Question

On this day in 1892, the original Pledge of Allegiance was published. This is not the pledge we recite today because it has been revised two times since its original publication. Do you think all classrooms in the United States should be required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each day? Should students or teachers have the option not to say the pledge? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). It was originally published in The Youth's Companion on September 8, 1892. Bellamy had hoped that the pledge would be used by citizens in any country.

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Answer 2

The pledge should be in all classrooms in the United States should be required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each day because it is one thing students can do to pay their respect to America and it’s heroes. Both students and teachers should have the option not to say the pledge because 1. it is their freedom to not and 2. not everyone agrees that “respect” should be paid.