lil' maids in a row Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 My mom asked me today if I had a flag in the house so we could say the pledge of allegiance :confused:. My oldest is 6, what good is a pledge from a 6 year old :tongue_smilie:. Does anyone say the pledge each day? Meredith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoLuRu Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 (edited) My son is in public school and they said the pledge every morning all through kindergarten. They also sang The Star Spangled Banner. He likes it and will pop up with it whenever he sees a flag (which this time of year is frequently!) ETA: I just asked him and I was mistaken. They sing America the Beautiful. And he belts out "GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE!" but has *no* idea what any of it - the pledge, or the song - are talking about. Edited June 29, 2012 by JoLuRu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 No. Most of my kids don't know it. Yes, they probably should know it. Most of them are aware of it. However, I have held some personal apprehensions to it in the past (and still on the fence today). The Star Spangeled Banner, yes, they know. My stepfather descended from a sibling of Francis Scott Key(es). We're pretty proud of the National Anthem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 No. I never say the pledge. Neither do my children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoGal Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 No, we don't. We went over it during the year, but dd has forgotten it completely. I do think they should know it, though I don't want to recite it over and over every year. I'm not sure what to do about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Absolutely not. Never have, never will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 No. I never do, nor do my children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 We never did and my children probably don't even know what it is. Which, from a cultural perspective, probably isn't the best thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 :blink: Why would we do that? :blink: My dc said the Pledge of Allegiance in Camp Fire and Missionettes and 4-H. I didn't consider it a vital part of our homeschooling. If they hadn't been involved in outside activities that said the pledge, I would have taught it to them, but in our home, we start the day by getting out of bed. Our home is not an institution. I didn't feel the need to run it like one (even though I *totally* believe in saying the Pledge in general). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 No, never did in our homeschool. But they did at Scout meetings, 4H, and probably some other events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Absolutely not. Never have, never will. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Certainly not. It'd be unAustralian! :p Rosie - kinda bored and pretending to be funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 No. Like others, mine say it out scouts and other relevant places. But,I will say, the year dd was 5 and in K, we did it for awhile so that I could make sure she knew it. We used the C.D. Wee Sings America to learn all of the Patriotic songs. My kids know verses of Yankee Doodle that I didn't even know existed :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Does anyone say the pledge each day? No. Dc say it during the school year on Wednesday nights at our church's kids club, and twice a month at AHG. So they know it, but there's no need to do it at home as part of school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustybug Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 For about a month we did it every day until they had learned it. That was all though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 no. In Australia we don't have anything like it. Plus I try really hard to not brainwash my children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginszoo Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 My kids usually go through a phase in August/September for a few weeks where they want to gather for a formal opening to the school day ... prayer, pledge, song, etc. I neither encourage nor discourage it, and after a few weeks, the novelty wears off and we go back to our staggered start. Some of their activities (scouts, for example) include the pledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Not now..he's in 9th grade, but when he was younger we did each day. We also learned the pledge to the Bible and Christian flag. I never wanted my children to go to church or VBS and not know these. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Er, no. And we didn't when I was in public school, either. Were we supposed to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 My two older kids know the pledge but we do not say it daily or even frequently. I think they learned it from Wee Sing America.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 No. The Pledge has always made me feel weird for as long as I can remember, so I happily skip it in our homeschool, although I do teach it to my kids, just for "cultural literacy". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 No. My boys say it at scouts and know it, I see no reason to do it daily at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icul8rg8r Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 YES, YES, YES!!! We are a very patriotic American family and my kids learned the pledge and many of our patriotic songs at 2 or 3 years old. They know the meanings behind every word and the reason a certain song was written. My 8 year old dd is now memorizing Paul Revere's Ride just for fun because Daddy and Grandma can say it! My ds gets really upset when men/boys do not remove their hat while singing the national anthem! We are very proud to be Americans!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil' maids in a row Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Some Austrailians have piped in (thank you). My husband is English and claims he never said anything like a pledge when in school. Is the U.S. the only country that does??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 We just joined 4-H where they say it, so we've been memorizing it. We don't say it every morning though, to much ritual for me! I am planning to use it for copywork when they have memorized it, and we will go through it line by line. (So far we've discussed 'indivisible'.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 We say it when we start each school day. I actually wrote a blog post about explaining it to my children (ages 8 and 4), so they know what they are saying. Circle Time I'm old fashioned, I guess. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil' maids in a row Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 No. The Pledge has always made me feel weird for as long as I can remember, so I happily skip it in our homeschool, although I do teach it to my kids, just for "cultural literacy". :iagree: I sort of feel this way too. It always makes me think of the Rich Mullins song that says "stuff of Earth competes for the allegiance we owe only to the giver of all good things." Glad I'm not the only conflicted one :tongue_smilie:. Meredith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Well, we are proud to be American, but we don't say the pledge. I don't see how the two are related. I didn't say it in ps either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Some Austrailians have piped in (thank you). My husband is English and claims he never said anything like a pledge when in school. Is the U.S. the only country that does??? Well, public schools in Australia have started doing the national anthem one a week. But I think this is because nobody really knew the words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Well, public schools in Australia have started doing the national anthem one a week. But I think this is because nobody really knew the words. Hey! We always sung the first verse at Monday morning assemblies in primary school! It didn't help. Most kids got to about grade five before learning what the bit that sounds like "Australians all are ostriches" really was. :p Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Rose Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I think my dd knows it from her year in K and I will teach it to my son, but I'm with some of the others on this one. It feels unnatural and a bit militant. I am a proud American, but I don't pledge or vow anything to an entity that isn't real or everlasting. Not to mention the slippery slope i feel America (and the world) are quickly losing ground on. My alligence is to God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 We don't say it, but my kids have picked it up from places we've gone where it was said. I'm not anti-pledge...I just haven't made the effort to teach it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 :iagree: I sort of feel this way too. It always makes me think of the Rich Mullins song that says "stuff of Earth competes for the allegiance we owe only to the giver of all good things." Glad I'm not the only conflicted one :tongue_smilie:. Meredith Well' date=' we are proud to be American, but we don't say the pledge. I don't see how the two are related. I didn't say it in ps either.[/quote'] I think my dd knows it from her year in K and I will teach it to my son, but I'm with some of the others on this one. It feels unnatural and a bit militant. I am a proud American, but I don't pledge or vow anything to an entity that isn't real or everlasting. Not to mention the slippery slope i feel America (and the world) are quickly losing ground on. My alligence is to God. :iagree: to all of that. For multiple reasons, I find it somewhat weird and creepy. My kids know what it is, and I think they know most of it, but I don't say it here at home. I've told the kids that I will not require them to say it at other places, that it is their personal choice to do so or not, and if they choose not to say it, they are to be polite and respectful of those who choose to say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 My 5-19yr olds know it. The 4yo knows pieces of it. The younger three have no clue what it means, I'm positive. THey can tell you, to varying degrees, why the big kids and I *don't* say it. It will never be said in my home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I just want to add that even though we don't say it, my children know to stand silently, take hats off etc when it is said or when any country's anthem is played/sung etc. Well, my 12 year old does. My 7 year old would need to be reminded/prompted. I don't think that is unusual for a 7 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Gregg Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Um no, not at home. But the kids say it at girl scouts once a week so they do know it. I personally don't see the point of saying it at home everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiopianFood Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I don't believe in pledging to a flag or country, but I will teach dd the pledge as a part of civics and cultural education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrindam Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 :iagree: I sort of feel this way too. It always makes me think of the Rich Mullins song that says "stuff of Earth competes for the allegiance we owe only to the giver of all good things." Glad I'm not the only conflicted one :tongue_smilie:. Meredith This. I have always been VERY uncomfortable with it for reasons that are hard to put into words. That quote does it pretty nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 We don't say it in our homeschool, but older dd says it every morning at the public middle school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EducationX2 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 No. I'll eventually teach it to DD, including the meaning behind all the words, for culture's sake. I'll also teach her why I choose not to say it, but how to be respectful while others do so. She does know the Star Spangled Banner however, and enjoys singing it to me while I'm showering. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skadi Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 We don't say the Pledge, inside or outside our home. We don't stand up when ore people do, either -- I wish more pledge-objectors would sit down with us, so people might become more tolerant of non-pledgers or maybe even start to give a little more thought about what they are saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_go_gadget Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 No and I don't consider the Pledge to be culturally relevant (when does anyone ever say it after high school?). The Star-Spangled Banner, however, is certainly relevant and my kids will know it. We won't sing it at home, though, unless someone particularly wants to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 No (I'm Canadian), but I've not even taught my kids the Canadian Anthem at this point. As Christians, I don't want them to be patriotic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I love our country and feel very blessed to be an American, but we do not say the pledge, ever. It's not because I'm opposed to it; it's just never happened, lol. We also don't do calendar time, circle time, or anything like that. ;) My girls learned the pledge at AWANA though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 :glare: We don't say the Pledge, inside or outside our home. We don't stand up when ore people do, either -- I wish more pledge-objectors would sit down with us, so people might become more tolerant of non-pledgers or maybe even start to give a little more thought about what they are saying. If I have to be tolerant of pledge objectors, how 'bout a little respect for those of us who do the pledge, and don't insinuate we haven't thought about what we are saying. To the OP, we do the pledge most days before school, because I'm apparently an ill-thought-out dolt. Or you could say we do it because it models off a few things I learned that were effective in my Catholic school upbringing. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) We're British. When I was at school we occasionally sang the national anthem. I really have an aversion to anything patriotic, as in this country there has been an association between patriotism and racism. Edited July 1, 2012 by Cassy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 No, we never say the Pledge. Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 At Scouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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