The Mission of the NEA

Ted said:

“So, how does the general conclusion that "education is a form of social conditioning" follow from one specific organization's designs to use it as such?”

Okay, I guess we need to get really obvious for Ted.

By definition, “public” education is a social activity.

And education is designed to influence the way students think by what it teaches them to think.

Ergo: education is a form of social conditioning.

This is hardly a novel idea. It goes back to Plato and Aristotle, among others.

The NEA is not just one organization among many, but a virtual monopoly. This is what the NEA has to say for itself:

“The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 2.7 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.”

http://www.nea.org/aboutnea/about.html

“NEA is a volunteer-based organization supported by a network of staff at the local, state, and national levels.

At the local level, more than 14,000 NEA local affiliate organizations are active in a variety of activities as determined by the local members. These may range from raising funds for scholarship programs to conducting professional workshops on issues that affect faculty and school support staff to bargaining contracts for school district employees.

At the state level, NEA affiliate activities are equally wide-ranging. NEA state affiliates, for instance, regularly lobby legislators for the resources schools need, campaign for higher professional standards for the teaching profession, and file legal actions to protect academic freedom and the rights of school employees.

At the national level, from its headquarters in Washington, D.C., NEA lobbies Congress and federal agencies on behalf of its members and public schools, supports and coordinates innovative projects, works with other education organizations and friends of public education, provides training and assistance to its affiliates, and generally conducts activities consistent with the policies set by its elected governing bodies. At the international level, NEA is linking educators around the world in an ongoing dialogue dedicated to making schools as effective as they can be.

At the international level, NEA is linking educators around the world in an ongoing dialogue dedicated to making schools as effective as they can be.”

http://www.nea.org/aboutnea/whatwedo.html

The NEA also has a very ambitious agenda of social engineering. Here are some of its educational and political initiatives.

“Among other things, NEA recommends:
• Free, publicly funded, quality kindergarten programs in all states. Nine states still do not require districts to offer kindergarten, though every state subsidizes kindergarten in at least some districts or for a portion of the school day. (Education Week, Quality Counts 2002)
• Mandatory full-day kindergarten. Just 14 states require school districts to offer full-day kindergarten.
• Optional free, publicly funded, quality "universal" pre-kindergarten programs for all three- and four-year-old children whose parents choose to enroll them. Three states are moving toward such a program - Georgia, New York and Oklahoma.
• Federal funds to make pre-kindergarten programs available for all three- and four-year-old children from disadvantaged families. State and local governments should provide the additional funds necessary to make pre-kindergarten available for all three- and four-year old children.
• Dedicated funding for early childhood education. Public schools should be the primary provider of pre-kindergarten programs, and additional funding must be allocated to finance them in the same manner as K-12 schools.”

http://www.nea.org/earlychildhood/index.html

In other words, little children should not be socialized at home. They shouldn’t be at home with the mother or father.

No, they ought to be enrolled in full-day preschool and kindergarten.

Continuing:

“What does ‘consistently and correctly mean?
Consistently means using a condom every time you have sex — one hundred percent of the time — no exceptions. Correctly means following these steps:

Be careful opening the package — your teeth or fingernails can tear the condom. Use water-based lubricants only. Oil-based lubricants, like petroleum jelly or lotions, will damage condoms. Heat also damages condoms. Store condoms in a cool, dry place, not in your pocket, wallet, or the glove compartment of your car. Use condoms before the expiration date on the box or individual package. Don’t use a condom if it’s sticky, brittle, discolored, or torn.

Put the condom on after the penis is erect and before it touches any part of your partner’s mouth, anus, or vagina. If the penis is uncircumcised, pull the foreskin back before putting on the condom.

To put the condom on, pinch the closed end so no air is trapped inside. Leave some room at the end for semen. Unroll it all the way down the penis.

If the condom breaks or slips while you’re having sex, stop, and put on a new condom. Be sure to follow the instructions. When condoms slip, break, or leak it’s usually not product failure — most times, it’s user error.

After ejaculation, withdraw from your partner before your penis becomes soft. Hold the condom on as you pull out so no semen is spilled. Be sure to properly dispose of used condoms (they shouldn’t be flushed down a toilet) and don’t reuse condoms.”

http://www.neahin.org/programs/reproductive/condoms.htm

“Latex squares, also called "dental dams", are small, square pieces of latex. When used during certain forms of oral intercourse (mouth-to-anus or mouth-to-vagina), dental dams are intended to prevent contact with fluids that could carry HIV. The square must be positioned over the anus or vaginal opening and held in place during oral contact. The use of dental dams is controversial because their effectiveness as a protective device has not been supported by scientific evidence. Anyone who relies on dental dams for protection from HIV may be placing their health at risk.”

http://www.neahin.org/programs/reproductive/responding/howis.htm

Isn’t it a relief to know that our public school teachers are tutoring our youth in the fine art of anal sex?

Continuing:

“The Office of International Relations monitors and works with the United Nations, intergovernmental agencies, and international non-governmental organizations on issues that affect children, education, the education profession, women, and human and trade union rights.”

http://www.nea.org/international/ir.html

Isn’t it wonderful to know that the NEA is in collaboration with the UN?

Continuing:

“Wal-Mart: Always High Costs. Always.

Think you just got a bargain on those rolled back prices? Think again. You may have just helped break unions and dismantle public schools.

Wal-Mart will stop at nothing to prevent its employees from organizing, even closing down the one Wal-Mart store where employees voted to form a union.

The company has drained billions from public coffers — money that could otherwise fund schools. And the Walton family, multi-billionaires thanks to Wal-Mart and Sam's Club profits, contribute heavily to anti-public education efforts like private school voucher initiatives and anti-public educations PACs. Read more.

The NEA Executive Committee has endorsed a national effort called "Wake-Up Wal-Mart" that educates the public about the impact of Wal-Mart on its employees, their communities, and our schools. As Back to School approaches, there’s a campaign to encourage shoppers to buy school supplies from other stores in their communities.”

http://www.nea.org/topics/walmart.html

“Wal-Mart: Educate the Public, Reach Out

Contact your local newspaper: Encourage your local paper to cover the discussion of Wal-Mart's high costs.

Write an op-ed piece: Let the public know about Wal-Mart's anti-worker tactics and the ways that Wal-Mart profits support anti-public education activities. As an educator, raise your visibility in your community and educate the public by sharing your point of view about Wal-Mart.

Learn what's happening in your local area: Check with your NEA state affiliate to see what is happening locally around educating the public about Wal-Mart's anti-worker tactics and its founding family's anti-public education activities.

Several NEA state affiliates, including the Colorado Education Association, Delaware State Education Association and Washington Education Association, have adopted more specific recommendations in their states.

http://www.nea.org/topics/walmart-action.html”

Yes, this certainly has a lot to do with teaching our kids marketable job-skills, does it not?