{"product_id":"standing-up-to-goliath-rebecca-friedrichs-9781642930535","title":"Standing Up to Goliath: Battling State and National Teachers' Unions for the Heart and Soul of Our Kids and Country","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs seen on Fox \u0026amp; Friends \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Friedrichs tells real-life stories that expose state and national teachers' unions as the money and muscle behind the degradation of America's schools and culture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a book that's both accessible and enlightening, Rebecca Friedrichs recounts her thirty-year odyssey as an elementary school teacher who comes face-to-face with the forces dividing and corrupting our schools and culture--state and national teachers' unions. An exciting true story that features real life testimonies of teachers, parents, and kids, as well as political and social commentary, Rebecca's journey leads her to the realization that the only hope for America's schools and families is returning authority to parents and teachers while lessening the grip of state and national unions that: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePromote a culture of fear and bully teachers and parents into silence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUndermine parents' authority by sexually, socially, and politically indoctrinating kids.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse the apple-pie image of the PTA as a \"front\" to promote a partisan agenda.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThese insights and more led Rebecca and nine other teachers to the US Supreme Court where their case, \u003ci\u003eFriedrichs v California Teachers Association, et al\u003c\/i\u003e., sought to restore the First Amendment rights of all teachers and government employees. They argued no one should be forced to pay fees to abusive, politically driven unions, and were poised to change the very landscape of American education--until tragedy struck. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Saddened but unbowed, Rebecca started a national movement, \u003ci\u003eFor Kids and Country, \u003c\/i\u003e leading the charge of servant leaders who believe Judeo-Christian values (including kindness) and restoration of the teaching profession--possible only by rejecting state and national unions and forming \"local only\" associations--are the answers to America's woes. She invites you to join them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"America's teachers, parents, and kids deserve better,\" Rebecca writes. \"If we want freedom, we're going to have to fight for it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Friedrichs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642930539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642930535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Post Hill Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Rebecca Friedrichs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994318471423,"sku":"9781642930535","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_07cb51c7-8aaf-4ab8-9d5d-badd1f181ea9.jpg?v=1683329433","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/standing-up-to-goliath-rebecca-friedrichs-9781642930535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}