By: Nickie Summers
John Adams, Founding Father and 2nd President of the United States, in defense of the Constitution said “Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.” Other Founding Fathers echoed the same sentiment in order to keep the fire stoked on the flame of the US Constitution and what it represents: a form of government called a Republic that protects liberties and lawfully establishes that government works for and is responsible to the will of America’s people.
It is often said that learning is best absorbed in early childhood. So, the question is ‘how early do we teach children the principles of freedom?’ Having school age children myself, I have come to the conclusion that teaching children the principles of freedom is best introduced before they start formal school; before they become indoctrinated by the liberal assault on history’s truths. Preschoolers are taught lessons from the Bible, the Torah; we teach children second languages and other complex subjects. Why not teach them the principles of freedom that early as well? They are America’s future and should be prepared to lead this county in the lawful constitutional path laid by our Founding Fathers.
Recently I wrote a children storybook on freedom and liberty; straight forward writing and colorful illustrations on the events that led to the legacy of the Founding Fathers. The main characters are America’s colonists, King George III, and the Founding Fathers. They are important to the story because their relationship developed into an opposition of ideas that created distrust. This evolved into a revolt by the colonists that started the Revolutionary War. Led by the Founding Fathers, the colonist were victorious and the result was the birth of the United States of America; a free and independent country governed for and by the will of the people.
The book’s purpose is to help parents and grandparents introduce and educate preschoolers and young children on America’s greatness and exceptionalism before starting formal school.
The inertia of current events and tyrannical elitists are trying to extinguish the flame of freedom and liberty from our children. In an effort to push back people are advancing their knowledge on United States history. Shouldn’t preschoolers and elementary age children be educated as well? It’s time Americans fulfill their legacy for future generations as did our Founding Fathers for us more than 200 years ago. If not, I believe our generation could be the last to experience individual liberties that made it possible for us to pursue happiness to the extent of our own will verses being limited to what the government orders us to.
Read history to your children and grandchildren; read it often and stoke the flame of liberty for future generations.
Nickie Summers is the creator of Stand Up Be Read™, author of the Children’s Book The 4th of July A Celebration of Independence, and regular contributor on Conservative Network Broadcasting.
***To purchase this book for your children, please visit one of the following links…
http://www.amazon.com/4th-July-Celebration-Independence-Founding/dp/1452066353/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288323300&sr=1-1
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-4th-of-July-A-Celebration-of-Independence/Nickie-Summers/e/9781452066356/?itm=3&USRI=nickie+summers
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