Posted on 04/16/2010 7:40:22 AM PDT by bs9021
Sounds of Silence
Deborah Lambert, April 16, 2010
While voluntary prayer groups and/or two minutes of silence are discouraged by most public schools these days, some ideological movements appear to have a bit more clout with educators.
For example, on April 16th, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) sponsored a “Day of Silence,” when “hundreds of thousands” of public school students were encouraged to take a vow of silence for the entire day—even during instructional time, according to the TownHall.com/blog.
GLSEN claims that this event is designed to call attention to “anti-GLBT name calling, bullying and harassment in schools,” but parents would be well-advised to make sure they understand how certain groups inflict their messages on unsuspecting audiences who are not aware of the politicized ideology involved in the seemingly innocent request....
(Excerpt) Read more at academia.org ...
Finally. This self-righteous mob of self-loathers might shut up for a day.
Ahhhh! The one day a years when the “love that dares not speak its name” finally shuts the f*** up!
Oh, I’d be so happy if my chatty, hyper little 7th graders were silent for one day... LOL... I know, I know.
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