Why our Schools teach Socialism and Attack Christianity

[Belk]

I know
I would be. Both there and elsewhere, Fascistic loyalty pledges ought not be part of a free society at all. Even if it does say "under God" which is about the only thing that I do not find objectionable about it.

I agree. I just find it funny that the very people who rail against "socialism!" defend the pledge.

 

[FireDragon76]

I personally like the idea of the Bible being a textbook. There is no violence, rape sex, murder, genocide, infanticide, foul language, incest, or any other objectionable junk like the PC so called text books that the Obama administration has forced on our children and oppressed us with.

The best humor I have seen in some time.

 

[Ana the Ist]

Are you really unaware of Dewey's connection to the education system in the US? I suggest you simply google John Dewey for that information.

Nope...I genuinely don't. Is it significant?

 

[essentialsaltes]

Are you claiming the quotes are inaccurate

Yes.

 

[FreeinChrist]

John Dewey - Wikipedia

John Dewey (/ˈduːi/; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. Dewey is one of the primary figures associated with the philosophy of pragmatism and is considered one of the fathers of functional psychology. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Dewey as the 93rd most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[2] A well-known public intellectual, he was also a major voice of progressive education and liberalism.[3][4] Although Dewey is known best for his publications about education, he also wrote about many other topics, including epistemology, metaphysics, aesthetics, art, logic, social theory, and ethics. He was a major educational reformer for the 20th century.

The overriding theme of Dewey's works was his profound belief in democracy, be it in politics, education or communication and journalism. As Dewey himself stated in 1888, while still at the University of Michigan, "Democracy and the one, ultimate, ethical ideal of humanity are to my mind synonymous."[5]....
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He didn't push socialism. The article in the OP is extremely biased and not supported.

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[Ana the Ist]

John Dewey - Wikipedia

John Dewey (/ˈduːi/; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. Dewey is one of the primary figures associated with the philosophy of pragmatism and is considered one of the fathers of functional psychology. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Dewey as the 93rd most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[2] A well-known public intellectual, he was also a major voice of progressive education and liberalism.[3][4] Although Dewey is known best for his publications about education, he also wrote about many other topics, including epistemology, metaphysics, aesthetics, art, logic, social theory, and ethics. He was a major educational reformer for the 20th century.

The overriding theme of Dewey's works was his profound belief in democracy, be it in politics, education or communication and journalism. As Dewey himself stated in 1888, while still at the University of Michigan, "Democracy and the one, ultimate, ethical ideal of humanity are to my mind synonymous."[5]....
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He didn't push socialism. The article in the OP is extremely biased and not supported.

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Thank you!

 

[JackRT]

I have to applaud TX_Matt for an outstanding response to the OP. There are very few critics of our schools who speak with any sort of authority about what is actually happening let alone the motivations of our educators. I am a retired educator of almost 40 years experience. Once again TX_Matt, so very well done.

 

[Thursday]

John Dewey - Wikipedia

John Dewey (/ˈduːi/; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. Dewey is one of the primary figures associated with the philosophy of pragmatism and is considered one of the fathers of functional psychology. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Dewey as the 93rd most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[2] A well-known public intellectual, he was also a major voice of progressive education and liberalism.[3][4] Although Dewey is known best for his publications about education, he also wrote about many other topics, including epistemology, metaphysics, aesthetics, art, logic, social theory, and ethics. He was a major educational reformer for the 20th century.

The overriding theme of Dewey's works was his profound belief in democracy, be it in politics, education or communication and journalism. As Dewey himself stated in 1888, while still at the University of Michigan, "Democracy and the one, ultimate, ethical ideal of humanity are to my mind synonymous."[5]....
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He didn't push socialism. The article in the OP is extremely biased and not supported.

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Did you even read this?

A well-known public intellectual, he was also a major voice of progressive education and liberalism.

That's socialism.

 

[Cimorene]

I haven't experienced what the OP complains about either at the public schools I went to when we lived in the US or the ones I go to now, but I started school yrs after the article he's using was written.

I thought on CF you weren't supposed to post an entire article? That you were supposed to summarize it in your own words & only share excerpts, or just the link?

 

[FreeinChrist]

Did you even read this?

A well-known public intellectual, he was also a major voice of progressive education and liberalism.

That's socialism.

Not necessarily. The definition for socialism seems to have changed since the 1880s.

His was strongly democratic.

 

[Belk]

Did you even read this?

A well-known public intellectual, he was also a major voice of progressive education and liberalism.

That's socialism.

 

[FreeinChrist]

Did you even read this?

A well-known public intellectual, he was also a major voice of progressive education and liberalism.

That's socialism.

Also, did you click through the "liberalism" link in that quote?

It includes:

Liberal Republicans[edit]
Abraham Lincoln's presidency, with its emphasis on a strong federal government over claims of state's rights, on widespread entrepreneurship, and on individual freedom against the property rights of slave owners, laid much of the ground work for future liberal Republican governance. The Republican Party's liberal element in the early 20th century was typified by Theodore Roosevelt in the 1907–1912 period (Roosevelt was more conservative at other points). Other liberal Republicans included Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and his sons in Wisconsin (from about 1900 to 1946), and western leaders such as Senator Hiram Johnson in California, Senator George W. Norris in Nebraska, Senator Bronson M. Cutting in New Mexico, Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin in Montana, and Senator William Borah in Idaho, from about 1900 to about 1940. They were generally liberal in domestic policy, supported unions,[48] and supported much of the New Deal. However, they were intensely isolationist in foreign policy.[49] This element died out by the 1940s. Starting in the 1930s a number of mostly Northeastern Republicans took modern liberal positions regarding labor unions, spending and New Deal policies. They included Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota,[50] Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York, Governor Earl Warren of California,[51] Senator Clifford P. Case of New Jersey, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., of Massachusetts, Senator Prescott Bush of Connecticut (father of George H. W. Bush), Senator Jacob K. Javits of New York, Governor William Scranton of Pennsylvania, and Governor George Romney of Michigan.[52] The most notable of them all was Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York.[53]
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Liberalism and progressive education in the late 1880s is not the same as now. Nor does one have to be socialist to be liberal or progressive.

 

[Nithavela]

Oh no, not global unity. Not the global unity! It's in my eyes! BLRGBLRBLGBLR

 

[Thursday]

Also, did you click through the "liberalism" link in that quote?

It includes:

Liberal Republicans[edit]
Abraham Lincoln's presidency, with its emphasis on a strong federal government over claims of state's rights, on widespread entrepreneurship, and on individual freedom against the property rights of slave owners, laid much of the ground work for future liberal Republican governance. The Republican Party's liberal element in the early 20th century was typified by Theodore Roosevelt in the 1907–1912 period (Roosevelt was more conservative at other points). Other liberal Republicans included Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and his sons in Wisconsin (from about 1900 to 1946), and western leaders such as Senator Hiram Johnson in California, Senator George W. Norris in Nebraska, Senator Bronson M. Cutting in New Mexico, Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin in Montana, and Senator William Borah in Idaho, from about 1900 to about 1940. They were generally liberal in domestic policy, supported unions,[48] and supported much of the New Deal. However, they were intensely isolationist in foreign policy.[49] This element died out by the 1940s. Starting in the 1930s a number of mostly Northeastern Republicans took modern liberal positions regarding labor unions, spending and New Deal policies. They included Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota,[50] Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York, Governor Earl Warren of California,[51] Senator Clifford P. Case of New Jersey, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., of Massachusetts, Senator Prescott Bush of Connecticut (father of George H. W. Bush), Senator Jacob K. Javits of New York, Governor William Scranton of Pennsylvania, and Governor George Romney of Michigan.[52] The most notable of them all was Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York.[53]
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Liberalism and progressive education in the late 1880s is not the same as now. Nor does one have to be socialist to be liberal or progressive.

Dewey was a socialist just as Democratic Socialists in Europe today are socialists.. They seek a more active role for government in the lives of individuals.

 

[FreeinChrist]

Well, the far right thinks he is.

 

[Paul of Eugene OR]

I personally like the idea of the Bible being a textbook. There is no violence, rape sex, murder, genocide, infanticide, foul language, incest, or any other objectionable junk like the PC so called text books that the Obama administration has forced on our children and oppressed us with.

I don't think you've really been reading your Bible because there is violence, rape sex, murder, genocide, infanticide, foul language, and incest in the Bible.

 

[FreeinChrist]

I think he was being facetious.

 

[Paul of Eugene OR]

You don't like government police? You don't like government Solders? You don't like government courts? You don't like government schools? You don't like government food inspections? You don't like government water supplies? You don't like clean air? You think traffic laws are unwarranted limitations on our freedoms? You think rules keeping our air clean should be dropped, giving us a great economy like they have in China?

 

[Paul of Eugene OR]

I think he was being facetious.

Many believe exactly like that, however.

 

[Belk]

You don't like government police? You don't like government Solders? You don't like government courts? You don't like government schools? You don't like government food inspections? You don't like government water supplies? You don't like clean air? You think traffic laws are unwarranted limitations on our freedoms? You think rules keeping our air clean should be dropped, giving us a great economy like they have in China?

What on earth are you talking about?