Could Someone Please Tell Me What This Has To Do With Education
The National Education Association met recently in Los Angeles. One of the resolutions that was passed at this meeting was to make their resolutions more accessible to the public via their website. So here they are:
• To participate in a national boycott of Wal-Mart (Two resolutions);
• To fight efforts to privatize Social Security (nine separate resolutions);
• To add the words "other" and "multi-ethnic" in addition to "unknown" in the category of ethnicity on all forms;
• To commemorate the "historic merger of the National Education Association and the American Teachers Association, which occurred in 1966";
• To expose health problems associated with "fragrance chemicals"; (I assume this means perfumes. Another resolution called for designating areas of NEA meetings as "fragrance-free zones.");
• To fight indoor air pollution (two resolutions);
• To make health care an organizational priority;
• To expand efforts to elect pro-public education candidates to Congress in 2006;
• To promote the designation of April as National Donate Month to promote organ and tissue donation;
• To push for a commemorative stamp honoring public education;
• To push for more collective bargaining;
• To study the feasibility of a boycott of Gallo wine (A separate resolution banned the serving of Gallo wine at any NEA functions.);
• To develop a strategic program to help NEA Republican members advance a pro-public education agenda with the party;
• To defend affirmative action and oppose the Michigan Civil Rights Amendment;
• To oppose the annual observance of "Take Your Child to Work Day" during the regular school year;
• To oppose all forms of privatization;
• To investigate the establishment of affordable housing programs for members;
• To respond aggressively to any inappropriate use of the words "retarded" or "gay" in the media;
• To fight the "regressive taxation practices of the federal government";
• To support education programs for prisoners and former prisoners;
• To support research on women and heart disease;
• To push for an "exit strategy to end the U.S. military occupation of Iraq";
• To oppose the Central American Free Trade Agreement;
• To push for debt cancellation in underdeveloped countries;
• To teach children about the "significant history of labor unions";
• To develop a comprehensive strategy of support for homosexuality;
• To educate the public and members about identity theft;
• To explore alternatives to using latex balloons and gloves at NEA functions.
In case you forgot as you were reading the list, this was the resolutions of the NEA (the 'e' stands for education), not MoveOn.org. Perhaps they should consider banding together: MoveOnNEA.org. (HT: WorldNetDaily and SomeGuyNamedScott)
• To participate in a national boycott of Wal-Mart (Two resolutions);
• To fight efforts to privatize Social Security (nine separate resolutions);
• To add the words "other" and "multi-ethnic" in addition to "unknown" in the category of ethnicity on all forms;
• To commemorate the "historic merger of the National Education Association and the American Teachers Association, which occurred in 1966";
• To expose health problems associated with "fragrance chemicals"; (I assume this means perfumes. Another resolution called for designating areas of NEA meetings as "fragrance-free zones.");
• To fight indoor air pollution (two resolutions);
• To make health care an organizational priority;
• To expand efforts to elect pro-public education candidates to Congress in 2006;
• To promote the designation of April as National Donate Month to promote organ and tissue donation;
• To push for a commemorative stamp honoring public education;
• To push for more collective bargaining;
• To study the feasibility of a boycott of Gallo wine (A separate resolution banned the serving of Gallo wine at any NEA functions.);
• To develop a strategic program to help NEA Republican members advance a pro-public education agenda with the party;
• To defend affirmative action and oppose the Michigan Civil Rights Amendment;
• To oppose the annual observance of "Take Your Child to Work Day" during the regular school year;
• To oppose all forms of privatization;
• To investigate the establishment of affordable housing programs for members;
• To respond aggressively to any inappropriate use of the words "retarded" or "gay" in the media;
• To fight the "regressive taxation practices of the federal government";
• To support education programs for prisoners and former prisoners;
• To support research on women and heart disease;
• To push for an "exit strategy to end the U.S. military occupation of Iraq";
• To oppose the Central American Free Trade Agreement;
• To push for debt cancellation in underdeveloped countries;
• To teach children about the "significant history of labor unions";
• To develop a comprehensive strategy of support for homosexuality;
• To educate the public and members about identity theft;
• To explore alternatives to using latex balloons and gloves at NEA functions.
In case you forgot as you were reading the list, this was the resolutions of the NEA (the 'e' stands for education), not MoveOn.org. Perhaps they should consider banding together: MoveOnNEA.org. (HT: WorldNetDaily and SomeGuyNamedScott)
posted on 7/14/2005 | permalink | more bloggy goodness
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2 Comments:
Now I know what blog name to use if I ever start blogging. :-)
Seriously, the homeschooling movement and private schools will only increase as the nation's schools are driven by a singular political agenda, instead of a desire to truly teach our children. It's time to drain the swamp that is public education.
Also, for Republican NEA members: First, I feel sorry for you that you are represented by this group. Second, with an agenda like this, how could any conservative Republican push a pro-public education agenda? Finally, it is time for you all to demand back the portion of your dues that go to support political candidates and agendas.
At last check, Poliscott, ScottPundit, InstaScott, ScottThoughts and SomeGuyNamedScott were all available. I'll design it for you.
When Mrs. PS was working in public education, we had a very difficult time redirecting our dues to non-NEA causes, but were at least given that option in the district she taught in.
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