Friday, February 15, 2013

2-15-13 Obama Urges Universal Preschool


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Exclusive: AFT Web site features lesson plans promoting socialism and the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday

At first glance, “Share My Lesson,” a Web site created by the American Federation of Teachers, seems like a great idea. But ShareMyLesson.com, launched last July, has also become a clearinghouse for lessons rooted in radical socialist political philosophy. One purpose of the Web site is obviously to convince more teachers that it’s their responsibility to indoctrinate young students into the pro-union, anti-capitalist, anti-American political movement. [more...]


Texas 6th graders design flags for a new socialist nation

You know America is changing when leftists have even infiltrated Texas schools. A lesson plan for 6th graders in government schools reads as follows: Notice socialist/communist nations use symbolism on their flags representing various aspects of their economic system. Imagine a new socialist nation is creating a flag and you have been put in charge of creating a flag. Use symbolism to represent aspects of socialism/communism on your flag. What kind of symbolism/colors would you use? [more...]


Teachers encouraged to hold ‘bubble wrap popping fest’ to deal with accountability pressures

Across America we’re seeing many school employees can’t handle the pressure of accountability, so they’re cheating on standardized tests for students... or they’re outright refusing to administer the tests altogether. We’re also seeing collective freak out sessions over any sort of weapon, including guns made out of paper or Legos. The psyche of the American education system is in near-meltdown mode. [more...]


Together again: Obama, teacher unions to push universal preschool

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, President Barack Obama and the nation’s teacher unions patched up their differences and renewed their political love affair. Obama is pushing one of the unions’ favorite proposals: universal preschool.  In the State of the Union address, he said, “Tonight, I propose working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every child in America. Every dollar we 'invest' in high-quality early education can save more than seven dollars later on.” [more...]


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