Post by: bearpaw on March 23, 2014, 02:19:23 PM
A social studies workbook, used in an Illinois public middle school, is generating controversy among gun rights supporters because it claims that the Second Amendment permits only strictly regulated, registered gun ownership.
A screenshot of the workbook was first posted to the Facebook page for Illinois Gun Owners Rights. It provides the following description of the Second Amendment:
"This amendment states that people have the right to certain weapons, providing that they register them and have not been in prison. The founding fathers included the amendment to prevent the United States from acting like the British who had tried to take weapons away from the colonists."
The actual text of the Second Amendment makes no mention of gun registration:
"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
According to the Facebook page, parent Rich Kinison first posted the image. His child attends school at Grant Middle School in Springfield, Illinois.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/03/22/workbook-teaches-kids-that-second-amendment-includes-gun-control/#ixzz2wp5c9QJx (http://dailycaller.com/2014/03/22/workbook-teaches-kids-that-second-amendment-includes-gun-control/#ixzz2wp5c9QJx)
Post by: Lucky1 on March 23, 2014, 02:32:42 PM
Part of the gun control strategy is to " educate" the children that guns are evil and scary and should be controlled by the government.
Post by: Bob33 on March 23, 2014, 02:34:51 PM
Public school.
That pretty well sums it up.
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on March 23, 2014, 02:40:41 PM
Post by: Bob33 on March 23, 2014, 03:01:55 PM
Engaged parents are critical. :tup:
Post by: northwesthunter84 on March 23, 2014, 03:17:16 PM
Post by: lokidog on March 23, 2014, 03:42:44 PM
Another reason to home school. If anyone needed any other reasons to pull there kids out of public school before they turn into a liberal.
Not really, there are many good teachers (I would hazard to say most) out there. Simply teach your kids how to think for themselves, ask questions of the teacher, and talk to you when they think something is not quite "right". Also be involved and aware of what your kids are doing in the classroom. :twocents:
Post by: buckfvr on March 23, 2014, 03:54:15 PM
Post by: Expedition Scout on March 23, 2014, 06:12:32 PM
Post by: northwesthunter84 on March 23, 2014, 06:26:24 PM
Post by: Expedition Scout on March 23, 2014, 08:48:03 PM
I think we could all agree that we are all ready there, as I'm sure most sportsman have experience in some kind of "standing up" for their rights in gun control or hunting rights. What about "Joe-bag-O-donuts" living next door that has never done anything with his life? Or are we dealing with the frog in the pot of water that is slowly boiling and soon he is cooked without ever knowing what happened?
Post by: huntrights on March 23, 2014, 09:05:46 PM
:bash:
Part of the gun control strategy is to " educate" the children that guns are evil and scary and should be controlled by the government.
Indoctrinate (brainwash), traumatize, ...
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,147689.0.html
Post by: JLS on March 23, 2014, 09:09:44 PM
Not really, there are many good teachers (I would hazard to say most) out there. Simply teach your kids how to think for themselves, ask questions of the teacher, and talk to you when they think something is not quite "right". Also be involved and aware of what your kids are doing in the classroom. :twocents:
:yeah:
In other words, be involved. Parent is a verb.
Post by: Northway on March 24, 2014, 09:49:30 AM
In terms of the text, I can't remember what the actual text was in any of the books I was given up through high school. If you look back as an adult and feel like you were duped by your middle school textbook, it's likely you have neglected decades of additional learning that should have taken place during your lifetime.
Post by: h2ofowlr on March 24, 2014, 09:57:19 AM
Post by: Special T on March 24, 2014, 11:21:48 AM
Another reason to home school. If anyone needed any other reasons to pull there kids out of public school before they turn into a liberal.
Not really, there are many good teachers (I would hazard to say most) out there. Simply teach your kids how to think for themselves, ask questions of the teacher, and talk to you when they think something is not quite "right". Also be involved and aware of what your kids are doing in the classroom. :twocents:
Since both of our wife's are teacher i have to agree with you... My problem is that "good" teachers teach their subject and go less noticed... Some teachers purposely choose material to push the agenda and teach to that. I have had teachers in HS and College that graded much harsher/lenient depending on IF you fell in line with the BS they were trying to push. I have also been to teachers end of year parties and its not hard to figure out who's class i would NOT want my kids attending.
JLS you are correct Parrenting is a Verb and that is important to keep in the front of your mind. While my kids do not have undermining teachers they have had Subs that are... Being a good parrent IS about teaching your child to think...
I don't think its good to put your kids into a situation that directly opposes your values, so if you have that kind of teacher move to a different class room, or find some other solution. :twocents:
Post by: pianoman9701 on March 24, 2014, 11:26:31 AM
Post by: turkeyfeather on March 24, 2014, 12:04:59 PM
Another reason to home school. If anyone needed any other reasons to pull there kids out of public school before they turn into a liberal.Nah, my kids no better and would have no problem calling out a teacher that would try to push this garbage onto them.
Post by: SeaRun1 on March 24, 2014, 12:08:43 PM
We don't home school and our kids don't believe everything they're told.
Engaged parents are critical. :tup:
Yes!!!! Finally some common sense. This is the most important thing I can think of for a child's education.
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on March 24, 2014, 12:49:12 PM
Another reason to home school. If anyone needed any other reasons to pull there kids out of public school before they turn into a liberal.Nah, my kids no better and would have no problem calling out a teacher that would try to push this garbage onto them.
I would expect no less from the crew here on HUNT WA!!! :tup: Its all the rest of society that worries me? The part of society that uses public schools as daycares and are not proactive with there kids.