Posted on 06/05/2008 6:36:11 AM PDT by SoftballMominVA
Excellent post.
I’d like to offer her the position of administering to the crack in my dog’s ass...
I’d like to offer her the position of administering to the crack in my dog’s ass...
I’d like to offer her the position of administering the crack in my dog’s ass...
I’d like to offer her the position of administering the crack in my dog’s ass...
Having worked as a secretary to the personnel director of a school district, I can tell you that unfortunately the principal more than likely has been promoted to the school district's administration office and has a new fancy title and an increase in pay. Really, I saw it happen many times with problem staff. In my 11 years of employment I never saw a certficated employee fired.
WOW...
You don’t know what they were saying during the presentation? That is the key. I could do a powerpoint about crosses around America, and it could be bland or it could be a witness tool.
Ditto
“Hopefully that “new administrative position” involves a large pay cut, and employs a broom as a primary tool.”
There are cases in my kid’s district where principals have been “demoted” back into teaching and retained their principals salary.
They just shifted him sideways it looks like. No real repercussion for his efforts to promote religion in the classroom.
Substitute Mormonism into the equation. Still have no problem? How about Christianity?
I would have no problem at all. Learning about other people's religions is an essential function of a rounded education. When you take God entirely out of the education of children you teach that God is irrelevant. Religion plays an extremely important role in politics and history and to remove any discussion of the beliefs and practices of the major religions is to deny the role that Religion has had in the history of this planet.
So no, I would have no problem about having presentations by various religious groups about their history teachings and practices in the public school arena.
BTW are you suggesting that Mormonism is not Christian?
Neither do you.
I could do a powerpoint about crosses around America, and it could be bland or it could be a witness tool.
So?
Can you tell me how a student can possibly get a rounded education if comparative religion is taken out of the classroom?
There has been nothing that has been more important in the overall history and politics of this planet than religion. But the schools have systematically removed the whole notion of religion and God from discussion in the classroom.
What kind of education can you possibly get when you do that?
I am not versed enough, nor really care about “other” people’s religion as long as it does not infringe upon my rights and freedoms. I will leave that to the sycophants and religious zealots that live in a world of hysterical hypocrisy. I just wanted to see if you are consistent. I think religion is fine in school, when it is a private school. Too many variables, and too many students today can’t even get the basic tenants of reading, writing, and arithmetic to worry about religion and other “social” items in public schools. Hire a public school student and watch them struggle to fill out an application.
But it has ALWAYS infringed upon your rights and freedoms. Religion is a major driving force in many of the conflicts that we see around the world today. And you have admitted that you are willfully ignorant of the teachings of other religions. And the schools have become willfully ignorant by driving all mention of religion out of the public school discourse.
I will leave that to the sycophants and religious zealots that live in a world of hysterical hypocrisy.
Some of those sycophants and religious zealots want to kill you and destroy your nation and take over the world. Wouldn't it behoove you to learn a little about their doctrines and history?
I think religion is fine in school, when it is a private school.
So people are supposed to check their religion in at the door before entering a public school? God is not welcome?
Too many variables, and too many students today can’t even get the basic tenants of reading, writing, and arithmetic to worry about religion and other “social” items in public schools.
Up until the 20th Century the main textbook in public schools was the Bible. Ever since the time the Bible has been removed from the classroom, our schools have been in decline. Coincidence?
Hire a public school student and watch them struggle to fill out an application.
Hire a kid who has studied the Bible and knows hebrew and Greek and has studied world religions and a world history that includes a study of religious conflicts and the underpinnings of religion in nearly every war ever fought on this planet, and I guarantee you he will be able to fill out an application.
This is just a B.S. P.R. move by the district. As soon as the storm dies down, they’ll put her right back.
In Texas, students take World History in the 10th grade where they are taught all religions. Plus they are probably taught world religions in the 6th grade, I am not 100% sure, but I am 100% sure about 10th grade world history. I have seen some of the material and it is called “Many Paths to God”, and it includes Islam.
The classroom and according to guidelines is where this should be taught.
You made my point, I don’t know what was said by looking at a power point. I could put out a power point and yet talk about something entirely different. The powerpoint proves nothing.
My children studied Islam in school, but I don’t want someone coming in and being given free reign without knowing what they are going to SAY. Forget the visual aid, I want to know what was SAID.
Read what is required to be taught here.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter113/ch113c.html
§113.22. Social Studies, Grade 6.
(a) Introduction.
(1) In Grade 6, students study people and places of
the contemporary world. Societies selected for
study are chosen from the following regions of the
world: Europe, Russia and the Eurasian republics,
North America, Middle America, South America,
Southwest Asia-North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa,
South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia,
and the Pacific Realm. Students describe the
influence of individuals and groups on historical
and contemporary events in those societies and
identify the locations and geographic
characteristics of selected societies. Students
identify different ways of organizing economic and
governmental systems. The concepts of limited and
unlimited government are introduced, and students
describe the nature of citizenship in various
societies. Students compare institutions common to
all societies such as government, education, and
religious institutions. Students explain how the
level of technology affects the development of the
selected societies and identify different points
of view about selected events.
I am sorry for all your angst about this and that. If those that want to kill me or teach religion can’t infiltrate the public schools systems, then I feel safer. Take it for what it is. I don’t care if you are Baptist, Presbyterian, Catholic, Muslim, or Mormon. Keep it out of the public schools.
As far as conflicts go, play defense and then attack if necessary. When the zealots drool over another religion taking it in the chin to satisfy some sick hunger of affirmation so be it. I will stand by and protect all religions from tyranny and protect the constitution.
Separation of church and state is not only good now, but in the future it will be critical as we might be fighting forces of those that want to kill every non-believer.
As far as applicants. If your child went to a private school, and did well, they have a leg up with me. Go to a good college that doesn’t pollute and they get another leg up.
We are an agnostic and athesiast society now with religious forces still exerting control. Some of that is good as I am a pro-life advocate and a believer in traditional family. Sometimes religion doesn’t necessarily play a role in my decisions on what is right. For instance, homosexuality, especially those male homosexuals suffer from a deviancy that it not curable. Most of them are pedophiles imo.
One more thing. I was clear that I don’t care about other religions and what people practice as long as it does not infringe upon my rights or freedoms. I stand by that. Everybody is entitled to due process individually and they entitled to freedom of religion, assembly, etc. That is the constitution. I support the constitution and will vigorously defend it.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.