Education to Prevent Bullies?
More California School Issues
Almost everyone within hearing or viewing of a television, computer, or newspaper is aware that California is having massive troubles with education.
Most people are focusing on the budget deficits that are causing tremendous teacher layoffs. However, even in times of economic turmoil, there are other issues that are being quietly slipped into the education agenda that are equally troubling, if not MORE SO.
I already posted about the Koran/Quran being taught and prayed in some California public schools, which no one seems to care about.
Now there is another agenda that is being foisted on students and parents, in the Alameda Unified School District (located just north of San Francisco), called “Safe Schools”.
What a GREAT name for a curriculum program, Yes? We all want Safe Schools, do we not?
Well, lets look a little deeper:
What does “Safe Schools” entail?
Let me share what Sonja Eddings Brown, former Los Angeles School Board President and Education Reform advocate has to say about it:
” . . . if you live in Alameda County in California, which encompasses the East Bay area of Oakland, Fremont, notorious Berkeley, and some of the poorest neighborhoods of the state, your kindergartners, 1st graders, and on up, are going to begin to learn about gay parenting and sexual orientation, ostensibly to keep the children from becoming bullies.”
” Political and gay activists are playing with dynamite by trying to force teaching about gay sexuality into public schools. Even voters who supported gay marriage in California oppose bringing the subject into the schools. Most people just don’t feel that any kind of sexuality — gay or straight — should be part of school instruction, and legally, schools must wait until 5th grade to even discuss maturation.”
” Several years ago California State Senator Sheila Kuehl, an openly gay legislator, wrote and pushed through the “Safe Schools” curriculum. The name is a misnomer. Perhaps because Senator Kuehl couldn’t ensure that gay curriculum would be approved for public schools by calling it “gay curriculum,” she dressed the legislation up in a disguise called “Safe Schools.” The concept is to introduce gay sexuality “as early as possible” so that gay students don’t endure mistreatment in school environments. Who would oppose that goal? The glory of Kuehl’s invention is that parents don’t have to be consulted, or informed, or have a voice in “bullying” curriculum. Usually, school lessons having to do with sexual curriculum must have parental consent and/or students may opt out if preferred.”
“Parents are now discovering that it is not legal to opt out of “Safe Schools” curriculum.” (emphasis added)
And it is extremely important to note that this curriculum is being implemented, despite the protests of 500 parents who showed up at board meetings to oppose it.
What does “Safe Schools” curriculum include?
So you can judge for yourself whether you feel this is appropriate for children this young, I went to the Alameda Unified School District site, to study the curriculum which is so proudly displayed. Here it is:
- Revised Lesson Plans
- Grade K Welcoming
- Grade K Welcoming Lesson
- Grade 1 Who’s In a Family
- Grade 1 Who’s In a Family Lesson
- (includes picture book about different family types, including obviously lesbian couples)
- Grade 2 And Tango Makes Three
- Grade 2 And Tango Makes Three Lesson
- Grade 3 Talking About Families
- Grade 3 Talking About Families Lesson
- Grade 4 Becoming an Ally
- Grade 4 Becoming an Ally Lesson
- Grade 5 Stereotypes 1
- Grade 5 Stereotypes lesson
(includes picture book about welcoming people who are different from us – very worthy)
(book written about two male penguins who formed a couple and adopted a penguin chick)
(including film promoting “diversity” and same sex couples – has been banned in several states)
(emphasis on empathy and “Robert’s story” [see below] – How do you think Robert feels when he hears people say
things like, “this is gay” or “You’re so gay?”)
(utilizing stereotype diagram – see below)
And this is Kindergarten to 5th grade, in a state where “legally, schools must wait until 5th grade to even discuss maturation”.
Study Materials Included in “School Safety”
- Famous Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People ( LGBT )
- Vocabulary Words (for a complete list, go to: Page One and Two PDF.
- Handout Article by Robert (about a letter allegedly written by the child of lesbian parents)
- Diagram (worksheet about stereotypes)
What is GOING ON?
I do NOT see this as a comprehensive anti-bullying program. It is very clear what the agenda is here.
As Sonja Eddings Brown says in her article,
. . . other states also have anti-bullying curricula. The mission? To teach public school children to be kind and tolerant of everyone . It’s as simple as that: Be kind to everyone.”
When our students are already failing miserably, with escalating drop-out rates, minimal reading and math skills, and even the Koran being taught and prayed from in public schools that won’t allow prayer, the Bible, or any discussion of Christianity, when will we decide to speak up?
Perhaps Barack Obama is correct and “We are not a Christian nation”.
This curriculum sounds pretty “secular” to me.
I know I’ll get hate mail again, just like I always do when this topic is written about on this site, but I’m not going to stay quiet any longer.
I have grandchildren in California schools and I think what is happening there is horrendous.
What do you think?
Brennan
P.S. Check this link for a video that shows the pledge cards given to 5-year olds in poor neighborhoods, where the parents don’t speak English yet, where the children were asked to sign their names as supporters of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and “questioning” people, as happened last fall in an Alameda School District kindergarten. See one of the pledge cards for yourself. Pledge cards on video
Education & Islam in Public Schools
“Islam Is Being Taught in Public Schools!”
For some time, there has been a deep-seated concern about taxpayer funding of public schools that yield inferior results.
However, along with proposals for more charter schools, is the worry that those taxpayer dollars being diverted from public schools are actually being used to promote minority and ethnic agendas. The establishment, and public funding, of a charter elementary school devoted to teaching strictly Islamic studies is already on record.
Any proposals for additional charter schools MUST have some type of regulations to prevent this misuse of taxpayer dollars.
But in California, it’s not a charter school, but regular public school that is flaunting separation of church and state.
The following video is eye-opening, to say the least.
When we are told daily that it is illegal for children to say prayers in our public schools, how has this situation been allowed? Is it ignorance? Another political correctness snafu? Public apathy? Or what . . .
Watch the following video and decide for yourselves.
Religion in Public Schools
When my grandchildren (who live in California) cannot say Christian prayers in school, or carry a Bible onto campus, how is this allowed to happen?
This video is a clear warning to parents EVERYWHERE to examine the textbooks that your child is learning from.
Do you know what those textbooks say?
Do you agree with the information presented? Or NOT!
So . . . What do you think?
Brennan
