Political foo: Reading time at school
Apr. 26th, 2006 05:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alpharaposaTwo princes wed in a fairy tale read to children at school.
The school superintendant's response when parents got upset? "This district is committed to teaching children about the world they live in. Seven-year-olds see gay people."
I just wish the schools could stick to facts. They gypped me plenty when I was in. Looks like the next generation may be getting even less real information. If it's something that's seen every day, why are you teaching kids it exists? Except you're not. You're teaching kids that gay marriage is just like all other kinds of marriage, including the kissing and living happily ever after.
I don't know how I would have reacted if the school my kids were going to did something like this. I guess it's something I need to start thinking about. A lot.
The school superintendant's response when parents got upset? "This district is committed to teaching children about the world they live in. Seven-year-olds see gay people."
I just wish the schools could stick to facts. They gypped me plenty when I was in. Looks like the next generation may be getting even less real information. If it's something that's seen every day, why are you teaching kids it exists? Except you're not. You're teaching kids that gay marriage is just like all other kinds of marriage, including the kissing and living happily ever after.
I don't know how I would have reacted if the school my kids were going to did something like this. I guess it's something I need to start thinking about. A lot.
