tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470549157034856112.post1716678215379442550..comments2023-07-25T05:56:08.488-07:00Comments on My Book of Common Days: Letter to the EditorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470549157034856112.post-81751499679866762162009-05-12T16:51:00.000-07:002009-05-12T16:51:00.000-07:00DoriAnn, you are absolutely correct. "Whose versio...DoriAnn, you are absolutely correct. "Whose version"??? Holy Cow. No offense to your mother, but there is only one version. Maybe you could read it with her?Jeannettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04852322353661463322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470549157034856112.post-28843350094048888572009-05-12T16:35:00.000-07:002009-05-12T16:35:00.000-07:00Not only are folks not really taught to learn in t...Not only are folks not really taught to learn in the public schools, but they are not taught the Constitution, which is criminal! We spent more time on birth control than the Constitution in my "civics" class. Looking back, my teacher was likely very very liberal, based on what she was doing with us. But if the schools are a symptom of the problem, the people are the cause. I was talking to my Mom after I realized how badly public education had failed to prepare me to be a citizen. I said, "Mom, the schools need to teach the Constitution." Her reply? "It's too political. Whose version would they teach?" It's becoming one of the reasons that I plan to homeschool. Everything that I'm struggling to learn about being a responsible citizen, I plan to pass along to my children. It's more than just showing up on voting day, and it's downright hard to figure it all out!Ritsumeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283473059747130843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470549157034856112.post-48917075064171705352009-05-12T15:18:00.000-07:002009-05-12T15:18:00.000-07:00Tricia, I think it's both. People haven't been pay...Tricia, I think it's both. People haven't been paying attention much. I think they are beginning to though.<br />We have to speak up, and help people understand the Constitution. It's not that hard to understand if you have a good dictionary--I'm with you, the 1828 version, and make time, take time. We must take the time to do it. To do the work it takes to understand it. And, that is part of the problem, people weren't taught how to learn in Public School, so they don't get that it's not that hard to work a bit to gain understanding.Jeannettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04852322353661463322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470549157034856112.post-43261058572889535552009-05-12T13:28:00.000-07:002009-05-12T13:28:00.000-07:00Great post. The trick though is getting America t...Great post. The trick though is getting America to vote for only those who uphold the constitution. THAT right there is the problem. Either we are all asleep OR there is something dreadfully wrong with our polls. Or both!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00444896414475893411noreply@blogger.com