” Would you describe president Roosevelt’s speech as patriotic or harsh and selfish? In reality, president Roosevelt verbalized the sentiment of the majority of the American people in the early 20th century. I can only imagine the reaction to Teddy’s speech in today’s America where loyalty to certain values and principles has shifted from those espoused by the founding fathers to those invested in self-interests and individual rights. Over the last c
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Critical Race Theory: Truth or Theory?

Critical Race Theory: Truth or Theory? As an educator, Christian and American, I care deeply about America, the education of our children and the principles on which our country was founded.  On January 20th, 2021, newly inaugurated president Joe Biden signed an unprecedented number of executive orders, including the cancellation of the 1776 Commission, created to research and promote patriotic education.  Some people state that this commission was created to counteract the 1619 project which revisits the country’s history with a focus on slavery. Whether it was written to counteract the 1619 project or not, the fact remains that the 1619 project does not consider all relevant facts of American history.  My purpose in writing this paper is to share facts about Critical Race Theory (CRT) obtained from various sources and to conclude with my opinion of what I believe is the true status of all mankind. In September of 2020, President Trump announced a ‘Patriotic Education’ Commission to b
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