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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I may be in the minority thinking it’s good for most kids to at least know it, the meaning behind it, and perhaps recite it (should they choose to) a few times at least. The pledge isn’t a bad thing.

But after a while the pledge becomes a mindless activity, where little if any thought is put into it. After grade 6, it really should not be part of the school day. [/quote]

Wouldn’t it be better to teach older kids the meaning and the history behind it? Why have them do that before they have developed strong critical thinking skills?

Also it is a bad thing for a lot of people; it’s pure indoctrination/propaganda, and the part about god thrown in there during the red scare just makes it that much worse. The fact that we are putting so much emphasis on the pledge but so many American kids (and adults) don’t know the difference between Washington state and Washington DC really irks me. We have high standards for propaganda but low standards for actual education about the United States. [/quote]

Thank you. This is so well put. We need to stop forcing this upon kids. [/quote]

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