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revelarts
10-08-2013, 02:11 PM
brought to you by the federal common crap curriculum,


Read the worksheet pictured. the justification for the needed change in the bill of rights is "terrorism" and "our safety" some people "feel".
can we cry and still shoot strait?

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Worksheet asks children to remove parts of the Bill of Rights...


A student in Bryant School District in Arkansas brought home a worksheet that presented her with a scenario that referred to the Bill of Rights as “outdated” and that as part of a special committee she would need to throw out two of the Amendments.

The worksheet was handed out to Sixth grade students in a History class. According to the girl’s mother, Lela Spears, she has not received any government or civics classes and this was the first assignment dealing with the Constitution or Bill of Rights. The school district (http://www.bryantschools.org/parents-students/common-core/common-core-presentation-video) is participating in the embattled (http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/04/20759234-parents-teachers-join-pockets-of-rebellion-against-common-core?lite) Common Core curriculum.

When asked if there was any portion of the Bill of Rights she would be willing to give up, the mother said <q>No, never.</q> The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States. The amendments recognize a person’s inalienable rights to things such as free speech, due process, trial by jury, and the right to bear arms, as well as many other staples of traditional American values. They also establish limits on Federal power.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/359714#ixzz2h9sqMLiz




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I'm guessing happiness is still guaranteed by the 21th amendment and won't be changed.

tailfins
10-08-2013, 02:57 PM
I have trained my sons to participate in such assignments as an opponent. The CORRECT way to do this assignment is to discuss what abuse an item is meant to protect against. If for example the Fifth Amendment didn't exist you could explain how defendants in other countries get confessions beat out of them.

fj1200
10-08-2013, 05:13 PM
brought to you by the federal common crap curriculum,


Read the worksheet pictured. the justification for the needed change in the bill of rights is "terrorism" and "our safety" some people "feel".
can we cry and still shoot strait?

Meh, it's an assignment. Use it as a learning tool and reinforce why the BoR should be validated and strengthened. An excellent assignment against those who think that it needs to "evolve" from the days of the Founding Fathers.

Arbo
10-08-2013, 06:29 PM
Seems like a good thought provoking assignment to me. If you read the document in the picture is says pick two to get rid of and ADD two.

Right off the bat I'd say we could lose the 3rd without much issue. Hmm.. perhaps the 7th. Sure, that would be my 'removes'.

New ones, right off the top of my head:

- All laws passed by the federal government, apply to all elected officials and employes of the federal government. And all regulations put upon the citizens of the nation shall apply equally to all elected officials and employes of the federal government.

- In the event that a balanced budget is not passed, all governmental offices and agencies will be shut down COMPLETELY until a balanced budget is passed. A new balanced budget must be passed at the start of each fiscal year.