No More Rosary at School 10-24-11 Commentary

If we outlaw everything good that has been used for bad would we not outlaw everything.

The Fremont Nebraska school district has banned a necklace that looks like a rosary after police told officials it’s also being worn by gang members.

I am not Catholic and I don’t believe in saying a prayer using a rosary but why is a government school stopping something that some students and their parents believe in. The Schools allow everything sinful but not anything that speaks kindly of faith. Perhaps it is time for Catholic parents to remove their children from the government schools. Is this school also going to band the Cross because the KKK has used it. Oh I forgot this is a government school so the cross is already outlawed from it. What do you think.

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I’m Billy David Dickson

Free Education at Private School 8-26-11 Commentary

Mt. Calvary Lutheran School will grant free tuition — a $3,130 value — to new students who enroll in kindergarten through seventh grade for the 2011-12 school year. Families are not obligated to return the year after. All that school officials ask is that the families give serious consideration to staying with the school. "We're calling it an act of faith," the head teacher said. "We're praying that they will like our school and want to come back." What a cool thing for this school to do and a great idea. As a person who believes we should pull our kids out of the government schools this does away with the excuse we don't have enough money to put our children in private schools.

What do you think.

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I’m Billy David Dickson

Omaha Public Schools and Tax Money 8-24-11 Commentary

Don’t you think schools in these hard times should spend tax money in a way that will help kids . The Omaha Public Schools used federal stimulus dollars to buy each teacher, administrator and staff member a manual on how to become more culturally sensitive.

The authors of this book assert that American government and institutions create advantages that “channel wealth and power to white people,” Doesn’t this show you that children of Godly parents don’t belong in these schools. We can no longer hide behind the idea we live in the Midwest where people follow family values. Don’t you think this money could have been used to truly help all the students like for the purchase of Bibles but they would never do that because of the separation of church and state. Remember this when board members are up for reelection .

What do you think.

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I’m Billy David Dickson

Obama Backs School Choice 8-17-11 Commentary

During a recent Twitter town hall chat, President Obama admitted he personally benefited from school choice when he was an elementary student. The president explained that if it were not for the scholarship he received to attend a prestigious private school in Hawaii when he was ten years old, he would not be president today.

Lindsey Burke, education analyst at The Heritage Foundation, says she was astonished by the remark. "It was very interesting, but certainly surprising to hear him acknowledge the life-changing outcomes that school choice has had for him," she explains. We need school choice for all children, poor kids should get the same chances that Obama got to make his life better don’t you think.

What do you think.

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I’m Billy David Dickson

NEA Loves Obama 8-10-11

Don’t you think the main jobs of teachers and those who are working on behalf of teachers is the education of kids. The nation's largest education union (the NEA) has endorsed President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. Members of the National Education Association voted to support Obama at their annual convention in Chicago.

What does electing Obama have to do with helping kids. It for sure won’t help those kids who haven’t been born since Obama is radical pro. abortion. The NEA opposes school choice everywhere which would give poor kids the same chances as rich kids to get a good education.

This is too bad because there are many good teachers in the government schools who are putting the kids first.

What do you think.

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I’m Billy David Dickson

CA. School Values 8-8-11

Do you want your children and or grandchildren being taught values that contradict yours. Well that is what might take place in the California public schools or as I call them government schools.

A California's bill that would require public schools to teach about prominent figures in lesbian, "gay," bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) history has gone to the governor's desk for signing.

I hope Gov. Brown rejects this bill but since he is from the left when it comes to politics I would not be shocked if he gives this bill his blessing. Again this may just be another good reason for the good people of California to remove their kids from the education camps known as the government schools don’t you think.

What do you think.

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NEA Should Put Children First July 26, 2011 Commentary

Don’t you think the main job of those who educate our children are to educate the children. The nation's largest education union has endorsed President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.

Members of the National Education Association voted to support Obama at their annual convention in Chicago on the 4^Th of July. The leadership of this union cares more about politics than helping children. They oppose school choice everywhere which would give poor kids the same chances as rich kids to get a good education.

It is a dishonor when a teacher's union puts politics ahead of the kids. It is also sad because there are many good teachers in the government schools who are putting the kids first.

What do you think.

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I’m Billy David Dickson

June 28, 2011 Commentary Teaching Kids Right from Wrong

Here is a story that makes me question if we are doing a good job of teaching kids what evil is. Parents in an Arkansas town are outraged after a middle school yearbook published the names of former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney in a list of the "worst" people of all time. It was a short list. At the top was Adolph Hitler, followed by Osama bin Laden, Charles Manson -- and then Bush and Cheney.

Jerry Cox, founder and president of the Arkansas Family Council, says the yearbook advisor is ultimately responsible. > It looks to me like some kids at this school along with some school leaders need to be taken to the woodshed. Of course it might help if adults would explain what evil is. Good people might disagree on issues but just because you don't agree with another soul doesn't make them evil. )

What do you think.

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I’m Billy David Dickson

School Should Think Hard Before Outlawing Cell Phones 5-17-11

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Should a School Tell Kids what to Eat 5-4-11 Commentary

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Why I support School Choice 4-29-11 Commentary

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school choice court ruling 4-28-11 Commentary

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School Choice and Abortion 4-27-11 Commentary

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CA. schools Pro Gay 4-14-11 Commentary

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Parents Not Government Schools Should Decide Values 4-13-11 Commentary

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school Choice in DC 3-31-11 Commentary

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Miss America was Homeschooled March 8, 2011

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Feb. 28, 2011 radio commentary

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Law to Teach Sex Education Feb. 16, 2011 Radio Commentary

A State Senator in Nebraska wants to make it a law that sex education is taught in the government schools. To find out more listen to my radio commentary . ( audio )

Discipline Problem in some Texas Schools (Feb. 4th Commentary)

Discipline is a problem in some Texas schools, why? To find out the answer listen to my radio commentary. (audio)