Earlier this week, a Virginia-based organization came under fire for leading 3rd grade students at Woodbrook Elementary in Charlottesville to write a song titled “We Are Part of the 99.”
The song, with its reference to the 1 percent and 99 percent was obviously talking about the Occupy protests that occurred around the country.
According to the school district’s story, the students wrote:
I used to be part of the 1 percent
I worked all the time
Never saw my family
Couldn’t make life rhyme
Then the bubble burst
When I was in 3rd grade, I knew about bubbles in the bath, not housing bubbles.
Now another video has emerged which was produced by Kid Pan Alley, the same organization that “helped” the students write the Occupy song.
Posted a couple weeks prior to Barack Obama’s inauguration, the organization posted a video of a song written by 2nd graders in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Titled “Inauguration,” here are the lyrics:
It feels like it’s been winter for a hundred years
The world is as cold as the white snow
The birds have been wondering if it’s safe to return
We’ve all been hibernating way too long
But now we’ve got the power – we’re no longer cowards
We’ll have a brand new song
Now we’re ready to shed our old skin
We’re ready for a brand new day
Ready for peace – ready for spring
Ready for freedom – let freedom ring
Welcome Barack Obama
He’ll save the day – hip hip hooray
If President Obama came to our school
I’d show him all the work I’ve done
To make peace for all the children in the world
Growing happiness for everyone
But now we’ve got the power – we’re no longer cowards
It’s time to have some fun
Now we’re ready to shed our old skin
We’re ready for a brand new day
Ready for peace – ready for spring
Ready for freedom – let freedom ring
Welcome Barack Obama
He’ll save the day – hip hip hooray
Welcome Barack Obama
He’ll save the day – hip hip hooray
Barack Obama – hip hip hooray
Barack Obama – hip hip hooray
Barack Obama – hip hip hooray
Barack Obama!
I’m all about respecting the office of the president and educating our children about how our government works, but “he’ll save the day” and “ready for peace”? Given Obama’s penchant for war, is Kid Pan Alley now helping students write songs about drone strikes or the toppling of Middle East governments?
For an organization that supposedly doesn’t allow political or partisan songs to be created, it’s sure doing a lousy job of policing its staff.
Parents and taxpayers should be aware of this before welcoming this activist organization into taxpayer funded schools.
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