A couple of years ago around the holidays, one of my step-daughters came home from school and said to her mother, "Mommy. when can we put up the decorations for Kwanzaa?". Now, my wife is originally from Africa. If you don't know, Kwanzaa is a celebration created in a racially divided America in the 20th century. Anyway, my wife replies, "Decorations for what?!! Kawaza? What are you talking about?". My step-daughter begins to explain that Kwanzaa is their culture, and that we should celebrate it. Her teacher told her so. My wife quickly replied that they are Catholic and were Catholic in her country and she has never heard of this Kawazna or whatever it is.

It struck me how the schools push these ideas on to people, in a way, to keep them divided. Kwanzaa is often pitched as an alternative to Christmas, and if you are honest with yourself, you know that it is intended for African-Americans only.

From Wiki:

Maulana Karenga of the US Organization created Kwanzaa in 1966 as the first specifically African American holiday .[2] Karenga said his goal was to "give Blacks an alternative to the existing holiday and give Blacks an opportunity to celebrate themselves and history, rather than simply imitate the practice of the dominant society"

Do you know how many teachers said to me, "Oh my, your ancestors were Scottish. As a part of your culture they did....". Not a one. Kwanzaa did not even originate in Africa, yet they are telling these kids it is their culture. Another example of the public schools attempting to "mold" certain kinds of citizens to divide and control them..

And as a final note (disclaimer?), while my wife is Catholic, I am a complete non-believer in all faith based things.

I live in a majority black city. Lots of black friends and co-workers. Never met a one who celebrated Kwanza. They are Baptist, Catholic, and other Christian religions. A few Muslims here and there.
Not saying it would be a terrible thing. Just that when someone arbitrarily makes something up to "counter" the prevailing culture, it is usually seen for what it is - contrived.

Per the schools, the fact that black children only learn about Kwanza from school and not from their families attests less to a scary agenda than to the fact that there are government contracted "experts" who justify their useless and high paying jobs by creating "culturally sensitive" programs rather than stick to reading, 'riting, 'rithmatic.

I don't know. I've long supported the notion that it's best not to ascribe to malice what can easily be ascribed to stupidity. Even at the age of 61, I still remember what my childhood schoolteachers were like. They might have been well-educated and well-intentioned, but boy were they dumb when it came to life outside their little classrooms. They had high-minded ideals; they wanted the world--as well as their classrooms--to exist in harmony, respect, and goodwill.

The point being that here you have one more well-intentioned but ill-informed educator. Well-schooled, well-meaning, idealistic--but ignorant of the ways of the world the rest of us live in....