Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems that our country's national anthem should be taught in schools..period.

Why? Is an anthem really necessary? It's great that you feel loyal to it and all, but I think the US would be fine without it.

So does that mean you aren't particularly loyal and couldn't give a crap?

No.

(Not the PP.)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems that our country's national anthem should be taught in schools..period.

Why? Is an anthem really necessary? It's great that you feel loyal to it and all, but I think the US would be fine without it.

So does that mean you aren't particularly loyal and couldn't give a crap?

I never learned the national anthem in school - I learned the Pledge of Allegiance. So far, same with our children. They learn the national anthem from attending/watching sporting events!

Anonymous wrote:It seems that our country's national anthem should be taught in schools..period.

Why? It's already sung at the beginning of every sporting event, and lots of other occasions besides. I don't see why it's necessary to also teach it in schools.

Anonymous wrote:It seems that our country's national anthem should be taught in schools..period.

Why? Is an anthem really necessary? It's great that you feel loyal to it and all, but I think the US would be fine without it.

It doesn't need to be sung perfectly. But it should be taught.

Anonymous wrote:It seems that our country's national anthem should be taught in schools..period.

Then we should change it to something you can actually sing.

It seems that our country's national anthem should be taught in schools..period.

Dcps grad here (Murch, Deal, Wilson). In elementary school I remember singing "My Country Tis of Thee" after the pledge of allegiance every day.

Don't recall being taught Star-Spangled Banner. I don't believe it's a requirement.

My kids all learned it in MoCo schools, but I don't actually know in which grade. They actually sing "America the Beautiful" more frequently, I think because it's easier to sing.

When I was a kid, I didn't learn it until maybe middle school. We always sang "You're a Grand Old Flag" in elementary school.

Where did you go to school and how old are you?

I never learned it at school either.

I never learned it at school. America the beautiful, this land is our land etc. But not the SSB. Too hard to sing?

Unusual Question.

My husband and I are wondering why our daughter, age 9 and third grade, in a Blue Ribbon Montgomery County public school has never been taught the Star Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States? We both remember learning this as a child in music class.

Any insight?