Teacher Eva Syrovy argues that merely reciting the pledge because you have to is an empty ritual.
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A lot of people who went to public schools remember starting their day with the pledge of allegiance. Teacher Eva Syrovy still does it every day in her classroom. In this commentary, though, she argues that merely reciting the pledge because you have to is an empty ritual.