Dad upset over lesson. Is he warranted to feel this way? Is this partisan politics?

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:32:40 -0500

Everytime a person calls out a liberal for something it ends up being that the conservative doesn't know the whole story or they heard it on 'Faux News'. Well, we have another story and most of us get it. It was wrong, it is divisive and it certainly does not lend to free speech.

https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/dad-upset-over-anti-republican-homework-assignment [login to see] 72.html

This is pretty straight-up stuff but there always an answer and it is usually called something like cognitive dissonance, intolerance or some other talking point. Like deductive reasoning or critical thinking. The inference being that we are not smart enough to get open-mindedness.

But what is your take, is this more a teacher caught with her hand or hands in the cookie jar? Are parents intolerant of change? Is all change good?

Dad Upset Over Anti-Republican Homework Assignment

Photo by A Wisconsin dad is expressing his frustration after his son received a homework assignment that encouraged political bias. Father-of-two Scott Radies, 46, appeared on TV show Fox & Friends on Tuesday morning to explain that his son Jarrett, an eighth-grader at Shattuck Middle School in Neenah

Response by CPT Zachary Brooks made Feb 25 at 2015 2:34 PM

CPT Zachary Brooks — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:34:13 -0500

Schools have become indoctrination centers. The government should not be educating our children because it eventually becomes about indoctrination and not about knowledge.

"Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination" - Thomas Sowell

Response by SSG Leonard Johnson made Feb 25 at 2015 3:05 PM

SSG Leonard Johnson — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:05:23 -0500

how to curiosity, as I usually only watch sports networks. Why do people call it Faux news?

Response by GySgt Joe Strong made Feb 25 at 2015 10:17 PM

GySgt Joe Strong — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:17:14 -0500

In the example, as noted in the story, only one side of a Political discussion was illustrated and discussed. The School District acknowledged that. The issue isn't, or shouldn't be left or right but rather teaching critical thinking and leaving out indoctrination of either viewpoint.
If the dad hadn't said something it's likely that bias of the teachers (either way ) would continue to be the order of the day. So, good job speaking up dad.