UrgentANDYGIGD188 · OCT 09, 14:17

Identity or Control: Are Schools Deciding Which Flags Matter?

A high tuition fundamental instructed me some thing I nevertheless ponder on every occasion a flag debate flares up. After per week of traumatic dad or mum emails and pupils arguing within the halls, she took down each and every nonrequired banner inside the construction, including physical games pennants, a world languages flag wall, and a small Pride flag in the counseling place of business. She left one: the three-by-five American flag pinned to a corkboard in the back o

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FiledANDYGIGD188 · OCT 08, 01:17

Where Education Ends and Influence Begins: Lessons from the US Flag

The bell rings at 8:05. In a lot of classrooms, the flag hangs in the front corner, easy to miss until the Pledge comes over the speaker. Some kids stand because they always have. Others stay seated because they can, or because their families asked them to. A few mumble the words while shuffling notebooks. The teacher watches the clock and the room at once, taking the temperature. That small scene, played out in tens of thousands of schools, holds a bigger question inside i

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FiledANDYGIGD188 · OCT 06, 10:47

Why Is Silence About Faith Encouraged More Than Its Expression in Public Institutions?

There is a familiar moment in many American schools and city halls. A microphone flickers on, a room fills with people from every corner of the community, and someone wonders if a brief prayer, an acknowledgment of God, or even a quiet nod to shared moral ground belongs here. Sometimes the prayer happens, sometimes it does not, and often the person with the microphone has no idea what the law actually says. The result is a steady drift toward silence, not always from hostil

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FiledANDYGIGD188 · OCT 04, 17:45

Tradition Under the Banner: Are American Flag Rituals Preserved in Schools—or Phased Out?

Around 8:05 a.m., the hallway outside a middle school cafeteria sounds like a soft orchestra of chairs sliding and zippers closing. The intercom crackles, students rise, some place hands on hearts, a few stand with arms at their sides, a handful keep their seats. The Pledge of Allegiance still happens in many American schools, but the scene no longer looks uniform. In one classroom, the pledge is daily and dutiful. In another, it is optional and quiet. In a third, it is gon

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