| PATRIOTISM: Respectful allegiance to
our country
Vs. Lack of love for our country
- SUGGESTED READING:
Patriotic Holidays
The Story of the Declaration of Independence
- MOVIES:
Gettysburg 1776
- SONGS:
God Bless the USA
America the Beautiful
FAMILY ACTIVITY:
- Parents can teach their children the words to the Pledge of
Allegiance and the National Anthem.
- Parents can tell their children about relatives who have served in
the armed forces.
- Talk to your children about what America means to you, and why
your family came to America.
CLASS ACTIVITY:
- Say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning.
- Teachers should encourage their students to share why they think
people should love America.
- Memorize the Preamble of the Constitution of 1787.
HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY:
- Patriotism can be twisted to make people do things that they
ordinarily would not do. What are the limits of a citizen's
patriotic duty?
- Discuss the relationship between political dissent and patriotism.
Is it unpatriotic to dislike the President, or the government's
policies?
- Discuss the benefits of the unifying tendency of patriotism to
individuals and for the nation.
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can
do for you country." -President John F. Kennedy
"A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains,
rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to
that principle." -George William Curtis
"We born in freedom, would rather die on our feet than live
on our knees." -President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
"In America, our origin matters less than our destination,
and that is what democracy is all about." -President Ronald
Reagan
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