Posted by
Always Right on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:10:36 PM
When did the word progressive go from meaning "continuous improvement" to "finding more and more ways of screwing ourselves up?" There was a time when improvement was the goal and people would create new and better ways of doing things without destroying things that we should hold to be most important.
For example...progressive parents. They don't discipline their children because, of course, discipline is wrong. If a child frowns then you go after whomever made that child frown. You don't get after the child because he's only frowning because you wouldn't let him steal from the candy store or make fun of the girl down the street, or not do his homework. Children that have no discipline can't function in society. They don't know how and they are, on the whole, more unhappy than children that have learned discipline.
Progressive Sexuality. Kind of creepy, right? "Have sex with whomever you want to, and it's okay!" Well, I don't know about you, but I think it's pretty obvious how the pieces are supposed to fit together. A 2-year-old could easily put a 2 piece puzzle together, so why can't 2 adults? That, I don't know the answer either. What makes it even weirder is that people are willing to subsidize that kind of behavior, or even celebrate it. There are even doctors telling people that being whatever-sexual is part of the gene code. Now, I wonder if I can get one to tell me that Compulsive Diet Coke Drinking is also part of my genetic makeup. I can't control what you do in your personal life. That's part of what makes this country so great, but I can tell you that you are not going to take others down with you while you do it. When sexuality starts to threaten other's lives through the new proposed marriage laws (or judges breaking the laws), adoption, special favors (politically and otherwise), etc. then that's where the line is crossed.
Progressive Classrooms. This is easy. Since when did "progressive" classrooms turn into subjective ones? They are becoming more skewed and cirriculum is focused on only one side of many issues. To achieve a balanced education we should be teaching kids BOTH sides of an issue instead of just one. After all, we're trying to create ciritical thinkers here, aren't we?
These are just a few rambling thoughts stemming from some recent events.