High School History Book Rewrites the 2nd Amendment

[selector67]

This made my blood boil when I saw this They are brain washing our youth now with there government BS! Although I know they have been doing it for awhile now, but to rewrite our constitution, especially the 2nd amendment in our history books to fit there own agenda is just down right traitorous! No wonder they do not want parents to home school there kids, because they might actually learn something, the truth, instead of the lies our schools teach them. The government works for us and not the other way around! http://www.dailypaul.com/299365/high-school-ap-history-book-rewrites-the-2nd-amendment

 

[mjsdwash]

wow...

 

[OptimusPrime]

I don't like the way that intro was written either. Makes it sound like those crazy guys who were anti-federalist; don't they know that the Fed is the best thing ever? Central power is great!

 

[yzguy87]

"wow..." is right! That is plain awful! I will definately be looking into my son's text books to keep an eye out for this type of brainwashing.:banghead:

 

[jdub3]

And this is for the "advanced placement" test?:banghead:

 

[horsemen61]

Of course convince kids we are all crazy gun owner types

 

[limpingbear]

If you look at the intro paragraph, it says that they are a summary of the rights. Now, whoever made up that summary is a flaming idiot. They also got the 3rd amendment wrong. It wasn't for "quartering troops during peacetime". the third amendment was a prohibition on the quartering of troops at all. Where did this book come from? what school is it being used in?

ETA: just looked at the link....this was in Texas of all places.....ouch.

 

[yzguy87]

Guyer High School in Denton Tx. There is a link above the pic.

 

[we are not amused]

Anybody wonder why schools are failing to teach kids how to read and write?

 

[Inebriated]

That is pure bs.

 

[goon]

Why try to summarize the Bill of Rights at all? It's pretty short and to the point just as it is.
Any "common man" should be able to understand it.

 

[BigBore44]

If they had just put the (.) after "arms". Still, I agree with Goon.

 

[beatledog7]

Are we really surprised by this distortion? I'm not. Riled, but not surprised.

 

[HexHead]

They were just as inaccurate with their description of the 1st amendment, with that "seperation of church and state" BS.

 

[Blondie]

When I read it, my reaction was, "aren't we all members of our respective state's militia"? The militia that fought in the War of Independence was made up of regular non-military citizens right? It makes sense that the founders wanted those same people to own arms just like they did back in 1775.

Blonde

 

[TRX]

That's okay. The elementary school books I had in California in the 1960s told us that John Glenn was the first man in space and that the Pilgrims discovered America.

 

[ChaoSS]

A friend of mine has a nephew who almost got kicked out of school one day for arguing with the science teacher. Apparently, the teacher though that gold was a good example of a metal that was non conductive.

 

[Outlaw Man]

I agree with one of the comments - this is straight out of Animal Farm.

Is MAIG making textbooks now?

 

[JustinJ]

They were just as inaccurate with their description of the 1st amendment, with that "seperation of church and state" BS.

YEAH! Obviously Thomas Jefferson knew nothing about what was intended and we were supposed to be a theocracy.

 

[yzguy87]

This shows how important it is for US to educate our children. Not bashing schools but we have a responsibility to correct their education if it is inaccurate.
If we fail to teach our children, make no mistake someone else will. Right or wrong they will be taught something and it's hard to correct someone who believes something to be true. Especially if they've had that education from a young age.

 

[selector67]

I agree yzguy87.

 

[SunnySlopes]

Are we really surprised by this distortion?

We shouldn't be surprised at this, or anything being taught in public schools.

Whatever point we decided to allow government to teach our children, was a mistake.

 

[Telekinesis]

Not to jump into the fray of righteous anger, but does anyone happen to know the copyright date on that book? It is entirely possible that the book was written before the Heller decision. At one point in the not too distant past, the militia use theory was a widely accepted belief.

 

[we are not amused]

I distinctly remember being taught in grade school and junior high, (in the '60s and early '70s) that Columbus was the first to discover America, and in High School, that the idea that the Vikings might have discovered America was just an unsubstantiated myth. Imagine my surprise when I discovered an old set of History books from a discontinued one room school house that my Grandmother had taught at, written in 1898, that contained detailed accounts of the discovery of North America by Leif Ericson, and gave detailed accounts of the failed colony attempt.

I have never trusted the education system since, and put " Question Authority" as the highest calling since then.

 

[jad0110]

We shouldn't be surprised at this, or anything being taught in public schools.

Whatever point we decided to allow government to teach our children, was a mistake.

Government schools will teach a pro-government message, generally (not that I'm an anarchist, mind you ... you could call it a pro strong, cradle-to-grave centralized government). It is not at all surprising. They could have just repeated the bill of rights as-is, but it doesn't fit their agenda. If you are able, home school your children. Here are just 3 of the benefits:

1. You can teach them REAL, actual history (not politically correct revisionist garbage), in addition to reading, writing and arithmetic. Today's students can tell you that your pickup is destroying the planet, but can't find Idaho on a map. You can even include ... GASP ... a little religion of your choosing without fear of reprisal. You can even use gun examples in your teaching lessons without being labeled a terrorist!

2. You don't have to send them to a gun free zone for much of the day. That right there is a big one for us.

3. You can move at your child's pace and get the added bonus of building time in for family vacations, etc.