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it's because they don't teach latin and other "classical" stuff like they used to.
suffrage (n.) Look up suffrage at Dictionary.com
late 14c., "intercessory prayers or pleas on behalf of another," from Old French sofrage "plea, intercession" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin suffragium, from Latin suffragium "support, ballot, vote; right of voting; a voting tablet," from suffragari "lend support, vote for someone," conjectured to be a compound of sub "under" (see sub-) + fragor "crash, din, shouts (as of approval)," related to frangere "to break" (see fraction). On another theory (Watkins, etc.) the second element is frangere itself and the notion is "use a broken piece of tile as a ballot" (compare ostracism). Meaning "a vote for or against anything" is from 1530s. The meaning "political right to vote" in English is first found in the U.S. Constitution, 1787.
They also don't know much geography. Most students can't point out the USA on a world globe. When I went to school many moons ago, we had 4 years of geography. Back then, geography was considered a core subject. Today, the main objective of the educational establishment is to indoctrinate students in the "new world order."
They also don't know much geography. Most students can't point out the USA on a world globe. When I went to school many moons ago, we had 4 years of geography. Back then, geography was considered a core subject. Today, the main objective of the educational establishment is to indoctrinate students in the "new world order."
They also don't know much geography. Most students can't point out the USA on a world globe. When I went to school many moons ago, we had 4 years of geography. Back then, geography was considered a core subject. Today, the main objective of the educational establishment is to indoctrinate students in the "new world order."
I'd be interested to know when exactly this indoctrination is happening. As far as I can tell from our school district's curriculum, most of the day starting in kindergarten through junior high is spent on reading (2 classes a day, mostly reading truly inane stories) and math (also 2 classes a day). All of the other subjects (geography/social studies, science, phy ed, art, music, foreign language, shop, home ec, guidance, computers, library) share the remainder of the day. I do agree that the focus of their education is too narrow. I don't agree that it is due to indoctrination, though.
Indoctrination techniques are subtle. The late Phyllis Schlaffly pointed this out in her education forum. For instance, high school students are required to fill out a lot of nosy surveys. This is part and parcel of an indoctrination technique called "values clarification."
In elementary schools, reading passages, social studies and even arithmetic problems and science studies emphasize politically correct themes. This is one of the reasons why the millenial generation is confused about things.
And throughout their K-12 years and in college, many teachers engage students in off-curriculum activities designed to inculcate their charges in the "new world order."
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