My little patriot
Bobbin's class has been learning about elections all week. Not the yucky politics. Just the basics. Like this, which are the answers I got when I asked her what she learned at school yesterday and today
- Our country is called the United States of America
- It has 50 states
- We live in Washington State
- The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states. Each state gets a star
- In the United States we elect a President.
- America has a National Song. An America Song. It's the same song we sing at football games
And today, she came home and taught me something I did NOT know, in my 15 years living here, simply because I've never had to repeat it. The Pledge of Allegiance:
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under God, indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for all."
Only when she says it it goes more like this:
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and Stand, under God, invisible for all"
Which wasn't entirely inappropriate, given the last 8 years :-)
I'll stick with the official version though when I apply for citizenship. Probably wiser :-)
Easy to fix.
When I told her that Barack Obama had one the election she said, and I kid you not, "Barack Obama? I like him. I want to go meet him and talk to him"
About what, I wondered. That could be a good conversation...
But I responded with, "Well, He'll be moving into the White House soon. Maybe we can take a trip to see the White House". And then she asked "I want to see this white house. Where is his white home he lives in?" and then I explained that it was in the Other Washington, Washington DC. To which she replied "Near Aunt Sarah" (who, with Mike, just moved back to Canada from Quantico. The kid's got a memory in her).
Comments
Interesting fact: the "under God" bit wasn't added until 1954, during the "red scare". Ironic, since the pledge itself was originally written by an avid Socialist.
Posted by Sarah on November 6, 2008 11:04 AM.