Should the Pledge of Allegiance Be Recited in Schools?

            Yes, the pledge of allegiance most definitely should be recited in schools. The pledge of allegiance is part of our country’s history and it is respectful to our country and the people that formed it. The pledge of allegiance shows that we are grateful for our country and our freedom, so reciting it in school is the least we can do. Kids like me need to learn things like the pledge of allegiance because we are the next generation to rule the country, but we can’t do that if we don’t know anything about it, and if we don’t know how to show respect.

Do you know how sad it is when you are at a basketball or football game or something and there are teens that don’t know the pledge of allegiance? It’s terrible; we need to know these things. I know some kids that aren’t grateful for our country because they don’t realize what people suffered to help us get where we are now. Do you really want people that don’t know about our country’s history ruling our country some day? Words of the pledge of allegiance remind us of history so that we can remember things from the past. If we don’t recite the pledge of allegiance we won’t be reminded, and if we aren’t reminded then we will repeat history. We don’t want to repeat the mistakes from history.

The pledge of allegiance may have “under God” in it and it is there for a reason. You don’t need to change things just because someone isn’t happy, you can’t make everyone in the world happy, it doesn’t work that way. Having “Under God” in the pledge of allegiance does not make it a “religious exercise”. People use the name “God” ALL the time, but they use it disrespectfully. If you use it disrespectfully then you should have NO problem using it respectfully in the pledge of allegiance. Even if you don’t believe in God you can still say it, the pledge of allegiance isn’t trying to convert anyone over to God.

I can understand why people don’t want teachers teaching about God at school because everyone has different views on God. Not saying the pledge of allegiance though JUST because it has the name “God” in it? That’s not right. People make such a big deal over little things like this and it’s stupid. If you don’t want to show respect to our country that, yes, God helped us get, then maybe you shouldn’t be in the United States of America. America is a free country, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t show respect. All too often we take things like our freedom for granted then we don’t feel like we owe anything to our country or the wonderful leaders that created it by winning our freedom.

Think about it; is not saying the pledge of allegiance worth it? Is it worth having bad leaders in the future that don’t know the meaning of freedom, and that don’t show respect to our country? Is it really truly worth it? Honestly, I really don’t think it is. I don’t want to have a future where people lose sight of why we have freedom, and how it came to be. I don’t know about you, but I love my freedom, and I love my country. I will show respect and I feel it is every citizen’s job to do the same.