The Pros And Cons Of The Pledge Of Allegiance

The Pledge of Allegiance was created in 1892 and as seen been the way how most public areas start their day. Now when doing the pledge it is respectful and expected for you to stand in honor of the veterans that have lost their lives for our freedom but some people don’t because of religious beliefs or other factors that are covered by the 1st amendment. In these two articles they show the pros and cons of standing during the pledge and what others think. In the first article, the pro side it states, ”Last year, my final year as a high school teacher before retiring, I had two students who decided to take a knee during the Pledge of Allegiance. I wondered why and framed the question in a way they might not have expected. “Who died for you that gave you the right to

They said they wanted to show their support for the movement and did not feel that they were being disrespectful to the flag because they were kneeling. I told them that I understood and have had a number of students and friends who said they were frustrated by police brutality against people of color. However, I also wanted them to see that the lives lost fighting for freedom in the American Revolution, the Civil War and the civil rights movement, should also be respected.” These paragraphs show that this teacher understands why his two students kneeled instead of standing up, but then he states his beliefs by staying that it honors those who lost their lives for the country to be free so it should be respected. Now onto the counter article about why people shouldn’t stand during the pledge of allegiance it states, “How can I as a black educator have this bulletin board on my wall and make social justice a theme in my classroom each and every day and then get up and pledge allegiance to a country that has made it so clear that my life does not