We wonder why our kids are behind other countries.
The Strange War on HomeworkCharles J. SykesAmerican students continue to fall behind much of the rest of the world in math and science, but one of the hottest issues in American education today is the crusade to cut down on "excessive" homework More
EDWARDS' FAMILY LEAVE
Now the great John "poverty tour" Edwards has released his plan for the Family Leave Act. Edwards proposes spending $2 billion a year (that we don't have) to help states create family leave programs – that's twice as much as Hillary Clinton's suggestion. But Edwards wants at least eight weeks of paid time off every year for so-called family leave .. and he wants it by 2014
Edwards also wants to expand the federal Family and Medical Leave Act to include 13 million workers who are eligible for unpaid leave. But wait! There's more! He also wants to require all businesses to offer workers a minimum of seven paid sick days a year.
Add it up. Edwards wants to use the police power of government to force employers to pay employees for a minimum of 47 days a year ... for not working. This is in addition to vacation days!
Just remember, to Democrats like John Edwards, government is the solution to everything. Edwards says, "It works in combination with universal health care, universal preschool, and a whole series of things that are essentially aimed at making sure we strengthen and grow the middle class in this country, and provide some level of financial security that does not exist today." Universal ... universal ... that's just another way of saying "funded by your tax dollars."
There is not one single penny earned by one individual in this country that people like Edwards don't covet. They're smart, though. They'll be sure to take the money from people who's votes they don't need .. and then spend it on those more likely to vote for them.
If Edwards and the MoveOn Democrats were to get their way on programs like these, all future election campaigns would be peppered with warnings that "If you vote for my opponent he will take away your paid family leave! If you'll vote for me, I'll give you a few days more!"
Nowhere in our Constitution can I find any article or section that gives Washington the power to force employers to pay people for not working. Once you've accepted the premise that Washington does have this power ... what's the limit?
THANKSGIVING
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I guess we could have expected the holiday to get wrapped up into some sort of government political correctness. And where else would we find this than in our very own government schools!
In Seattle government schools, they want to make sure that their children are indoctrinated into the understanding that Thanksgiving is an offensive holiday. That's right! Seattle government schools will mask this all in the name of "honoring the diversity of our students, staff and families." See, the government schools are afraid of offending the Native students, for whom, they say, Thanksgiving is "a particularly difficult time."
So the government school district has provided a little cheat sheet to teach children the "myths" about Thanksgiving, to help students understand the holiday from a Native American perspective. It advises to start with Myth #11:
Myth #11: Thanksgiving is a happy time
Fact: For many Indian people, "Thanksgiving" is a time of mourning, of remembering how a gift of generosity was rewarded by theft of land and seed corn, extermination of many from disease and gun, and near total destruction of many more from forced assimilation. As currently celebrated in this country, "Thanksgiving" is a bitter reminder of 500 years of betrayal returned for friendship.
What a crock of you-know-what. Any Indians you find mourning Thanksgiving in this country are doing so because moronic leftists are telling them that they should.
Fact: The European settlers didn't do one negative thing to the Indians who preceded them that the Indians hadn't been doing to each other for hundreds of years. I guess taking someone else's seed corn or land is only bad if they're a different color than you.
This is precisely why I avoid school districts at all costs, actually movie theaters as well.
More than one half of teenagers in Colorado say that they send text messages while driving. Don't expect the legislature to do anything about this. Mommies and Daddies would scream!
Some just don't want to believe the facts/stats.
Here's a story on some crime statistics which show that the D.C. handgun ban was a waste of time and enforcement effort.
Here's a good one for those that envy/despise people that make more money than they do.
We all know that it's fashionable among the denizens of the left to just absolutely hate evil rich people. Jonah Goldberg writes that "The rich aren't made of money."
It doesn't matter whether or not Gore is wrong, people are basically gullible and believe what they want.
John Stossel: Don't Look to Government to Cool Down the Planet
Recently on "20/20," I said "give me a break" to Al Gore for claiming that the global-warming debate is over and suggesting that all dissenters were in it for the money. I interviewed independent scientists who say Gore is wrong.
Good explanation countering the myth liberals spew about rich not paying their "fair share". I suppose they're so intelligent, they can interpret what a fair share should be. Good facts, once again, for those who care to read them.
Walter E. Williams: Congressional and Leftist Lies
An important component of the leftist class warfare agenda is to condemn President Bush's tax cuts for the rich. This claim is careless, ignorant or dishonest on at least two counts.
Gotta love Mike Adams - he and Michele Malkin are right up there with not "pulling any punches".
Mike S. Adams: My Apology to UNC-Charlotte
Since I was overly harsh with most liberals in a speech I gave last week, I would like to offer the following apology, which truly comes from the bottom of my heart.
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RAISING GOOD AMERICANS:
MAGIC PICTURE FRAME TEACHES CHILDREN ABOUT AMERICA AND AMERICAN VALUES
History Book Author Michael Class Says: "Read the Book. Remember the Truth. Share It with Your Children."
Michael Class, a retired Seattle dot-com executive, aims to transform the way American history is taught, and he puts his money where his values are. With his children, Class wrote, photographed, and published Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame, an American history book Class describes as the "antidote for the anti-American agenda in the public schools, Hollywood, and the mainstream news media."
"I was appalled at how some teachers presented American history to my own children," says Class. "My son and daughter learned that Thomas Jefferson had slaves - before they learned that he wrote the document articulating our rights and duties as free people. European settlers killed Native Americans with blankets infected with smallpox, they found out. That allegation upstaged the stories of courage, perseverance, and curiosity that defined the pioneers. While folding paper cranes in the classroom, my children were told that a hundred thousand people died when the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan - but they were not made to understand the moral context of World War II in which the atomic bomb story fit. My children were instructed to equate illegal aliens with legal immigrants, devaluing the story of their own ancestors who came to America through Ellis Island. And, classroom discussions always seemed to cast businessmen as villains, instead of as people to be emulated."
Class wondered: "What would the heroes of America's past say to the children of today?"
To answer that question, the author's real-life son, twelve-year-old Anthony, time-travels into the great events of the 20th Century. Advanced digital photography places Anthony in the cockpit of the Spirit of St. Louis with Charles Lindbergh, on the moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, in the laboratories of Thomas Edison and Jonas Salk, and on Normandy beach on D-Day. Anthony "meets" and "talks with" Thomas Edison, Jonas Salk, FDR, Lou Gehrig, Charles Lindbergh, Audie Murphy, and many others. But historical accuracy rules every page of Anthony's adventure in time: Anthony’s conversations with America’s heroes are based on things they really said. The Web site, www.MagicPictureFrame.com, displays some of the book's amazing photographs.
The book was a four-year family project that included a lot of research. Class spoke with relatives of famous scientists and inventors, Holocaust survivors, award-winning biographers, and others who could help him ensure that the facts of the book were both accurate and vivid. The book includes more than 500 footnotes.
But the book goes beyond dazzling photography and solid historical facts: The book presents the moral lessons of American history. Anthony learns valuable lessons from what he sees in the past. Anthony compares the people and events of the past with the people and events of his own time. Anthony discusses the nature of good and evil, right and wrong, war and peace, what it means to be an American, honor and discipline, success and achievement, courage and destiny, marriage and family, God and purpose.
The chapter about Lindbergh’s flight is really about choosing one’s destiny. The story of Lou Gehrig is really about living a virtuous life. The chapter about Thomas Edison is really about the benefits of business leadership and hard work. The story of Apollo 11 is about wonder, taking risks, and courage. The story of Dr. Jonas Salk is really about dedicating one’s life to a higher purpose. When Anthony meets his immigrant great-grandfather at Ellis Island, it’s really a story about what it means to be an American. Anthony’s observation of D-Day and the liberation of the death camps during the Holocaust is a testament to the reality of evil and the need to fight it.
"It's not an easy book," says Class. "The book challenges the young reader to see the modern world in light of the lessons of the past." Class recommends the book for kids in Grade 6 to Grade 12, and for adults who "want to remember the truth."
Class designed the book to help concerned parents and teachers put American history education back on the right track. The book includes his personal recommendations for 461 books, 595 movies, 217 songs, and 155 places to visit, all keyed to the subjects of each chapter. The recommendations are offered as an exciting addition to any formal history curriculum, and as a way for kids to experience the past. The author's Web site offers a fun final exam.
"We can't afford to raise a generation of Americans who do not value their country, their heritage, and their place in the world," insists Class. "As my immigrant grandfather once told me: I became an American because I believe in America, and it's my belief in America that makes me an American - you can only be an American by choice."
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame was named Outstanding Book of the Year by Independent Publisher; Reviewers Choice by Midwest Book Review; and Editor's Pick by Homefires: The Journal of Homeschooling Online. Nationally syndicated talk-show host Michael Medved calls the book "entertaining and educational." Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin says "parents and teachers will appreciate the inspiring message this unique history book holds for America's next generation. I recommend this book to all young Americans, may they take us to the stars and beyond."
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame (hardcover, 225 pages, $25.00) is available at www.MagicPictureFrame.com, by calling toll-free 1-800-247-6553, at select bookstores, and on www.amazon.com.
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Good post. Thanks for reading the blog. Michael Medved is quite credible. His endorsement of the book is a good thing.
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