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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Va public schools recite it.  Makes me uncomfortable, too.[/quote]

Why does pledging allegiance to your nation make you uncomfortable? Part of school responsibility is to teach children how to be good citizens. What's the problem here?[/quote]
[b]preschoolers!!
they are in pre-school, learning colors and shapes and how to use scissors and to get used to being in a group[/b]

What does chanting the pledge of allegience do? 
Make them more obedient 3 year olds who go to sleep when mother says so?[/quote]

Do you really think learning  colors and use scissors, etc are all that pre-schoolers are capable of learning, and all that they should learn? They are capable of learning civics and principles on a developmentally appropriate level level and they should do so. The concepts of honesty and fairness, for example are more important for them to learn than the use of scissors.  The USA is a country founded on ideas. "Liberty and justice for all" is absolutely a concept that 3 year olds can begin to understand on a certain level. Making them "more obedient" so they will go to sleep is obviously a completely ridiculous statement.[/quote]

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