Re: Illinois School Pushes Smut on Children
| Posted On: 08/30/07 12:29:36 PM |
Age 32, IN |
These MORONS should be fired immediately, and NEVER allowed to go within a city block of anyone under the age of 21 again!
What possible value are they finding in forcing this kind of trash into innocent minds? Does it make them feel "hip and cool" with the kiddies, or worse, are they genuinely bent on further blurring the lines of morality in the next generation?
Whichever it may be, they have NO business teaching our kids! They should be fired immediately.
Just another STRONG vote for home schooling.
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Re: Illinois School Pushes Smut on Children
| Posted On: 08/30/07 10:54:45 AM |
Age 33, IL |
Call Robert Berger and let him know what you think: (708) 389-1900
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Re: Illinois School Pushes Smut on Children
| Posted On: 08/30/07 10:46:08 AM |
Age 25, WA |
I was exposed to these kind of assignments 8 years ago in a rural Nebraska public school. In fact, it has been going on for quite a while. Maybe not in quite the volume as this example, but it is just a product of humanist death-culture. I was assigned "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath in 6th grade, which glorifies depresseion and suicide. In 11th grade we had to read poems that dealt with how to cut someone's throat, prostitution, and the lighter side of adultery. Not to mention the numerous adlut themes and language that you read but didn't tell your parents about. This is why when I became a Christian, I seperated myself from this filth and decided to homeschool my children. Read "What are they teaching our children?" by Mel and Norma Gabler, or "The How and Why of Homeschooling" by Ray E Ballman for more insight into what your children are really exposed to in public school. It's not the three R's any longer, believe me.
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SCHOOL OFFICIALS SHOULD BE FIRED
| Posted On: 08/30/07 10:15:16 AM |
Age 63, OH |
If I was a parent at that school district I would not be working to have those books banned but would go for far more. I would do everything within my power to see those teachers and officials fired. Lou
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- Re: SCHOOL OFFICIALS SHOULD BE FIRED
| Posted On: 08/30/07 09:31:03 PM | | Age 52, CA |
Lou,
It's not the teachers you want to go after. It's the school board that sets educational policy. One should check guidelines set by the Illinois State Department of Education. Teachers teach or assign what they are told or they leave the arena of public education. I can't comment knowledgeably about Illinois ed. policy; however, California policy does have some sleight-of-hand tactics for overlooking certain dictates that violate an individuals moral precepts. I work with many Christian educators in the public system and many times a mental lapse occurs. It all depends on the individual. Herb
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- I TAUGHT PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL
| Posted On: 08/31/07 08:39:36 AM | | Age 63, OH |
The NEA is the most guilty for this fall of our educational system. All who had anything to do with the choosing of these books should be fired. Even elected officials can be recalled such as school board officials. Lou
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- Re: I TAUGHT PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL
| Posted On: 08/31/07 10:16:21 PM | | Age 52, CA |
I don't know about Ohio, but in CA one must belong to the NEA to teach in the public schools. I know few who agree with NEA, but some find it nice for cheap auto insurance! Whatever. Bottom line is short of a parental revolt and a costly recall election nothing will change until the next election of the board members. If the parents don't back a slate of real Christian candidates the issues portrayed by this article will never cease. Unfortunately, home schooling is not a viable option for most of the nation and vouchers will accomplish nothing if the alternative isn't Biblically based. Blessings to you, Lou. I'm guessing you're retired from "The Blackboard Jungle." Herb
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- Re: Re: I TAUGHT PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL
| Posted On: 09/04/07 05:02:04 PM | | Age 63, OH |
Hi Herb, I was elected an officer in the NEA my first year teaching. I was not a Christian but gave my life to Jesus the next year. I refused to run for office then refused to join the NEA. I was fired for giving out Bibles in my class every year. I only brought them into class and offered on to anyone who would come up and get one. Every year every student took one. Lou
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- WELL DONE LOU!!
| Posted On: 09/04/07 10:48:53 PM | | Age 56, OR |
Maybe the ACLJ should get involved. Few really KNOW the constitutional 'allowances'.
Of course, the local board may fire you. But maybe the ACLJ is worth a shot. They have done some pretty good things this last year and their lawyers are always available by phone to advise. My kids are now being home schooled. Oregon is NOT a good school environment and gets progressivly worse in the high school years. Well done anyway, LOU!! PGW
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Re: Illinois School Pushes Smut on Children
| Posted On: 08/30/07 09:43:37 AM |
Age 48, GA |
I can only imagine that the principal is giving parents every incentive for voting for an education voucher system, where parents are free to send their kids where they choose.
I wonder if the NEA ever thinks about actions...consequences?
And what is he going to do when the parents say NO and do their own reading assignments?
I do know that by age 12 - 13 I was reading 'Brave New World' (Aldous Huxley), 'The Count of Monte Cristo' (Dumas), and 'Lord of The Rings' (Tolkien), as well as most of Mark Twains material. And this principle is going to say his choices are better with a straight face?
They are living in la-la land.
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Re: Illinois School Pushes Smut on Children
| Posted On: 08/30/07 09:30:03 AM |
Age 70, MS |
This in THE perfect example of why we need to get rid of the Dept. of Education and allow teachers to opt out of membership in the NEA. Also, local communities facing this sort of tyranny need to replace their godless, liberal school board members with people with moral values and common sense! Preferably, REAL Christians!
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Re: Illinois School Pushes Smut on Children
| Posted On: 08/30/07 08:42:01 AM |
Age 48, IL |
I don't know if my comment should go here or under the category of the "new" preachers. I read something by a "pastor" some months back whose articles are carried on a libertarian site (Lew Rockwell) and the gist of the article was about what a great libertarian series the South Park cartoons are. If anyone has seen them, they know that the eight-year-old characters on that cartoon use the f-word constantly. They use worse than that but the point is a pastor held up South Park as a worthy television program. Children watch that cartoon along with adults. If some pastors recommend South Park why are we surprised that teachers have our children reading smut? Those words are the vocabulary of girls and boys and have been for years and this is the result of government schools and the media. And many parents deserve blame also. Parents use the words, books and television and music used by children use the words and government school teachers reinforce all this by assigning smuttty books that use the words. They were doing it at least 25 years ago. That's a fact.
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Re: Illinois School Pushes Smut on Children
| Posted On: 08/30/07 08:26:22 AM |
Age 40, MN |
This story is sad, but not surprising. Before removing our children from public schools in order to provide a God honoring education at home, we had become increasingly alarmed at the arrogance of the teachers and administrators. Thank you to Mr. Barber for exposing the sinful and vile practices of District 126.
I'll be saving this article to show to well-meaning (or not) friends and family who question our decision to home school.
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Re: Illinois School Pushes Smut on Children
| Posted On: 08/30/07 07:02:55 AM |
Age 45, FL |
We have homeschooled our children from day one - this is just one example of why...
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