Posts tagged 'children'

Obama’s Education Secretary Vows to Make Children “Good Environmental Citizens”

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan promised that his department would use federally subsidized school programs (read: taxpayer dollars) beginning as early as kindergarten to teach children about climate change and prepare them “to contribute to the workforce through green jobs.”
“Right now, in the second decade of the 21st century, preparing our children to be good [...]

Study: Spanking Up To Certain Age Beneficial in Child Development

by @ Friday, January 8th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Family, Government, Media

A new study reveals the positive effects of spanking (up to age 6) by Marjorie Gunnoe, professor of psychology at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The study involved 2,600 children, including questioning 179 teenagers about getting spanked and smacked by their parents.
“The claims made for not spanking children fail to hold up. They are [...]

Parents Concerned Over Obama’s Speech to America’s Students

by @ Thursday, September 3rd, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Education, Government

Obama is planning to address the school children of our country on Sept. 8 in which many, undoubtedly, will be forced to watch. The speech is supposedly geared toward encouraging kids to stay in school and work hard, and that’s not unusual for a president to do. However, the Department of Education had suggested “classroom [...]

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