As I wrote in the last entry, the NEA put out a newsletter that intended to draw in new members by dispelling some of the things that are being said about them.

The first deception said they do not support abortion, yet then they turned right around and said that they did (but by using a euphemism instead of saying it in those terms).

The second deception follows a similar pattern.  Let me quote from the newsletter:

Deception #2:  NEA Only supports Democrats for Public Office

Truth:  NEA recommends that its members support pro-education candidates without regard to their political affiliation.

If this is true, why is the NEA so against candidates who support school vouchers?  (Take a look at these cartoons about one such candidate.)  School vouchers have been shown to help lower income families to gain a better education and for people to be able to choose schools that support their values.  Yet the NEA is opposed to any such idea.  The NEA is afraid Christians will choose to send their children to Christian schools instead of to schools that are indoctrinating children in the NEA way of thinking.  Or that people will choose schools that do a better job of educating their children and some of their lesser ability members will have to either improve their teaching skills or they will lose their jobs.

And then you have to look at how the NEA has supported things like block scheduling (because it lets their teachers do less work for the same amount of pay) and other band wagons that have proven not to work.  The NEA's idea of "pro-education" is not at all the same as my idea of it.

Take a minute to think through this.  If the NEA is truly helping to get pro-education legislation enacted, why are the US kids so far behind everyone else in the world when it comes to basics like Math and Science?  In fact, since the NEA has come on the scene, America's education become significantly worse.

Perhaps it's time for the NEA to redefine what "pro-education legislation" is and to support candidates that vote for things that have been proven to work, not jumping on a new band wagon that furthers their own agenda.

As many who read this know, I am a teacher.  Because of my strong biblical beliefs, I've not seen eye to eye with the teachers unions, and specifically with the NEA (National Education Association) over the years, and have been a staunch opponent to their propaganda, speaking out against it to present the truth of their euphemisms to any teacher who will listen.

Today I received our annual "trying to persuade you to join the union" newsletter in my mailbox at school and I feel like I must share some of it with you all.

Although it never persuades me, I find it interesting to see their attempts to do so and it can sometimes be entertaining to see what euphemisms they are using to cover up their true agenda.  When I opened up the newsletter, a large red box on page 3 popped out at me (and I'm sure that was their intention).

The title of this section was, "Don't Believe Everything You Hear About the NEA."  After a short couple of paragraphs touting all the "wonderful" things the NEA does, another title in large letters pulled in my eye:  "3 Big Deceptions."  Before I even read the article, I could have guessed what the 3 big "lies" they think people are saying about them, their 3 big secrets they are trying their best to cover up.  But  don't take my word for it.  Let me give you their own words.

Deception #1:  NEA Supports Abortion

Truth:  NEA supports reproductive freedom without government intervention."

Uh...isn't this contradictory?  What do the people who support the NEA think "reproductive freedom" means?  Let's say it like it is.  It means you have the right to choose to have an abortion if you want one.  So, if you support that, how could you not be supporting abortion?  The only way you are not supporting abortion is if you are against allowing women to have them.  Anything else is supportive of abortion.

The NEA has been a big proponent of supporting this issue and has been for years.  I read this same terminology back in 1987 and it hasn't changed at all.  And yet, they still insist they do not support abortion.

How can teachers not see through this euphemism for abortion?  It's a nice way of saying that they are supporting the right of anyone to choose to kill a child through abortion.  They think if they focus enough on the positive things they do, it will be a smoke screen to keep people from seeing the reality of things.  And evidently, it works for a lot of people because they've suckered in over 3.2 million members.  Sad, isn't it?  And remember, these are the people teaching your children.

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