Education is the Pursuit of What?
by Kathy Brown on June 6th, 2009 | 2 comments
Education is purposeful. It intends to deliver (1)a moral framework and (2)factual information. The coupling of these two provide the spring board for application in a student's life. The National Education Association, the primary union for public government schools, passed the following Resolutions (italics added to to highlight the issue) at their 2007 Convention in Philadelphia:
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B-20 Education of Refugee and Undocumented Children and Children of Undocumented Immigrants . . . The Association further believes students who have resided in the United States for at least five years at the time of high school graduation should be granted amnesty by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, granted legal residency status, and allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship.
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B-47 Sex Education . . . The Association also believes that to facilitate the realization of human potential, it is the right of every individual to live in an environment of freely available information and knowledge about sexuality and encourages affiliates and members to support appropriately established sex education programs. Such programs should include information on sexual abstinence, birth control and family planning, diversity of culture, diversity of sexual orientation and gender identification, parenting skills, prenatal care, sexually transmitted diseases, incest, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, homophobia.
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B-55 Education on Peace and International Understanding . . . Such curricular materials should also cover major contributing factors to conflict, such as economic disparity, demographic variables, unequal political power and resource distribution, and the indebtedness of the developing world.
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F-2 . . . Pay Equity/Comparable Worth. The "market value" means of establishing pay cannot be the final determinant of pay scales since it too frequently reflects the race and sex bias in our society.
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H-7 National Health Care Policy . . . The National Education Association believes that affordable, comprehensive health care, including prescription drug coverage, is the right of every resident. The Association supports the adoption of a single-payer health care plan for all residents of the United States, its territories, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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I-13 Family Planning . . . The National Education Association supports family planning, including the right to reproductive freedom. The Association also urges the implementation of community-operated, school-based family planning clinics that will provide intensive counseling by trained personnel.
- I-28 Freedom of Religion. The Association opposes any federal legislation or that would require school districts t o schedule a moment of silence.
These are just a smattering of what our national government schools promote. What religious worldview do they reflect? Is it "neutral"? Is there room, in our public schools, for children to be taught a different religious worldview? Something to ponder.
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Gary June 16th, 2009
Hello. I think the article is really interesting. I am even interested in reading more. How soon will you update your blog?
Kathy Brown June 16th, 2009
Gary--I am thankful you like the article. Currently, there are about two articles per week, and the website is in the process of improving its format and design. So, do dig into past posts and look for much more to come!
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