John Dickerson, a political correspondent for Slate, states that "our presidential ads today are less tough and less fair," and includes on his playlist a 1964 ad by Barry Goldwater that cross-cuts American schoolchildren reciting the Pledge of Allegiance before the classroom flag with the Soviet leader Nikita S. Khrushchev saying, "We will bury you," in a 1956 speech to Westerners.
As a kid growing up in Queens in the mid-1960s, there were three things I could always count on seeing in my Catholic school classroom: the American flag (left side), a crucifix (center) and a statue of the Virgin Mary (beneath the flag).
For example, in fourth-grade math, students on average changed 1.8 answers from wrong to right, while one classroom that was flagged as suspicious had more than 6 such changes per student.
Mr. Sliwa spoke of his uncle, who he said was a custodian at James Madison High School in Brooklyn, and whose job it was to make sure every classroom had a flag.
Putin's portrait hangs in every classroom, alongside the Russian flag and the words of the national anthem.
The study determined the average number of wrong-to-right erasures statewide for each grade and subject, and flagged any classroom with an unusually high number.
The mayor said early today that the proposal, if adopted, would do nothing more than echo existing laws that require flags in classrooms.
Mr. Key said it was possible that every child in a New Zealand classroom had discussed the flag and what it means.
Mr. Green also began a 60-second radio spot starring Martin Sheen that begins, "This is Martin Sheen with a question for you: What kind of mayor do you want for New York?" PRODUCER -- Trippi, McMahon & Squier ON THE SCREEN -- The ad begins by showing Mr. Green in front of New York Harbor, and then switches to him in a classroom, with the American flag behind him.
"As such, one does not see teachers hanging these flags in classrooms due to the same argument that it is unprofessional and can create a hostile and unideal learning environment".
