Children told to pledge allegiance in exchange for ice cream.

[DanielF17]

My local ice cream shop, along with many ice cream shops around the country, is participating in a program called "The I Pledge Project" where children recite the pledge of allegiance in exchange for ice cream. http://www.ipledgeforicecream.com/

I am a little creeped out by this because most children don't even know what they are saying when they recite the pledge. Now children are only going to do it because they want ice cream. To me this seems like another form of indoctrination just like how people train their dogs to be obedient by offering treats.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=618U-_8o31k

Thoughts?

[Kotin]

Great idea to post that whitest kids video.. Very poignant.

[psi2941]

I'm a new teacher, what do i do? i don't even want to do the pledge!

[martinez]

Great idea to post that whitest kids video.. Very poignant.

definitely! love that skit!

[alucard13mmfmj]

kids should be pledging allegiance to the constitution.. not some flag. flag is meaningless and doesn't mean much these days. no offense to anyone here... i know some of you hold the flag dearly, but i just think it is better for kids to pledge to the constitution and learn about it =p.

[oyarde]

My local ice cream shop, along with many ice cream shops around the country, is participating in a program called "The I Pledge Project" where children recite the pledge of allegiance in exchange for ice cream. http://www.ipledgeforicecream.com/

I am a little creeped out by this because most children don't even know what they are saying when they recite the pledge. Now children are only going to do it because they want ice cream. To me this seems like another form of indoctrination just like how people train their dogs to be obedient by offering treats.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=618U-_8o31k

Thoughts? I dunno , what kind of ice cream :) ?

[heavenlyboy34]

kids should be pledging allegiance to the constitution.. not some flag. flag is meaningless and doesn't mean much these days. no offense to anyone here... i know some of you hold the flag dearly, but i just think it is better for kids to pledge to the constitution and learn about it =p.
I don't even agree with that. Kids shouldn't pledge allegiance to any government "thing", as they haven't developed the capacity to really understand the meaning of it. (per the video above) Using it on kids is just propagandizing them. Also very cultish, IMO.

[LBennett76]

Wow. Talk about a Castro tactic... Talk about indoctrination. As soon as I read this, this is the first thing I thought of:
My dad's Spanish teacher in high school was from Cuba. She used to tell stories of when she was in school under Castro. They would tell the kids to bow their heads and say a prayer asking God for ice cream. They would raise their heads when done and there would be no ice cream. The teacher would then ask them to bow their heads and pray to Castro for ice cream. While doing so the teacher would place ice cream on their desks.