SCHOOL: Closed minds a big risk

History tends to repeat itself, but never had I imagined it would occur in a school board.

From 1933 to the bitter conclusion of World War II, a small group with an agenda determined how a whole people would be educated. Starting in 1934, the educational system in Germany shifted. It went from an enlightened world participant to a closed insular one where art, music and literature were severely censored. Also, the curriculum was monitored to match the party beliefs. Books were banned and on one special night masses of books were burned.

Coeur d’Alene school board has yet to host a book burning, but it is frightening how a small group with an agenda can dictate how a whole community’s children should be educated. And apparently, there is no reason for Coeur d’Alene’s children to learn about their roles in the global community.

A blind eye was turned on Germany from 1933 to 1939 and we all know how well that worked out.

GREG TORLINE

Harrison