Do you say the pledge everyday?

[lil' maids in a row]

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

[JoLuRu]

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

[mommaduck]

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.

[*********]

No. I never say the pledge. Neither do my children.

[PhotoGal]

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!

[nmoira]

Absolutely not. Never have, never will.

[LaxMom]

No. I never do, nor do my children.

[EKS]

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.

[Ellie]

: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).

[TravelingChris]

No, never did in our homeschool. But they did at Scout meetings, 4H, and probably some other events.

[tex-mex]

Absolutely not. Never have, never will.

:iagree:

[Rosie_0801]

Certainly not. It'd be unAustralian!

 

:p

Rosie - kinda bored and pretending to be funny.

[2_girls_mommy]

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 :)

[gardening momma]

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.

[Dustybug]

For about a month we did it every day until they had learned it. That was all though.

[Melissa in Australia]

no.

In Australia we don't have anything like it.

Plus I try really hard to not brainwash my children.

[higginszoo]

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.

[TammyinTN]

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. ;)

[stripe]

Er, no. And we didn't when I was in public school, either. Were we supposed to?

[twoxcell]

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.;)

[Xuzi]

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".

[DawnM]

No. My boys say it at scouts and know it, I see no reason to do it daily at home.

[icul8rg8r]

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!!!

[lil' maids in a row]

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???

[Amy Jo]

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'.)

[Chelli]

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:

[lil' maids in a row]

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

[redsquirrel]

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.

[Melissa in Australia]

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.

[Rosie_0801]

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

[Ruby Rose]

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.

[WiseOwlKnits]

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.

[FairyMom]

No.

[happypamama]

: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.

[Veritaserum]

No.

[Pamela H in Texas]

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.

[redsquirrel]

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.

[Mrs.Gregg]

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.

[EthiopianFood]

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.

[ebrindam]

: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.

[Joker]

We don't say it in our homeschool, but older dd says it every morning at the public middle school.

[EducationX2]

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:

[Skadi]

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.

[go_go_gadget]

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.

[Celia]

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.

[Nakia]

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.

[nono]

: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:

[Cassy]

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

[Cindy in FL.]

No, we never say the Pledge.

 

Cindy

[Soror]

At Scouts.