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Show 1977 Page 10 The Utah Independent September 15, A CORNER ON EDUCATION The Paper That Dares To Take CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING By Erma J. Christensen SECLUDED 20 acres, 70 to 80 weather all year. Grows anything. $1,000 total. Call Salt Lake City 8 (801) MARILYN MANION world achieve To government It is necessary to remove from the minds of men their individualism, loyalty to 521-265- 9, 466-867- traditions, national family patriotism and religious dogmas. Dr. Brock Chisholm, of World Health commented: ...we have swallowed all manner of poisonous certainties fed us by our parents, our Sunday and day school teachers, our our priests, our politicians, newspapers and others with vested interests in controlling us....The reinterpretation and eventually eradication of the concept of right and wrong which has been the basis of child training, the substitution of intelligent and rational thinking for faith in the certainties of the old or people, these are the belated charting the necessary CHANGES in human behavior. These views could be discarded as the aberrations of a collectivist mentality were it not for the fact that we are witnessing their IMPLEMENTATION today. Values clarification is being taught by those who use role playing and reality therapy (Wm. Glasser. Values clarification definitely tends toward the eradication of the concept of right and wrong. objec-tives...f- Beginning with the enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the U.S. Office of Education and HEW have bribed school boards with federal grants to adopt and implement experimental and innovative programs for PLANNED CHANGE and BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION... (Some exphasis this writers, some the authors.) A major goal of this movement is to achieve a NEW SOCIAL ORDER. Students are being exposed to WESTERN thought NON- and "VALUES in order to SENSITIZE them to their. own backgrounds and INHERENT CULTURAL BIASES.. ..Role playing. ..as leaders of social change.... Frequent class meetings accomplish the following: (1) FREEZE previously UN- held Erma J. Christensen parents by encouraging them to reveal information of a most intimate nature. (2) Alienates children from parents by open discussions in the classroom of the faults and shortcomings of parents, thereby aiding and abetting in destruction of parental instilled values and attitudes. (3) Fosters rejection of authority by encouraging students to do their own thing, no right or wrong. (4) Belittles professional status of the teacher by suggesting that everyones opinion is of equal worth and value. (5) It promotes the religion of humanism by turning classroom into humanistic laboratories. It places each persons opinion on a moral issue on a par with Gods immutable laws. (6) Takes away, valuable classroom time needed to help students gain KNOWLEDGE and learn SKILLS to become contributing members of society. (7) It can unwittingly damage the mind. Techniques involved in mind constitute risky manipulations business regardless of who does the (8) It tends to manipulating. inter-raci- al marriage promote which many believe to be contrary to the laws of God and nature. (9) It negates the doctrine of original sin and substitutes mans opinion for Gods laws. (10) It is smacks of collectivism, and makes a mockery of the educational process. The above was paraphrased for brevity, and quoted in some areas, from a paper prepared by Concerned Citizens and Taxpayers for Decent Textbooks, titled: Values Clarification: The New Education For The New Social Order. Two weeks ago this writer reviewed three books titled Social Studies, Concepts and Values. Today we will briefly discuss the Green set, 3rd grade. Communities all over the world are discussed, an, up clarification change programs stem from 'a federally funded and promoted drug abuse program. It is recommended for use in all grades and subject matter. Values are clarified in areas such as family, love, sex, work, money, leisure, religion, ethics, politics, violence, friendship, Drug race, as well as drugs. education has mushroomed into a values program which probes the psyches and manipulates the minds of a captive audience of submissive students in the entire gamut of values. acclarification Values complishes also the following: (I) Violates the right of students and self-appraisa- l, stressed. (Collectivism- are to accept communes and world values. Ed.) UNIT ONE: PEOPLE IN -children COMMUNITIES (Comparing Eskimos with students values). Page 9 The Changing World (rolcplaying as an Eskimo). Page 23: Ways of Behaving: No babies have good manners when they are born. Someone must teach a baby manners, such as how to use a spoon. Who taught Who teaches you manners? manners to an Eskimo child? To a child in New Zealand? UNIT TWO: -- - VALUES, standards, and morals, place child in a state of confusion. (2) CHANGE the childs image of himself or create a new identity. (3) REFREEZE the child into a new self, or identity where he values and their constantly acknowledges emphasized desires peer-grocontrol. throughout, and change, change, Values triple lock our doors, carry hatpins in our pocketbooks, and avoid using public transportation after the sun goes down if indeed we dare go out at all. Yet, Americans arc mugged, raped, robbed and murdered We COM MUNITIES IN DIFFERENT PLACES (Making a balloon map everyday. Who are the culprits and why do they do it? For years the blame has been placed on society. Criminals, so the argument goes, act the way they do because they are disadvantaged socially, and educationally economically. Still, the hardened juveniles laugh, yawn, mug, and even fall asleep while their crimes are revealed in court. A New fork teenager WCBS radio explained in interview how he started at the age of twelve to rob old women. I was young, and I scratch, knew I wasnt gonna get no big time. So, you know, whats to worry? If youre doin wrong, do it while youre young, because you wont do that much time. Another boy, 15, recalled why he shot dude.: Wasnt nothin. didnt think about it. If a I I more we spend to uplift the poor, the higher the crime rate rises. had to kill him, I just had to kill him. Thats the way I look at it, cause I was More than half the violent crimes committed today are perpetrated by young. The most kids. The 10 to 17 age responsible for a group majority of the murders, rapes, assaults, burglaries and robberies that take place in America. And one reason this is so is that the kids know they will not be punished severely. ...the violent youth is the king of the streets, said Time Magazine in a recent cover story. When he is caught, the courts usually spew him out again. If he is under a is certain age, 16 to 18 depending on the state, he is always taken to juvenile court, where he is treated as if he were still the child he is supposed to be. almost if he has murdered somebody, he may be put Even for only few months.. .Small wonder that away a have got then could was 18 I months. Several things emerge clearly from this sickening scenario. First, a lot of kids are not being taught the difference between right and wrong; religion in their homes is nonexistent. Secondly, they are treated too leniently when they are caught. They know they can get away with it and so they do it. Only a resurgence of morality and it of the tight-knfamily can cure the first dilemma. A cynic might say that it is too late for that. The only remedy for the second problem is a total, tough old-fashion- ed reorganization of the juvenile justice system. Kids who kill should be punished accordingly. Society would be better off without them. -- American Way Features of the world) Roleplaying a trip dians in North America, with role from Africa to Asia, and why? playing by discussion and ques- UNIT THREE: GROUPS IN tions, What Do People Do?, etc.) THE COMMUNITIES (rolepla- Page 149. Quick with people in Change Slow Change. Group Morocco) (Comparison of a ideas, ways of life, new skills, new Puritan home with questions such language, clothes. Question: Do as What Do People Do? What Do you think people accept new values You Think? How Can You Find as quickly as they learn new skills? Out? What Should You Do? Do they give up old values as quic4 (These questions used at the end kly as they give up old clothes? of each unit.) (Implying why not give up old The Community values as Page 93. quickly as old Cares" Role playing ofa job a man clothes?) Ed.) or boy cant do. Then draw a picYou know that the enture of one job a woman or a girl vironments of most communities cant do. Question: What makes keep changing. Should people you think so? have to change if they dont want 101. At Another Look Page to? What do you think? Change" Jobs in Ghana, and quesUNIT FIVE: COM- tions comparing conditions in MUNITES AND THEIR other countries and America. WANTS Question: Puritans UNIT FOUR: COM- believed that a person must work if MUNITIES AND HOW THEY he wanted to eat. Do you think this ying-empathy CHANGE(Comparisonsofthe In idea is fail? 521-713- 3 COAST GUARD CONTRACT OPPOSED KIDDIE CRIME has Organization, Stand A Congressman Washington: voiced McDonald Larry strong opposition to a Coast Guard Contract that will probably be awarded to Finland this fall, denying over 600 jobs to American shipbuilders while providing jobs and equipment to the Soviet dominated country. McDonald explained that the contract is for the construction of Coast Guard cutters two 270-fo- ot that will carry top secret computerized electronic equipment. The cutters are to be multimission ships that in peace time would protect our fishing rights and coastal waters against unlicensed foreign poachers and spy ships, he said. In time of war, these cutters would sail with the U.S. Navy and seek out and destroy enemy submarines. The Georgia Congressman, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and Seapower Subcommittee, stated that the contract is to be awarded by inA Finnish firm, vitation to bid. suspiciously submitted the lowest bid 43 lower than the lowest American shipyard bid for the contract," said McDonald. He stated that the bid was suspect because the Finnish shipbuilding company had bid on another less sensitive American contract last year. The Finnish company failed to get the contract, and in fact, was the highest bidder. There is a definite and history of Soviet domination in Finland. And it is not unlikely to suspect that the Soviets are subsidizing this venture, he charged. I consider this an act of government stupidity and the inexcusable negligence, Congressman continued. McDonald stressed that if these cutters were being built in a U.S. shipyard, stringent security measures would be enforced. There would be requirements that foreigners could not be present during certain stages of the construction and that no foreigners see the blueprints. If the blueprints and secret equipment go to Finland, they must be considered compromised by Russias KGB spies with irreversible consequences for our national security," concluded McDonald. When we resist the concentration of power, we are resisting the powers of death, because concentration of power is what always precedes the destruction of human liberties. Woodrow Wilson I hc best of all governments is that which teaches us to govern ourselves. Goethe |