Many states require that teachers engage in daily patriotic exercises.
For many, this means recital of the Pledge of Allegiance.

For some people, the Pledge of Allegiance raises serious issues.
Some people have religious objections to the saying of any pledge or oath.
Others object to the Pledge of Allegiance because it contains a reference to God.
Still others find that rote recital of the pledge is devoid of meaningful content.

But abstaining from the Pledge of Allegiance can be troublesome.
Students who do not recite the Pledge risk social exclusion and discipline.
Teachers who do not recite the pledge risk employment and legal consequences.

There is a better way.

The Sixty-Second Patriot intends to provide truthful, age-appropriate, meaningful, educationally-rich, non-controversial, secular ways to fulfill the law's requirement of patriotic exercises.

This is done with brief meditations on American history, civics, and values that are accessible to all people.

Friday, April 2, 2010

George Washington

This is George Washington.  He is called the "Father of Our Country" because he led the army that fought the British for America's independence.  For six years, he had to be away from his home and family, fighting what was then the most powerful country in the world. It was difficult but Washington found a way to win.  When the war was over, he became the first President of the United States, and he created the tradition of Presidents serving two terms so no one man would ever become as powerful as a king.  Today he is a symbol of American bravery and moral values.
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