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Marxism at Lincoln High School in Los Angeles
12/17/09
I think it's harmful to foster anti-American, anti-Capitalist anger in children. It's also logically nonsensical: Do everything you can to get good grades so that you can participate in the system, work in the field of your choice. Oh, and that system is evil and your bosses will exploit you, if you don't start your own business, in which case you'll be evil.
I'm the coach of the Huntington Park Debate Team, and we had a tournament at Lincoln High School in Los Angeles, by Echo Park. The faculty and administrators at LAUSD schools lean left, as you might imagine (most of the parents aren't attuned to the nuances of American politics). Still, I was sort of shocked by the completely lefty atmosphere. I took some pics and added commentary under each one. The flyers also have PDF downloads.
Please keep in mind that all but the last one was on the bulletin board of the teacher's class- the teacher put it up- this wasn't something one of the kids brought from their brother's Maoist reading section at the community college. Also, be aware that most of the students are first-generation Americans, if not immigrants themselves- this is pretty much the only view they get of the country: Welcome, now let us tell you how bad we are.
Not pictured is the copy of the Communist Manifesto- no kidding- in the teacher's bookshelf next to a bunch of other Marxo-racist books. I don't remember seeing Paolo Friere's Pedagogy of the Oppressed; the teacher may have kept it in his desk.
Follow up:
The above reminds me of the hatred pyramid which associates impolite speech, un-PC jokes, and genocide, a completely logical progression, really. This isn't from the class.
This isn't uncommon. I've seen Che posters in classrooms (a friend of mine who ran for congress(!), had a Che poster in his class).
The Communist Manifesto: Complete With Seven Rarely Published Prefaces by Karl Marx
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
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And they teach that in schools and get away with it?I'm pretty speechless.....!
Yeah, forgot to mention Lincoln won that tournament woooo! 
I find it ridiculous how a few displays (the majority STUDENT made) make Lincoln left Marxists. I agree that there are some leftist faculty, however there are some conservative faculty as well. I can guarantee you that Huntington is not just comprised of conservatives, but a mixture of the two. This holds true in any school, hell this is true ANYWHERE. I fail to see how these posters are Marxist or, as you claim "anti-American and anti-capitalist." If anything, these pictures show the diversity of the school. I think that your portraying Lincoln as some facility where they brainwash their students with radical ideals and communistic theories. This is far-fetched, and utterly not true. The teachers don’t impose their political ideals on their students, they teach what their supposed to teach.In conclusion this entry is insulting. Get your facts straight before you post.
HA! ur kidding right? 
I thought red-baiting died with the Berlin Wall. I think students should be commended for daring to think critically about their OWN society, instead of just about other societies. 
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