Should patriotic songs be taught in public schools?

[evearael]

When was the last time you got 6,604,849,667 people to agree on anything?

 

[ChrisP]

When was the last time you got 6,604,849,667 people to agree on anything?

We don't all have to AGREE! It's a case of together we're stronger. We can still have our silly racial/greed battles under the same govt. It's already happening now isn't it?

 

[Quoth The Raven]

When was the last time you got 6,604,849,667 people to agree on anything?

Funny, I reckon there were some people of Dutch descent in South Africa who used a similar argument for why the native populace was much better off under their idea of good government.:sarcastic

 

[Nehustan]

They are taught in Public Schools....oh wait there you're an American...when you say Public...you mean State Schools... well I guess they should be sung there too....

http://david.jamesnet.ca/britannica/Jerusalem.ra​

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_(hymn)​

 

[anders]

Should patriotic songs (songs that express love for one's country) be taught in public schools?

I don't quite know how to vote. But I think it should be useful from an integration point of view if for example songs expressing love for Finland, Iran, Korea, China and Yugoslavia were taught in Swedish schools.

I of course interpret "one's" from the pupils', not the government's, angle.