Most parents want their children to grow up to be kind, compassionate, charitable adults. So when schools sponsor activities which foster giving, most parents are supportive.
“We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.”
But when President Obama issued a “Giving Tuesday” message and Harris County Department of Education (HCDE -the federal government’s back door into Texas public schools) pushed “Giving Tuesday” and linked to the “Giving Tuesday” website for schools to “get ideas,” I decided to look deeper. After all, it wasn’t just a coincidence that Arne Duncan visited HCDE in person.
(Note: HCDE is a leftover government entity from 1889 and a past era of Texas education when counties operated our public schools. It still exists only because of a loophole democrats passed back in 1995. HCDE does not answer to the Texas Education Agency, the Commissioner of Education, or the County Commissioners so they have made themselves the federal government’s liaison into Texas public schools. They by-pass TEA and push the federal “cradle to grave” programs across the state.)
- “Giving Tuesday” Get Your Campus Involved
- Teachers will want to know about #GivingTuesday, a global day for giving back….
- As a teacher, you can encourage your students and parents to take action
- Organize an event on your campus
- Announce a new fundraising initiative for your school that day
- Please don’t forget about #Giving Tuesday Dec. 2
- Share your #Unselfie.
But a closer look shows the “Giving Tuesday” free curriculum teaches “lessons” that would not be acceptable to many parents, and certainly not to any conservative ones.
2. What might be in that “invisible package”? Create a list.
3. Why does McIntosh state that white privilege is “meant” to be something that one does not recognize?
ANSWER: “Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people involved and doing things that haven’t been done before.” — Eli Broad
Do research on the Internet to find out how BIG philanthropy has helped and will continue to help everyone—even those who donate the money. You may want to begin with the following names: Johns Hopkins, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie,
George Soros, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet.
- parents of district students;
- educators; and
- other members of the community, including community leaders.
Statute also includes the following statement:
This section does not … authorize proselytizing or indoctrinating concerning any specific … political belief.
Humble ISD participated through their Education Foundation and offered the link to the “Giving Tuesday” curriculum on their website
An Austin ISD press release states, “Schools put philanthropy curriculum into action…”
If your school district participated in “Giving Tuesday,” you can file a request for public information to find out:
- Which curriculum was used
- If the curriculum was pre-approved by your school district committee and
- Who serves on your district’s committee
You can get more involved by volunteering to serve on your district’s Character Education Committee in the future.
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