Posted on Mar 29, 2017
Should we bring the Pledge of Allegiance back to our schools?
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Should we bring back the Pledge of Allegiance? I remember as I went through Grade School we use to say this every morning and it gave me a sense of pride and purpose each day! Are the youth of today missing this and will they every understand what it truly means?
Your thoughts and comments are welcome?
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Our Pledge of Allegiance as we know it is fast becoming a thing of the past. Kids used to say the Pledge of Allegiance along with a prayer before starting the day’s activities.
Below you will see the very touching recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance as told by Red Skelton. They Pledge as we should still teach our children.
Also listed is the “Global Earth Day Pledge” that our children are learning today. Again this is Global. Everything will go global in the “End Times”. This is just another way to ease everyone into it. Be Prepared. It is coming.
On January 14, 1969, Red Skelton touched the hearts of millions of Americans with his "Pledge Of Allegiance", in which he explained the meaning of each and every word. Red Skelton's recitation of the "Pledge of Allegiance" was twice read into the Congressional Record of the United States and received numerous awards.
RED SKELTON: "I remember this one teacher. To me, he was the greatest teacher, a real sage of my time. He had such wisdom. We were all reciting the Pledge Of Allegiance and he walked over. Mr. Lasswell was his name... He said": "I've been listening to you boys and girls recite the Pledge Of Allegiance all semester and it seems as though it is becoming monotonous to you. If I may, may I recite it and try to explain to you the meaning of each word:
I
Me; an individual; a committee of one.
Pledge
Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity.
Allegiance
My love and my devotion.
To the Flag
Our standard; Old Glory ; a symbol of Freedom; wherever she waves there is respect, because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, Freedom is everybody's job.
of the United
That means that we have all come together.
States
Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose. All divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that is love for country.
And to the Republic
Republic -- a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.
For which it stands
One Nation
One Nation -- meaning, so blessed by God.
Indivisible
Incapable of being divided.
With Liberty
Which is Freedom; the right of power to live one's own life, without threats, fear, or some sort of retaliation.
And Justice
The principle, or quality, of dealing fairly with others.
For All
For All -- which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine. And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands; one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Your thoughts and comments are welcome?
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Our Pledge of Allegiance as we know it is fast becoming a thing of the past. Kids used to say the Pledge of Allegiance along with a prayer before starting the day’s activities.
Below you will see the very touching recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance as told by Red Skelton. They Pledge as we should still teach our children.
Also listed is the “Global Earth Day Pledge” that our children are learning today. Again this is Global. Everything will go global in the “End Times”. This is just another way to ease everyone into it. Be Prepared. It is coming.
On January 14, 1969, Red Skelton touched the hearts of millions of Americans with his "Pledge Of Allegiance", in which he explained the meaning of each and every word. Red Skelton's recitation of the "Pledge of Allegiance" was twice read into the Congressional Record of the United States and received numerous awards.
RED SKELTON: "I remember this one teacher. To me, he was the greatest teacher, a real sage of my time. He had such wisdom. We were all reciting the Pledge Of Allegiance and he walked over. Mr. Lasswell was his name... He said": "I've been listening to you boys and girls recite the Pledge Of Allegiance all semester and it seems as though it is becoming monotonous to you. If I may, may I recite it and try to explain to you the meaning of each word:
I
Me; an individual; a committee of one.
Pledge
Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity.
Allegiance
My love and my devotion.
To the Flag
Our standard; Old Glory ; a symbol of Freedom; wherever she waves there is respect, because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, Freedom is everybody's job.
of the United
That means that we have all come together.
States
Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose. All divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that is love for country.
And to the Republic
Republic -- a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.
For which it stands
One Nation
One Nation -- meaning, so blessed by God.
Indivisible
Incapable of being divided.
With Liberty
Which is Freedom; the right of power to live one's own life, without threats, fear, or some sort of retaliation.
And Justice
The principle, or quality, of dealing fairly with others.
For All
For All -- which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine. And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands; one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
SGT Vito DeGregorio It's up the schools now State by State and it's been removed in about 50% of the schools across the nation. I'm from Illinois, which is a screwed up state anyway and it was removed from Grade School - parents complained about it. It's crap in my opinion. There are still a lot of schools that do it up to a certain age and grade level, which is great in my opinion. We do it at every American Legion Riders Meeting monthly - there is a lot of pride in those groups and great veterans that have served this country. Thanks for your service Vito!
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The pledge is said at my grade school and my son, a 5tf grader, is the class reminder
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I remmeber watching the Red Skelton show growing up in the 50s and 60s. His one show where he explained the Pledge of Alligence was my favorite. As a young boy in elementary school, junior high and high schools, we said the pledge every morning. Now as a retired military member, living in Alaska, I usually walk my dog by the high school near my house in the morning, to hear the PA system announce the pledge and the student saying it over the PA speakers. Why have so many schools stopped saying the pledge? Are they ashamed to be Americans? Have they losted not only faith in our country's flag, the country itself as a republic and God? Has Common Core education become so envogue, that our children no longer are taught the Pledge of Alligence? Pro football players kneel for the National Anthem as a protest. The NFL has banned veterans groups advertisement to Stand for the Anthem during the Super Bowl, this year. I'm very proud my youngest daughter is in JROTC. She takes part in the colour guard and flag raising and retreat ceremonies each day. I glad she is proud to be an American. P. S. Thank you COl Burroughs, for posting the segment from Red Skelton's Show explaining the American Pledge of Alligence.
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This is a difficult one. I was raised doing it. But there is the whole 1st Amendment thing. USSC says it is protected right to do things such as flag burning and, sigh....kneeling during the anthem, so why should we force people to state the Pledge, especially considering elementary school children don't really know what they're saying. It's almost in line with religion - get em young before they understand what's going on.
The Pledge builds nationalism. Which is touchy right now. Places like Afghanistan and Kosovo, have zero sense of nationalism - its all tribes or ethnicity. Places like Germany have suffered in the past from too much nationalism. I suggest we allow students to choose for themselves if they will say it, but if they choose not to - they better shut the hell up about it.
If we could have a perfect world we wouldn't need nationalism, we could just be part of the planet like literally every other species. However the entire world wants to change everyone else to be more like them. ISIS wants this, Russia wants that, We want is another way. Nothing says any of it is right (though our seems to be closer to right, I think Iceland and Canada personally are doing the best). You can't force someone to love the country and give everything for it. The Russians and Germans tried. We have to remember that society is changing, evolving if you will, and older things are coming to pass. People can freely bash their own country and burn the flag, anti-religion is out in the open and not immediately burnt at the stake, idiots are denying vaccines (I still dont get that one and if you're one of em, stay away from my family and me), hell both Korea's are playing on the SAME HOCKEY TEAM for the Olympics!
Change is hard, but necessary.
The Pledge builds nationalism. Which is touchy right now. Places like Afghanistan and Kosovo, have zero sense of nationalism - its all tribes or ethnicity. Places like Germany have suffered in the past from too much nationalism. I suggest we allow students to choose for themselves if they will say it, but if they choose not to - they better shut the hell up about it.
If we could have a perfect world we wouldn't need nationalism, we could just be part of the planet like literally every other species. However the entire world wants to change everyone else to be more like them. ISIS wants this, Russia wants that, We want is another way. Nothing says any of it is right (though our seems to be closer to right, I think Iceland and Canada personally are doing the best). You can't force someone to love the country and give everything for it. The Russians and Germans tried. We have to remember that society is changing, evolving if you will, and older things are coming to pass. People can freely bash their own country and burn the flag, anti-religion is out in the open and not immediately burnt at the stake, idiots are denying vaccines (I still dont get that one and if you're one of em, stay away from my family and me), hell both Korea's are playing on the SAME HOCKEY TEAM for the Olympics!
Change is hard, but necessary.
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I've been teaching for coming up on 15 years, and we as a school say it every morning.
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here's my take, we need to have a real discussion on what it means to be an American (United States) and why it's essential to have pride in our way of life. We can certainly teach the pledge of allegiance and all that but there's no requirement to know this it's always been a suggestion. Truth be told we adopted the pledge as a way to show our patriotism, but prior to that we just carried on smartly. Does that mean the folks before the adoption were less patriotic? The Star Spangled Banner wasn't an anthem till after 1812, does that mean the Founding Fathers were not fully engaged in our causes? What I have a problem with is why people who refuse to acknowledge these pieces of our heritage do so. They are being taught other allegiances outside of God or not having pride in a nation that has come so far to live up to their sworn principles of equality and freedom. That to me carries more weight.
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I am astounded...appalled, actually...that polls like this are out there. The lack of informed participation in public dialogue is one of the things that is doing great harm to our country. People need to know what they're talking about. If not, they need to state plainly, THIS IS MY UNINFORMED OPINION.
Here are the FACTS about the Pledge of Allegiance:
The Pledge of Allegiance is still required in schools in 36 states.
In 6 states, local school districts have the option to require it.
In 8 states, there is no law concerning the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Pledge of Allegiance is banned from schools in ZERO states.
So my question is this: Where did the Pledge of Allegiance go?
Here are the FACTS about the Pledge of Allegiance:
The Pledge of Allegiance is still required in schools in 36 states.
In 6 states, local school districts have the option to require it.
In 8 states, there is no law concerning the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Pledge of Allegiance is banned from schools in ZERO states.
So my question is this: Where did the Pledge of Allegiance go?
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Sgt Tee Organ
Again, there is not national requirement to know this pledge, subsequently, their is no national requirement to state our allegiances. Should there be? I don't think so, but then again pride in our country and working to sustain it's guarantees and stated principles is a no brainer to me.
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I am a substitute teacher in Central Texas. Every school I have been to says the American Pledge, Texas Pledge, and has a moment of silence for reflection or prayer. I think this should be commonplace in all schools.
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