Teachers telling kids private ownership is wrong..

[I Saw OJ]

http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=022107C

Some Seattle school children are being told to be skeptical of private property rights. This lesson is being taught by banning Legos.
A ban was initiated at the Hilltop Children's Center in Seattle. According to an article in the winter 2006-07 issue of "Rethinking Schools" magazine, the teachers at the private school wanted their students to learn that private property ownership is evil.

According to the article, the students had been building an elaborate "Legotown," but it was accidentally demolished. The teachers decided its destruction was an opportunity to explore "the inequities of private ownership." According to the teachers, "Our intention was to promote a contrasting set of values: collectivity, collaboration, resource-sharing, and full democratic participation."

The children were allegedly incorporating into Legotown "their assumptions about ownership and the social power it conveys." These assumptions "mirrored those of a class-based, capitalist society -- a society that we teachers believe to be unjust and oppressive."

They claimed as their role shaping the children's "social and political understandings of ownership and economic equity ... from a perspective of social justice."

So they first explored with the children the issue of ownership. Not all of the students shared the teachers' anathema to private property ownership. "If I buy it, I own it," one child is quoted saying. The teachers then explored with the students concepts of fairness, equity, power, and other issues over a period of several months.At the end of that time, Legos returned to the classroom after the children agreed to several guiding principles framed by the teachers, including that "All structures are public structures" and "All structures will be standard sizes." The teachers quote the children:

"A house is good because it is a community house."

"We should have equal houses. They should be standard sizes."

"It's important to have the same amount of power as other people over your building."

Given some recent history in Washington state with respect to private property protections, perhaps this should not come as a surprise. Municipal officials in Washington have long known how to condemn one person's private property and sell it to another for the "public use" of private economic development. Even prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2005 ruling in Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut, which sanctioned such a use of eminent domain, Washington state officials acting under their state constitution were already proceeding full speed ahead with such transactions.

Officials in Bremerton, for example, condemned a house where a widow had lived for 55 years so her property could be used for a car lot, according to the Institute for Justice. And Seattle successfully condemned nine properties and turned them over to a private developer for retail shops and hotel parking, IJ reports. Attempts to do the same thing in Vancouver (for mixed use development) and Lakewood (for an amusement park) failed for reasons unrelated to property confiscation issues.

The court's ruling in Kelo, however, whetted municipal condemnation appetites even further. The Institute for Justice reports 272 takings for private use are pending or threatened in the state as of last summer. It's unclear if Legos will be targeted. But given what's being taught in some schools, perhaps it's just a matter of time.

WTF, sounds like the kids are being brain washed.

 

[skace]

Your houses should all be standard sizes? That sounds like communism.

 

[amicold]

Originally posted by: skace
Your houses should all be standard sizes? That sounds like communism.

I was just going to say that.

Red Scare 2?

 

[spherrod]

quite scary actually - whatever happened to letting students make up their own minds?

 

[slsmnaz]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=2013738&enterthread=y

 

[40sTheme]

...
When did those teachers just decide: "Let's be communist! OH AND TEACH THE KIDS TOO!"
I wouldn't be surprised if parents had their kids transferred. That's very scary...

 

[Jawo]

Communism FTL!!!

 

[ISAslot]

Great, remove incentive to work hard and excel.

 

[Specop 007]

Its the great undermining of our society, something Democrats have been working decades at. The best way to change a society is to reprogram the future generations. The best way to do that is through the education system.

 

[Roguestar]

I read "This lesson is being taught by banning Legos." and almost cried.

This is clearly a crime against humanity. How can someone ban the thinking child's greatest toy? Commies, Nazis, Hippies, Capitalist, Revolitionary Conservatives the lot of them. :|

 

[Linflas]

Some Seattle school children are being told to be skeptical of private property rights. This lesson is being taught by banning Legos.
A ban was initiated at the Hilltop Children's Center in Seattle. According to an article in the winter 2006-07 issue of "Rethinking Schools" magazine, the teachers at the private school wanted their students to learn that private property ownership is evil.

I suspect that most of the parents pay for their kids to attend this school because they think and teach this way. It is probably nothing more than an extension of what they are learning at home.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=022107C

Some Seattle school children are being told to be skeptical of private property rights. This lesson is being taught by banning Legos.

A ban was initiated at the Hilltop Children's Center in Seattle. According to an article in the winter 2006-07 issue of "Rethinking Schools" magazine, the teachers at the private school wanted their students to learn that private property ownership is evil.

Given some recent history in Washington state with respect to private property protections, perhaps this should not come as a surprise.

Municipal officials in Washington have long known how to condemn one person's private property and sell it to another for the "public use" of private economic development.

Even prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2005 ruling in Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut, which sanctioned such a use of eminent domain, Washington state officials acting under their state constitution were already proceeding full speed ahead with such transactions.

Officials in Bremerton, for example, condemned a house where a widow had lived for 55 years so her property could be used for a car lot, according to the Institute for Justice.

And Seattle successfully condemned nine properties and turned them over to a private developer for retail shops and hotel parking
Q]

WTF, sounds like the kids are being brain washed.

Actually these Teachers deserve praise as they are dealing with reality.

Why give the kids false hope unless you want them to be protesters when they grow up.

 

[Bateluer]

Sad, really sad.

 

[I Saw OJ]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=2013738&enterthread=y

Sorry mate, I searched

 

[thecoolnessrune]

I never understood it.. If you dont like our free-enterprise system.. Why not get a ticket to the economy of your dreams? I'm sure they'll be happy to accept you..

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ

Originally posted by: slsmnaz
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=2013738&enterthread=y

Sorry mate, I searched

Pff, don't worry, the search is screwed anyway.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=022107C

Some Seattle school children are being told to be skeptical of private property rights. This lesson is being taught by banning Legos.

A ban was initiated at the Hilltop Children's Center in Seattle. According to an article in the winter 2006-07 issue of "Rethinking Schools" magazine, the teachers at the private school wanted their students to learn that private property ownership is evil.

Given some recent history in Washington state with respect to private property protections, perhaps this should not come as a surprise.

Municipal officials in Washington have long known how to condemn one person's private property and sell it to another for the "public use" of private economic development.

Even prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2005 ruling in Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut, which sanctioned such a use of eminent domain, Washington state officials acting under their state constitution were already proceeding full speed ahead with such transactions.

Officials in Bremerton, for example, condemned a house where a widow had lived for 55 years so her property could be used for a car lot, according to the Institute for Justice.

And Seattle successfully condemned nine properties and turned them over to a private developer for retail shops and hotel parking
Q]

WTF, sounds like the kids are being brain washed.

Actually these Teachers deserve praise as they are dealing with reality.

Why give the kids false hope unless you want them to be protesters when they grow up.

ummmmm. no.

the teachers deserve anything but praise. this is the one of the most idiotic types of teaching philosophy i have ever heard.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=022107C

Some Seattle school children are being told to be skeptical of private property rights. This lesson is being taught by banning Legos.

A ban was initiated at the Hilltop Children's Center in Seattle. According to an article in the winter 2006-07 issue of "Rethinking Schools" magazine, the teachers at the private school wanted their students to learn that private property ownership is evil.

Given some recent history in Washington state with respect to private property protections, perhaps this should not come as a surprise.

Municipal officials in Washington have long known how to condemn one person's private property and sell it to another for the "public use" of private economic development.

Even prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2005 ruling in Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut, which sanctioned such a use of eminent domain, Washington state officials acting under their state constitution were already proceeding full speed ahead with such transactions.

Officials in Bremerton, for example, condemned a house where a widow had lived for 55 years so her property could be used for a car lot, according to the Institute for Justice.

And Seattle successfully condemned nine properties and turned them over to a private developer for retail shops and hotel parking
Q]

WTF, sounds like the kids are being brain washed.

Actually these Teachers deserve praise as they are dealing with reality.

Why give the kids false hope unless you want them to be protesters when they grow up.

ummmmm. no.

the teachers deserve anything but praise. this is the one of the most idiotic types of teaching philosophy i have ever heard.

What would you do different?

 

[DarkThinker]

Hammer and Sickle BIATCH!!!








j/k

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: DarkThinker
Hammer and Sickle BIATCH!!!








j/k

The mental image of a stereotypical Cold War Soviet in wool coat and fur hat saying that made me LOL.

 

[IronWing]

Good. Most Americans' understanding of private property rights is just as perverted, only in the other direction.

 

[Mr Pickles]

Some of the smartest minds at such a young age came from lego building. I remember watching kids in my elementary and school in awe as they constructed the perfect little space vehicle or race car.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: ironwing
Good. Most Americans' understanding of private property rights is just as perverted, only in the other direction.

Wow... just wow. :roll:

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=022107C

Some Seattle school children are being told to be skeptical of private property rights. This lesson is being taught by banning Legos.

A ban was initiated at the Hilltop Children's Center in Seattle. According to an article in the winter 2006-07 issue of "Rethinking Schools" magazine, the teachers at the private school wanted their students to learn that private property ownership is evil.

Given some recent history in Washington state with respect to private property protections, perhaps this should not come as a surprise.

Municipal officials in Washington have long known how to condemn one person's private property and sell it to another for the "public use" of private economic development.

Even prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2005 ruling in Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut, which sanctioned such a use of eminent domain, Washington state officials acting under their state constitution were already proceeding full speed ahead with such transactions.

Officials in Bremerton, for example, condemned a house where a widow had lived for 55 years so her property could be used for a car lot, according to the Institute for Justice.

And Seattle successfully condemned nine properties and turned them over to a private developer for retail shops and hotel parking
Q]

WTF, sounds like the kids are being brain washed.

Actually these Teachers deserve praise as they are dealing with reality.

Why give the kids false hope unless you want them to be protesters when they grow up.

ummmmm. no.

the teachers deserve anything but praise. this is the one of the most idiotic types of teaching philosophy i have ever heard.

What would you do different?

i would allow them to develop an imagination, get a feel for what competition is and learn to deal with it, and learn how to strive to be their best.

these are things this communistic way of teaching is stifling.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ironwing
Good. Most Americans' understanding of private property rights is just as perverted, only in the other direction.

Wow... just wow. :roll:

Americans take their lead from their govt on this. My property is mine, if you touch it I'll kill you as my property rights trump any rights you might have, I can do anything I want with it regardless of the impact my actions have on you or your property, and by virtue of owning my property I have a right to say what you do with your property. Did I miss anything?