Fourth-grade students in Illinois are
learning that “government is like a nation’s family” because it sets
rules and takes care of needs such as health care and education.
So says a worksheet for social studies
homework that was distributed to students at East Prairie School in
Skokie, Ill, complete with a drawing of Uncle Same cradling a baby that
represents the citizens.
Students are then prompted to answer 10
questions comparing government and families, including how their family
provides for their health care needs and how the government does the
same, and what rules families set and what rules government sets.
The worksheet it titled, “What is Government?” and then goes on to answer that question.
“Government is all of the agencies,
departments, organizations, groups, individuals in a nation who make,
carry out, enforce, and manage conflicts about rules and laws,” the
worksheet says.
“Government is like a nation’s family.
Families take care of children and make sure they are safe, healthy and
educated, and free to enjoy life. Families encourage children to be
independent hardworking and responsible,” it continues. “Families make
and enforce rules and give appropriate punishments when rules are
broken. Government does these things for its citizens, too.”
A concerned parent forwarded the homework assignment to TheBlaze. The worksheet asks the following questions:
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