I wonder if Obama filled the Education Secretary position yet.
Seven year olds should know by then.
In America, the teacher would be fired for saying "Christmas."
What he should have said it isn’t Santa Claus that brings all the presents, it’s Obama.
Next time Teacher, set the example and lie to the students.
Santa is real in the same way that Uncle Sam is real. Each is a personification of an idea. Uncle Sam is the Spirit of America personified; Santa Claus is the Spirit of Christmas personified.
Saying that Santa Claus isn’t real is just as untrue as saying that Uncle Sam isn’t real. As long as America exists and Christmas is celebrated, they will remain real indeed.
Good. The teacher deserved it.
And what would have happened if she had said God didn’t exist?
Public school teachers should stick to what they know best - teaching the kids about the evils of global warming and the joys of homosexual marriage...
(sarc)
Buddy: Who the heck are you?
Gimbel’s Santa: What are you talkin’ about? I’m Santa Claus.
Buddy: No, you’re not.
Gimbel’s Santa: Uh, why of course I am! Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
Buddy: Well, if you’re Santa, what song did I sing for you on your birthday this year?
Gimbel’s Santa: Um, Happy Birthday of course. Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. How old are you son?
Kid with Santa: Four.
Gimbel’s Santa: You’re a big boy. What’s your name?
Kid with Santa: Paul.
Gimbel’s Santa: Now what can I get you for Christmas?
Buddy: Don’t tell him what you want, he’s a liar.
Gimbel’s Santa: Let the kid talk.
Buddy: You disgust me! How can you live with yourself?
Gimbel’s Santa: Just cool it, Zippy.
Buddy: You sit on a throne of lies.
Gimbel’s Santa: Look, I’m not kiddin’.
Buddy: You’re a fake.
Gimbel’s Santa: I’m a fake?
Buddy: Yes!
Gimbel’s Santa: How’d you like to be dead, huh? Ho, ho, just kidding.
Buddy: You stink.
Gimbel’s Santa: I think you’re gonna have a good Christmas, all right.
Buddy: You smell like beef and cheese, you don’t smell like Santa.
And every Mom and Dad tried as hard as they could to get their kids into her class so they didn't have to be the ones to break the news to their kids.
And every kid already knew but felt if they let Mom and Dad know they knew, the presents would change from toys to clothes.
My earliest lesson in "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
I believe telling your children the lie of “Santa” is a very bad idea to begin with. Though this teacher obviously should have used more tact, why is telling the truth a fireable offense?
My teacher in a church preschool told me there was no Santa Claus. When I got home and told my Mom, she asked me what I thought. I told her "There must be on, since you and Dad could not afford all that stuff!"
Years later, she still jokes that I was right...they couldn't. On the serious side, should the teacher lie (setting a bad example as one poster put it)? You could handle it the way my parents did and the way I did with my kids. If they asked me if there was a Santa Claus, I asked them back "What do you think?". If they answered "No", then I knew they were ready for a deeper conversation about the themes behind the holiday were. They always were told of Christ's role in the season; that we were really celebrating His birth.
What? Santa isn’t real? here I thought I never got anything for Christmas because I was bad, what a relief.
What? Santa isn’t real? here I thought I never got anything for Christmas because I was bad, what a relief.
What? Santa isn’t real? here I thought I never got anything for Christmas because I was bad, what a relief.
You think that is bad:
Several years ago, a local community had a bright idea. They had Santa “jump” from a hovering helicpoter onto a building. Of course, that was just a stuffed Santa suit and the “real” Santa would climb off the roof.
The stuffed Santa got caught in the rotor wash and missed the building. It “exploded” when it hit the parking lot pavement. The kids were screaming and the parents were horrified. That was not the best way for Santa to come to town!