http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/03/15/my-country-tisnt-of-thee-anymore/ She escaped from the belly of the liberal beast Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:35:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/03/15/my-country-tisnt-of-thee-anymore/#comment-11772 The Thomas Chronicles » History? We don’t need no stinkin’ history! Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:54:02 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1433#comment-11772 [...] and a happy new year!”) and how our kids don’t even know the patriotic song, “My Country ‘Tis of Thee“. The world’s just got a few screws [...] [...] and a happy new year!”) and how our kids don’t even know the patriotic song, “My Country ‘Tis of Thee“. The world’s just got a few screws [...]

]]> http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/03/15/my-country-tisnt-of-thee-anymore/#comment-11773 JJ Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:19:37 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1433#comment-11773 The kids here still know most of those - some of this could just be San Francisco. The kids here still know most of those - some of this could just be San Francisco.

]]> http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/03/15/my-country-tisnt-of-thee-anymore/#comment-11774 Jauhara al kafirah Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:30:09 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1433#comment-11774 FIRST! Yay! When my jazz musician father was a wee boy, he was a prodigy, because he could, without any prior instruction, play My Country T'is of Thee, chords and all, both hands before he was even in kindergarten. I often played it and sang this beautiful song to my kids as they were growing up. In fact, when my then four-year-old was in preschool, 9/11 happened, and all year long they sang nothing but patriotic songs. By the end of the school year, Rachel could sing with pride and confidence the following songs: My Country T'is of Thee, You're a Grand Old Flag, America the Beautiful, The Star Spangled Banner, and one of my personal faves, O Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean. We also used to sing patriotic songs in school...even back in the 70s. It is sad that it has changed. Curse you, multiculturalism! *impotently shaking fist at nothing in particular* FIRST! Yay! When my jazz musician father was a wee boy, he was a prodigy, because he could, without any prior instruction, play My Country T’is of Thee, chords and all, both hands before he was even in kindergarten. I often played it and sang this beautiful song to my kids as they were growing up.
In fact, when my then four-year-old was in preschool, 9/11 happened, and all year long they sang nothing but patriotic songs. By the end of the school year, Rachel could sing with pride and confidence the following songs: My Country T’is of Thee, You’re a Grand Old Flag, America the Beautiful, The Star Spangled Banner, and one of my personal faves, O Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean.
We also used to sing patriotic songs in school…even back in the 70s. It is sad that it has changed. Curse you, multiculturalism! *impotently shaking fist at nothing in particular*

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