Quote:In the first case... the teacher got in trouble for the assignment.  So... where's the bias exactly?  Though I don't think the assignment seems all that bad.  Both Hitler and Bush did abuse their powers in different ways (I'm sure you're a big Bush supporter, which I find strange since he grew the government like crazy)  I'm sure if this was Obama, you'd probably be praising the teacher for having 'right wing values' 


As for the second... well I know you won't believe it since it's not a right wing blog or anything, but I'll post it for any third parties who are reading this, so they can decide for themselves about Howard Zinn's Textbook (and it's 'alleged' popularity in high schools)... http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/...-history-/

I know for example my wife does not use Zinn's textbook for any of her classes.  In fact every History teacher at the school uses the same textbook.  And I know that my children do not have a textbook by Howard Zinn either.  


I'm sure some teachers may choose to assign the book.  Just from a quick search (though it seems optional, and that's a teacher by teacher basis)


Most people have some natural biases, and they shouldn't let it interfere with their work.  But it's certainly not an indoctrination by the public schools, and you'll curiously rarely hear about the efforts of good teachers.


I also imagine you'd have more conservative bias in public schools as well if you had more conservative teachers (but conservatives tend not to go into the profession)

 

In the first case, let's look at it this way.  Is it ever appropriate to compare any U.S. President with Adolph Hitler?  The answer is no, no matter if the President is left wing or right wing.  However, comparing President Bush to Adolph Hitler was very much common among the far left.  The fact that this goes all the way to a public school classroom should outrage most people, however you seem to be alright with it.

 

Put it this way, what if the same comparison is made between President Obama and Adolph Hitler?  After all, they both "abused their powers".  What if President Obama was compared to the likes of Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong or Kim Jong Il?  After all, they all have communist leanings.  Would it be appropriate in a 6th grade classroom?

 

By the way, yes I did support President Bush though I wasn't happy with some of his policies during his second term.  Liberals are always quick to point out how government grew under his "regime" as they like to put it.  (Incidentally, using the term "regime" when referring to President Obama's administration tends to irk liberals).  However, the growth of government and bureaucracy under President Obama's regime is largely ignored.  Why is that?  I would venture to say that it's because of "Barrak Hussien Obama, mmm, mmm, mmm"!

 

As far as the second link that I provided, it pretty much came up on a simple google search.  Many of the links on that page point to news stories that support the claims.  For example, who did the most to end The Cold War?  What is behind the textbook debate/situation in Texas?  What about religion in schools?

 

Take a look at how children are taught and brought up today.  Everyone gets a "medal" or a "prize" just for "participating".  They are not taught that there are winners and losers.  There is no playing "cowboys and indians" or no playing with plastic army soldiers.  Heck, students even get sent home for wearing clothing honoring the military or wearing clothing that includes the U.S. Flag.  What about a student getting sent home for eating a pop tart in the shape of a gun? (That last link comes from what I suspect is one of your favorite websites, the huffington and puffington post).  What about a student sent home for wearing a shirt showing his support for the NRA?  Here is another example of a school indoctrinating students.

 

I could go on and on with examples of how children are "indoctrinated" in today's public schools.  To say that it's "insulting" and not happening is completely false.  The only thing that is "insulting" is the fact that those on the far left refuse to acknowledge that it is in fact happening, and they encourage it.

 

I'm not saying that your wife does it, but to say that indoctrination in public schools is not happening is completely false.

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