Thank you. I honestly think the great majority of teachers approach the job this way. No matter our personal political views, the focus stays on the curriculum, social development, and creating an environment grounded in respect and acceptance.
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Congrats to the committee for showing some guts..."This Is Purely Political": Alabama Lawmakers Spar Over School Prayer Proposal
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — A bill that could have changed the daily routine in Alabama public schools was voted down in committee Tuesday after an extended and e
"This Is Purely Political": Alabama Lawmakers Spar Over School Prayer Proposal
A bill that could have changed the daily routine in Alabama public schools was voted down in committee Tuesday after an extended and emotional debate.
House Bill 43, a proposed constitutional amendment, would have required public schools to conduct the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of each school day. The pledge requirement was passed years ago, but the bill’s sponsor, Representative Reed Ingram (R), argued some schools and districts are not following the law.
“This is bill is kind of like what we started the meeting with. A little bit of prayer never hurt anyone," Ingram said during committee discussion.
Beyond the pledge, the proposal would have required local school boards to vote on whether to allow students and staff, with consent, to participate in daily prayer and a reading of religious texts outside of instructional time.
Schools that failed to meet the requirements could have had up to 25 percent of state education funding withheld.
I know some pretty dumb homeschooled kids. They brag about how little schooling they do each day, maybe an hour or two, and then get to play video games.
As a parent of a middle schooler, you have my utmost respect!
One of the most important features of a public education is that the kids graduating high school have some common ground of understanding or basis of reality with the rest of the country. With homeschooling, too many kids just don't get that foundation, starting from socialization, to fundamentals of science, through history. Too many parents (but not a majority) I've talked to and read about want to cut out some part of the education system for their own political or religious beliefs. A good deal of these kids come out overly-sheltered in some way and are a fish out of water when they are in college or in the real world.
I'm afraid it goes way back before COVID. We've been pushing "screens" over paper for a long time.
If colleges would back to stringent entrance exams the home schools would dry up quickly -- or they would all go to Liberty University.
That list is appalling! Apparent fiscal malfeasance like that is perfect ammunition for an anti-public education mouthpiece like DeAngelis. It hurts educators and students everywhere to have such examples in place.
As an educator now for 39 years, I was retired last year for one year. The reason we have such a rapid decline in reading is because everything is done on a chromebook, laptop or desktop computer. Bottom line, kids do not read!!!!
