Teacher tells first graders the truth. Everyone gets mad.
Yes, a teacher told children the truth and parents absolutely have a right to be angry. I personally want the teacher to be fired and to never be around other people’s children again.
So, why is there a problem telling children the truth, I am sure you wonder? Well, what other truths would you also like to have this woman tell the children? I am sure without even listing them you can come up with a laundry list of topics that would be criminal for this teacher to tell 6 year olds. Should we tell 6 year old all that is “true” in this world? Even better, why stop at telling them. There are lots of videos out there. Why not just show them a video or two or ten of all that is “true” in this world?
Did you ever meet an adult that was shown or was exposed to these truths when they were 6? I have and one of them told me ‘A child should never have to see what I saw when I was a child’. In short, your snipe about telling children the truth is a straw man argument and is not valid for this topic.
There is something to be said about using myth to strengthen and instilling in our children an example of what it means to be good, caring adults when they grow up. Using ‘myth’ with children is a very powerful way to teach them altruism and caring for your society and community. That is what the myth of Santa Clause is all about.
However, your one line, snipe reply says much about you, in my opinion. I infer from it that you really do not care for myth much in the same way this horrible woman substitute teacher does not. In that vein, I feel sorry for you that you decided to post this one line snipe about this story.
JoMa
You leap from my comment to some kind of weird fantasy world where small children are shown ... what? Pornography? Snuff films? And you accuse me of erecting a straw man?
From this I shall infer the following:
1. You don’t know what a straw man is.
2. You think about pornography A LOT.
Thank you for your posts. I’m really pleased to see so many fellow freepers understanding the many levels of Christmas and how necessary it is to have myths and shared beliefs in goodness, kindness and compassion.
Truth is great in the abstract and we should strive to be truthful to ourselves and others but all truths do not need to be said especially to those not ready to hear them. Destroying the innocent world of a child send them careening into a place where they become distrustful & alienated. The parent loses the opportunity to shape their behavior and to help them embrace good. Stupid liberals; it’s all about them and no thought for the effects of their actions.