SCHOOLS OF SOCIALISM – THE SOCRATIC METHOD OF LEARNING (Issue 360)

By Freedom Lady | March 12, 2010

THIRD IN SERIES ABOUT TAX-SUPPORTED SCHOOLS

We must now come face to face with the reality of that to which millions of young children are being subjected in the current school system. Namely, the system itself is socialistic, an immoral system, and no amount of money nor well-educated teachers, improved text-books, concerned parents, beautiful buildings, great school lunches, improved test scores, or anything else is going to change that fact. The culprit is the system, no one can change for the better, so long as it remains a system of Socialism.

My current interest in the school system stems from my love of Country and personal Freedom and Private ownership of property Rights. The Principles upon which this nation was founded. My deep concern for the direction the entire structure of this nation has taken down the road of Socialism. The future of my children and grandchildren, and for all freedom-loving Americans.

In this connection, I do not believe the direction of Socialism will ever change, until the matter of schools is addressed and totally changed. Every nine months we are turning out another group of millions of students indoctrinated into the basic tenets of the philosophy of Socialism.

A system which eats up over half the budget in most States. A recent cover story in local newspaper read, “Progams tough to kill,” with sub-titles, “Those affected resist vigorously;” “Advocates say tuition funding helps State in long run,” followed by an article which begins by saying: “Governor Perdue is being reminded this year that killing state programs is politically difficult in the midst of the worst fiscal crisis since the Great Depression.” The article goes on to talk about the amount of money, tax-payer money, spent on schooling.

I couldn’t help but note the word “killing” used in title and first paragraph. The truth of the matter is, the politics of government schools and the billions collected to support them, are not actually educating, but indoctrinating and killing off the Freedom of individuals, upon which this once great nation was founded. The heavy-duty taxation heaped upon hard-working individuals in this country, is the heavy load, killing off free-enterprise, upon which this country thrived for a couple of hundred years and is no more.

I can’t help but note, in the past couple of years the very word “freedom” seems taboo, but the word “socialism,” rarely uttered before, is now spoken so frequently in news reports. And more glaring, is the prevalence of “progressionism.”

In this connection, the bondage of political take-over by a centralized power by any name, destroys personal freedom and Private property ownership Rights. And the foothold of a political take-over, is self-evident in the school system, and the amount of money collected to operate it.

A recent news item quotes Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives in Washington, as saying, “We must pass the health-care bill, before learning what’s in it.” That’s the rationale of politicians. Well, many bills have already been passed for funding the socialized school system, and what we have is a system labeled “education,” but is in fact a system of indoctrination into socialism. And for some strange reason, intelligent Americans have failed to recognize this.

In years past, education of students was accomplished by a “Socratic method of inquiry.” That is, questioning. Now is a time to ask questions again. How did we allow Freedom to slip through our fingers? What happened to the free-enterprise system? Why are so many unemployed? So many homes foreclosed? Why are so many graduating from high school, and know nothing about the history of this country? Why is it some can’t read or write? Why is the truth about our founding fathers deleted from school textbooks? Why has the history of this nation been so distorted? Why is so much of the land idle and nonproductive? Why were the means of production shipped out to other countries? Why were the factories of production shut down?

As Dr. Phil says: “We can’t change that which we do not acknowledge.” Therefore the most important question is, when are we going to recognize the cause of the demise of a way of life in this country? That is, living in Freedom, living our lives as we choose? Rearing and education children in the Truths as expressed in such great moral guides as The Ten Commandments and The Declaration of Independence?

When are we going to recognize that schooling by sitting in a socialized school room, is not education, but indoctrination into socialism? When are we going to realize the cost of such schooling, running into billions and trillions, is the main thing which has wrecked the economy?

To recognize Truth, why not return to the Socratic method of inquiry and just stop for a moment and ask ourselves questions? The answers to the crisis this country is in, can only be found in asking the right questions.

Like the man looking for his hat when it’s on his head, the answers to the dilemma we face are inherent in the spirit of the American people.

LET FREEDOM RING

Just me
AC
email: annecleveland@bellsouth.net

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THE TAX-SUPPORTED SOCIALISTIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN UNITED STATES (Issue 359)

By Freedom Lady | March 12, 2010

SECOND IN SERIES ABOUT SCHOOLS

I have several hundred posted articles, several about the school system, and my personal battles with the system in years past. However, it’s been about a year since I’ve written much about schools, but the articles are still posted on my blogsite.

Many of my articles have been about Freedom, Politics, Economics, and a way of life in this Country, which has dramatically changed, and departed from the Principles upon which it was founded. A changed way of life which has eroded Personal Freedom and private Property Rights.

In my past history, I battled the powers that be to change things in the so-called Public School System. I attended PTA meetings, had conferences with teachers, talked to other parents, kept tabs on what my children were being taught, checked their homework, questioned test scores and report cards. And read a lot in the textbooks used in the schools. The more I read, the more disturbing the material. I discovered the basic tenets of communism were expressed in math books. I contacted a number of parents and local educators and formed a textbook committee, to review textbooks and make written reports. This was in Nevada.

One on my committee was the owner of local FM radio station. One lady was librarian at a local college. One lady was a member of the local Daughters of American Revolution chapter, to mention a few. These were good decent Americans, concerned as I was about what was happening in schools. We met regularly and compiled quite an extensive report on a number of textbooks to present to the State Text Book Commission meeting in Carson City.

There were several pro-communist leaning local college students who knew about our venture, and local newspapers ran a story on our activity. The night before the textbook meeting, every member of my group called and said they would not attend and strongly urged me not to go, because there was an organized effort of opposition to our proposals of changes in the textbooks.

I understood why they did not wish to be attacked by left-wingers in opposition, but told them I must go. I got up next morning, drove to Carson City alone, and was met by news media and protestors as I entered the hall where the textbook commissions met. At that period of time in the 60s, the John Birch Society was very much in the news, so they kept yelling, “Are you a member of the Birch society?” I kept walking, and responded with, “Are you a member of the Communist party?”

I was quite amazed at the number attending the meeting. I was treated politely, and given an opportunity to present my reports on the textbook reviews. But our report never amounted to a hill of beans, and never impacted to change anything in the school textbooks.

This experience was the beginning of my education relative to how the tax-supported school system operates. I learned several lessons. First, any organized resistance to the socialistic teachings will be attacked and any individual will be attacked. However, I continued trying to improve the status quo in Tennessee and Georgia, and faced arrest twice for defiance of the compulsory school law, when conditions were such that I felt my children were at risk in the school system. Stories I have related in previous articles.

Lo these years later I have no children nor grandchildren in the public school system. However, even homeschooled children are required to be taught from the same textbooks ordered by the system. And everyone is affected to one degree or another as a result of the current school system. We are required to pay for it.

The bottom line is, it’s a corrupt system of thievery. The very nature of it is Socialistic. Taxes by definition are an involuntary relinquishment of one’s property (money) hence, stealing. And it is not a system of education, but a system of indoctrination into the basic tenets of the philosophy of Socialism. A system of collectivism, taking from producers to give to non-producers. The collectivism is operated by a centralized government operating by the threat of a gun.

Funding of this system costing billions is not voluntary, but involuntary payment by the majority of producers in this country. Socialism or Collectivism, by any of its brand names like Fascism or Communism has at its core, opposition to private property ownership. The antithesis of Freedom.

Therefore, taking an objective look at the so-called Public school system, one can readily recognize it’s based upon a system of thievery, and thievery is Right or wrong by its nature. I, like most other Americans, believe it is wrong and immoral to steal. Accordingly, one cannot expect morality in a system of schooling based upon immorality.

CONTINUED IN NEXT ARTICLE

LET FREEDOM RING

JUST ME
AC
email: annecleveland@bellsouth.net

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TEXTBOOKS – SCHOOLS – TROUBLING TEXTBOOK COMMISSION – TEXTBOOKS ONLY SYMPTOM – IT’S ABOUT MONEY & CONTROL (Issue 358)

By Freedom Lady | March 12, 2010

FIRST IN SERIES ABOUT SCHOOLS

Rarely does one pick up a newspaper without reading some disturbing story about schools in this nation. A few days ago here in Georgia, front page news about suspicions of cheating on test scores, including extraordinary gains and drops in test scores.

Almost daily we read stories about all kinds of abusive treatment in the tax-supported school system. Stories involving students and students, teachers and students, bus drivers, and just about everyone involved in a system which involves millions of students across this nation, and billions of dollars.

In the latest news cycle is the story about the Texas Textbook Commission, and the wrangling over subject matter, and presentation of history, fact and fiction. It has been reported in the news, all other states follow the accepted textbooks approved by the Texas Commission.

Synonymous with schools is Money. In most if not all states, fiscal year budgets show over half monies collected are earmarked for schools. Here in Georgia, according to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, over 55 percent is earmarked for schools. A whopping $8.2 billion dollars for fiscal year 2009. In the federal government budget, $3 trillion for fiscal year 2008. Nine percent of that goes to elementary and secondary schools.

Multiply 50 states by Georgia budget of over 8 billion dollars, and you have some idea of the power of tax-supported school systems in this country. It’s a system owned and operated by a political government, and no individual is allowed any input into the system. It’s operated by powerful unionism, politics, and textbook commissions.

I know this for a fact. For a number of years, when I had children of school-age, I was involved in trying to make changes in the system. But soon I realized there’s nothing anyone can do to improve a Socialized, tax-supported school system.

The textbook commission in each state is closely aligned with the publishing companies who print the books, and decide upon the material to be included and material to be deleted from the textbooks. You as a parent and you as the tax-payer, having substantial sums required to pay every year, have no input nor say-so relative to material in the textbooks, which is what goes into the minds of impressionable children. They are indoctrinated into the Socialist philosophy presented in the textbooks. And it is a powerful entity. No amount of opposition, from anyone, will have any meaningful impact to change.

With reference to the current publicity about the Texas Textbook Commission, and opposition to material in, and material left out, it’s just a news item. There’s too much money, and too much entrenched power in the so-called Public School system, for any changes to take place, contrary to the Socialist agenda being taught.

In my next article, I will explain why.

LET FREEDOM RING

JUST ME
AC
email: annecleveland@bellsouth.net

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OSCAR NIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD. PAST & PRESENT GLITZ & GLAMOUR TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE – COTILLIAN DANCE – MOVIES (Issue 357

By Freedom Lady | March 8, 2010

ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT: “DONT BORE ME”

Yesterday went into Atlanta to see a restaurant my son just purchased. I moved away from Atlanta four years ago but always enjoy going back. I miss going to the fabulous Fox theatre.

The restaurant my son acquired is going to be an interesting venture in renovation. I was reminded of the times in the past when I wanted to own and operate a restaurant. My life has been interesting and I have traveled and done many things, including work in the movies. But the two things I always wanted to do and never did was own a limousine company and a restaurant.

On the trip into Atlanta, sitting in the SUV with 4 year old Prince William, he kept quipping with names for the restaurant. He’s so into anything about square pants Sponge-Bob, and his job as a cook in the Crusty Crab restaurant, every name he came up with had “crusty” in it.

On the way back, stopped at Sam’s club and purchased several things – cantalope, D’Anjou pears and almond munchies to eat while watching Hollywood Oscar night. Still a lot of glitz and glamour, but seemingly to me, has lost a lot of appeal, compared to the Golden era of Hollywood, parading out such great stars as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Liz Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Katherine Hepburn, and others. Only one reminder of that era attending, and that was Lauren Bacall.

So much about the fun of watching is the Red Carpet entrance of the attendees. Anticipating the gowns, hair-dos, and arm of escorts. A few gowns were stunningly beautiful, but for the most part, thought they looked like gaudy lampshades from a by-gone era. With enough extra material attached at waistline and hemline to design a couple of other gowns. Looked like they could use a little flower girl trailing behind to lift all the extravagant amount of material.

Just last week, my granddaughter stopped by on her way to her cotillian dance, to show off her georgeous gown. A soft pink, grecian style gown, elegant in its simplicity. Eight years of ballet reflected in the way she seemed to glide as she walked in the lovely gown, a tall raven-haired beauty.

Nothing like crowing over your own, but I think style in dress, particulary for special occasions, should enhance, frame and compliment the wearer, not overpower with extravagant bolts of fabric.

One thing I enjoyed about the oscars was the continual flipping of the camera to the audience and seeing reactions to stage goings-on. Couldn’t help but wonder what the angry stare of George Clooney was about.

The doubleheader masters of ceremony was okay, but seemed periods of awkwardness, and not as entertaining as Whoopi Goldberg.

As far as current movies, I could not sit through anything starring a batch of homely blue men, looking like they used contaminated water in their colloidal silver drink. But movies like the “Blind Side” have an interesting story line with good acting. And Sandra Bullock was lovely in her beautiful gown.

As far back as I remember, I have always loved the fantasy, fairy-world of movies, and fascinated by lives of the stars portraying the characters in them.

Despite the fact, this year’s oscar night was entertaining, not as good as some past performances, in my opinion. I’m looking forward to the glamour-glitz and action of “Dancing With the Stars” new season.

LET FREEDOM RING

JUST ME
AC

Email: annecleveland@bellsouth.net

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THE PROPENSITY OF POLITICIANS TO SCREW UP A ONE CAR PARADE. A WIGGLY BELLYDANCER MAKES MORE SENSE (Issue 356)

By Freedom Lady | March 8, 2010

I listened to Glenn Beck give his keynote speech at CPAC, and admired his intestinal fortitude for getting up, standing up and speaking up about the Republican party. I recently heard he was one of the most popular persons on the scene now-a-days. In my opinion I think he’s one of the bravest men reporting on radio and television currently. It takes a lot of nerve to speak the truth as plainly as he does. He’s the epitome of the notion, “When the student is ready,the teacher appears.”

He reminds me of the kid in The Emperor’s Clothing story. He sticks his neck out and tells the Truth. If the citizens in this country are ever going to be ready to hear the Truth, the time is now, to pay attention. Tomorrow may be too late. The Principles upon which this country was founded are at stake and in jeopardy.

The politicians in Washington have made a royal mess of things, and totally reversed the direction of this great nation. But this is not news, most thinking Americans realize this. They are just in a quandry relative to what to do about it. I suggest listening to what the heck, Glenn Beck, he has discovered some answers to the problems we face.

After listening to his “in your face” speech, I listened to the so-called Health-care summit. Held by our tall, handsome and charismatic-spoken President, who appeared to me to lose traction, as the leader in charge; frequently cutting speakers off in the middle of making a point, and generally heading them off at the pass. For me it was like beating a dead horse, as he so rudely kept interrupting others trying to speak and express their ideas and opinions.

I’m one of those Americans who wants to be proud of my country, our way of life and the president who is the Chief Executive Officer. However, felt a bit of shame at the wrangling and conduct at the televised Health summit. Such snide remarks, like telling Senator McCain “The campaign is over,” seemed so inappropiate, and beneath the dignity of a President of the United States conducting a hearing on a subject we are all so tired of listening to. It was dull and uninteresting to begin with. Then for the President to not listen, and dominate most of the time rambling on about what he thought, as if we are school children and don’t already know what he thinks. For pete’s sake we have heard him speak enough to know what he thinks and what his agenda is.

For me, listening to the President at the summit meeting, was a glaring display of inability to lead. Calling a highly-advertised meeting of upper echelon politicians, to listen to their ideas, fell so flat, as the President used the time to talk and not listen, for the most part. My impression was, he has lost his stinger and his organ ain’t playing. I don’t know whether to be sad or glad at that realization. However, less disturbed at what he says than what he does and has done to lead us further down the road of socialism.

Contrary to all the rhetoric that we’re headed to the promised land, this country continues to slide downhill, economically, militarily, living conditions, educationally, and the morale in this country is at a low ebb, currently. Nothing seems to be working. So much seems to be broken and so much needs fixing.

The one thing that can and must lead us out of the ditch we are in is the Spirit of the American people. However, such happenings as the recent summit, do nothing but dampen that indomitable spirit in the hearts and minds of the people. I feel like shouting out to the Washington crowd, just step aside and shut up and stop adding insult to injury. Stop the jackhammer rhetoric long enough for the Spirit of the American people to shine through. Stop screwing everything up long enough for a return to the Principles upon which this great nation was founded.

Unfortunately, the seduction of power is such that those in power cannot and will not of their own volition let go and allow the power to return to the people of this country. Now the latest buzz word is reconciliation, reconciliation. That’s not what this country wants. We want to work and create, be free and own property, and be in control of our lives to live as we choose. To provide for families, educate children and pass on to the next generation a way of life we once enjoyed. Instead we are so stuck in the mire of heavy taxation, and insurmountable debt, and all we are hearing is “reconciliation,” like a mantra from those who got us into this mess.

The saddest words of tongue and men, are these few words, it might have been.

We have allowed things to go so far astray from the Principles of our founding fathers, we now have a tiger by the tail, yelling reconciliation, gathering for a summit, ostensibly seeking answers to the problem, and failing miserably to find answers to anything.

Reminds me of the era of Eva Peron, expressed by the song “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina.” But I do want to cry for America the Beautiful, as I once knew it.

Let FREEDOM RING

JUST ME
AC

EMAIL: annecleveland@bellsouth.net

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