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nap- Educating Our Children

nap-2300 Educating Our Children
The basis of who we are is determined in our early years by the education we receive at home, at achool, and via our peers. Each of these will have a significant impact.

Learning in School.
The predominance of our ‘intellectual’ learning will come from teachers in our classrooms. What we learn will be very much determined by the classroom we are educated in. If it is a public classroom we should be taugh standard subjects, without institutional bias. In institutional classrooms the bias of the institution will be felt.
Alll children in the United States of America deserve an equal education. A child’s education should not be limited by social or financial reasons. If we are to truly be a nation then students in all states should not have the same basic education. Subjects such as Englsh, math, science, and national civics should be standard across the nation. States should control the education of state history, state civics, and other state specific subjects.

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A typical primary education should generally include:
Mathematics: This subject focuses on teaching students about numbers, operations, algebra, geometry, measurements, and problem-solving skills.

  1. Language Arts: Language arts encompass various skills such as reading, writing, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and comprehension. Students develop their literacy skills through reading and analyzing texts, writing essays, stories, and reports, and improving their communication skills.
    Science: Science education introduces students to the basic principles and concepts of the natural world. It covers subjects like biology, chemistry, physics, and earth sciences. Students engage in hands-on experiments, learn scientific methods, and develop critical thinking and observation skills.
  2. Social Studies: Social studies explores various aspects of human society and its history. It includes subjects like geography, history, religion overview, and culture. Students learn about different countries, cultures, historical events, governments, and develop an understanding of societal structures.
  3. Civics: Students should learn the structure of the American government and the Constitution. They should learn the basic stucture and philosophies of the major political parties.
  4. Physical Education: Physical education focuses on promoting physical fitness, coordination, and overall well-being. Students participate in sports, games, and activities that enhance their motor skills, teamwork, sportsmanship, and understanding of the importance of an active lifestyle.
  5. Arts: The arts encompass subjects like visual arts, music, dance, and drama. Students explore their creativity, learn artistic techniques, express themselves through various mediums, and develop an appreciation for different forms of artistic expression.

These are the core subjects typically taught in primary school, although the specific curriculum may vary depending on the school, educational system, and local requirements. Additionally, schools may also incorporate other subjects such as foreign languages, computer science, and health education into their curriculum.

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It is time to realize that we need to change the way we educate our children. Teachersand studients can no longer keep up with the multitude of topics the must be taught. Our classroom size no longer allows for the individual attention that students require. Teachers must become facilitators, guiding students along a path of education appropriate for that student. We place all students in the same classroom and expect them to learn the same topics at the same rate. Everyone who has ever been in a classroom know that is the formula that will guaranteed the failure of many students, and will hold back the progress of many others.
With the technology available today each student should be able to follow a path tailored to his individual needs. Teaches should be guiding the student along the path.
In classrooms students with similar interests and skills should be able to collaborate and work with other students, not compete with them. Students with more advanced skills should tutor and help those following them.

sr- What we Believe

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It has become apparent from events of the last several years the belief is much more powerful than reality. The human brain has developed the ability to rationalize and block out reality and replace it with with an ‘alt-reality’ that becomes the believers reality. Once established, it is almost impossible to deny the alt-reality and retun to actual reality. Todays vast communication choices provide complete worlds of alt-realties that it is possible to live in.

Belief is the most powerful force in our lives. Everything we do is based on our beliefs. Beliefs are so powerful because what we ‘know’ is miniscule in comparison to what we ‘believe’. Beliefs are formed from our life experiences. When we are young most of our beliefs are formed from what we have learned from our parents. Before we ever start school the basis of our beliefs has been fromed. As we go through life our beliefs will change as we are exposed to new experiences, ideas and beliefs. Some we will accept, some we will reject.

Two types of beliefs that make up who we are. The first is the facts we know from personal experience and can physically verify. Things we can see and feel and can verify their existence. Facts are truth, whether we accept them or not.
The second is belief. A belief is what we accept as truth when direct evidence from events or physical facts cannot be obtained, or when we refuse to accept reality. As soon as man acquired the ability to ‘think’ the need to explain life and the universe began. Stories and myths were created to explain the unexplainable. Beliefs are based solely on the experience each individuals as they go through life.

Most of the things we think we ‘know’ are really beliefs. God is the best example of this. It is impossible to prove God exists, or does not exist, and yet almost every person on the planet will tell you they ‘know’ that that god exists, or does not exist. Most will say they will die before giving up their belief.

We must constantly aware that what we ‘know’ may in actually be a ‘belief’. For thousands of years man believed that the world was flat. People did not ‘know’ the world was flat, it appeared tp be flat and they were told by their leaders and educators that it was flat. We now ‘know’ that the Earth is spherical. What will we know tomorrow?

It is difficult, if not impossible, for people to accept changes to established beliefs, even small ones. Beliefs established in childhood will create the foundation of the person’s life that will be with them until they die. This is especially true of religious or spiritual beliefs that have been handed down for generations and learned from birth. It is difficult, or impossible, for most people to admit to themselves that something they have believed their whole life is built on beliefs. Changing beliefs handed down from former generations creates a sense of betrayal. It is much easier to find ‘facts’ to validate the belief.

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When you are ‘young’ and are still trying to figure out who you are you look to others for answers that will form your fundamental beliefs. It is not until you can start to look beyond yourself that you can think about your relationship to others, to the universe, and to yourself.


pol-104000 Book Ban

pol-104000 Book Ban

Book bans are a tool of an authoritarians government.
They are used to restrict intellectual freedom and free speech.

Florida
County removing books
“Children in a democracy must not be taught that books are dangerous. The freedom to read is guaranteed by the constitution,” Nossel said. “In Escambia County, state censors are spiriting books off shelves in a deliberate attempt to suppress diverse voices. In a nation built on free speech, this cannot stand. The law demands that the Escambia County School District put removed or restricted books back on library shelves where they belong.”|