No, I don't think so. Those of you in your early 40's, 30's and younger have grown up in a much different culture than those of us who are older. We who were kids in 50's and 60's or earlier were never indoctrinated in school--we were not told what we should think or believe--but we were required to respect authority and demontrate manners and proper protocol. And that included showing proper respect at all times including respect for the school anthem (and the other schools' anthems too), the Pledge, the National Anthem, and the flag. We weren't required to like it. But we were required to show proper respect. Teachers had absolute authority in the classroom and most kids had parents at home who backed up those teachers.
It did not hurt us or warp our little psyches in the least.
(A bad teacher though--any who got out of line with a student in any way--were generally soon gone.)
) I remember when the school started letting girls wear jeans to school just on Fridays. It felt soooo wierd. And skirts had to be no shorter than mid knee. I think the schools finally started allowing girls to wear jeans and slacks to school when the mini skirt became so popular and it was almost impossible to find skirts that came down to mid knee. But in those days the men teachers wore dress shirts and ties and often a suit coat as well; the women teachers were impeccably dressed, hair styled, hosiery, dress shoes.
