My Sentiment Exactly

I can't believe that that little wacko was allowed anywhere near the United States - regardless of the whether the UN is here or not. (I think that I have already voiced my opinion of the welcome that I extend to the UN in yesterday's post...) I'd like to see him get up in Times Square and spout some of that crap that he does when is is with friends. I think that within 30 minutes in a steel cage with New York's finest would take care of that little problem....

What astounds me is that the freak was invited to Columbia University to have a discussion with students, faculty and alumni. Scratch another one off the list of schools any future kids of mine will be allowed to go to.

That reminds me... Cal Thomas wrote a pretty good article called Cheating College Students that talks about how poorly American universities are doing in teaching their students American civics. Here is a quote from the article:

For the second year in a row, America's elite universities and colleges have failed to rise above a "D plus" on tests of basic knowledge about civics and American history, maintains a study commissioned by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's (ISI).

Apparently, the more prestigious the school, the worse the score.

America's most prestigious colleges had the worst scores. Many of the schools that typically rank the highest in popularity scored among the lowest in advancing civic knowledge. Generally, the ISI study found, the higher the ranking by U.S. News and World Report in its annual survey of institutions of higher education, the lower the rank in civic learning. "Even when controlling for numerous variables that influence learning, seniors at schools with reasonably strong core curricula - for example, Rhodes, Calvin and Wheaton - had double the gain in civic learning compared with those seniors at schools without a coherent core curriculum - for example, Brown, Cornell and Stanford."

Not that the average college student fared any better:

The average college senior knows very little about America's history, government, international relations and market economy. Their average score on the civic literacy test was 53.2 percent. "No class of seniors scored higher than 69 percent, or D plus."

I think Cal's conclusion sums it up best:

In 1777, John Adams wrote to his son about the importance of education. He said it was necessary to teach the next generation about America's founding principles in order to preserve the freedom and independence so many of his fellow countrymen sacrificed to achieve. Only when we know and embrace those principles can we pass on to a new generation that which we inherited from the past. The ISI study reveals severe cracks in that foundation; cracks that need immediate attention and repair.

Wanna take the quiz for yourself? Click Here and go for it. I missed 7. I'd be curious how anyone else does who takes the quiz. Post a comment if you do!

Here's the thing that concerns me. Folks who legally immigrate to America know more about American government and history than natives. Illegal immigration is out of control, and these illegals do not seem interested in assimilation and integration. Therefore, if something isn't done soon we are in grave danger of losing our national identity. Yes, America is a melting pot, but lately some folk don't want to melt.

Here's another thing. This report shows just how greatly the American educational system has failed our country. I don't think that this failure is accidental. The problem is that McCarthy was right. Communists were (and are) here and they were (and are) trying to bring down our American way of life. Too bad that he started with the entertainment industry instead of academia. Apparently they were all hiding out at the universities - and from there they have done immense damage to our country by undermining all of the foundations (religion, politics, reason, logic, etc.) through their brainwashing. We can no longer assume that our schools - even our universities - are teaching students the truth about our history, our culture, and the things mores that we have valued as a nation. It is time to take that control back.