Is this another tipping point? Public schools won't teach students their rights

Wisdom Home Academy warns They aren't going to teach American students their rights anymore:

"Leaders of the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee would institute international education standards in all public schools as part of their proposed changes to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). 'International education standards' translated mean requiring that schools teach the beliefs and values of the UN. It does not mean having higher standards than we now have."

and later in her post:

"For example, IB curricula teaches that the American Creed -- that is, the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution that all men and women are created equal, with inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, that government exists to protect those rights, and limited government-- may be highly regarded by some Americans, but it lacks universal truths and values that are good for all Americans and it certainly isn't good for other nations. Rather, International curriculum standards promote the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights [UDHR] as the highest, universal principles."

Her well written post contrasts the difference between The Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution with the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Here are just two:

Limited government -- UDHR has no limits on government.
Guarantee that property cannot be taken by government without just compensation -- UDHR has no such guarantee.

Go read the whole post.


If Congress approves these changes I predict it will cause a lot of families to consider homeschooling. It might be another tipping point.


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