You Just Can't Make This Stuff Up!

 

 

"and then there is crazy..."

Oh, boy! I would love to start this off by saying this was my latest attempt at satire. Or, this article is being written with my tongue stuck firmly in my cheek. Unfortunately, it is neither. This is straight out of the courtroom. It is yet one more example of what happens when our judicial system takes liberties with something they know nothing about.

Administrative Law Judge Barbara Neilson’s has ruled starting in the 2013-2014 school year, Social Studies and American History will be taught not the way it was, but rather the way some in the Minnesota Department of Education think it should be. Many of us have been alerted by Education Liberty Watch - however, with the Left leaning Department of Education having the backing of the Governor' office, the State House, the State Senate and the Judiciary, it was an up hill battle.

So what has changed? First off, schools will no longer be allowed to teach the concept of American exceptionalism. That is a big mistake, made out of ignorance of the term. Many on the Left who hate this term believe it has to do with conceit or arrogance. That could not be further from the truth. It has to do with our form of government, and the magnificent results we have because of it. We believe compared to all other forms of government, ours is exceptional. I guess the new curriculum will teach kids we are all evil, corrupt invaders and there is nothing exceptional about us. We are watching revisionist history unfold right before our eyes.

The next thing to get "deep sixed" is the fact our system of government was born with the idea our rights come directly from God. Sorry for the fact it is true, but it is. If the Department of Education was more concerned about learning our true history rather than how to stop a bully, they might understand this most important concept. The connection between our rights and our Creator is riddled all throughout our founding documents, including the Federalist Papers. With the new curriculum, we will learn that our rights come only from the Federal Government. John Adams must be spinning in his grave.

Had to save the best for last. We will now teach we live in a democracy rather than a republic. Excuse me? Did I fall asleep and miss something important? Our country was founded as a republic - some even refer to it as constitutional republic. I have never heard it referred to by any historian (worth a salt) as a democracy. It was set up as a republic for a reason. In a true democracy, everyone would vote on everything. Ergo, nothing would ever get done. Our founding fathers were much smarter than that. I guess the Minnesota Department of Education is even smarter than our founding fathers.

My kids have long since graduated from high school. If they were just starting out, they would not be attending this failed government school system. I would like to say this is all make believe, just sometimes you just can't make this stuff up.