School's anti-war assignment canceled (Madison, WI)

Wisconsin State Journal ^ | 11/23/05 | SANDY CULLEN

[3dognight]

If there was no political agenda behind this, then students should have been encouraged to write letters in support or opposition to the war as they felt and there should have been no demand that "the letters will continue until the war is over".

In addition, they had to repeat the process every twelve days if the war didn't end. How is that not a political agenda? What a lying bunch of subversives. They should be fired.

[knittnmom]

Heard this on the radio as I was driving to work this morning - was shocked that it was pulled here in Madison! (Havana North)

[3dognight]

Teamwork: A lot of people doing what I tell them.

I like that. I'll have to look for that tshirt.

[Ladysmith]

Pumpkin Cheesecakes, eh?

So what time should we come over for coffee?!

[Baby Driver]

All ten of them should be fired.

[Blessed]

This just proves how little concern parents who send their kids to government schools have for the kids.Only 1 parent out of ninety even realized what was going on and she was a grandmother.

[VRWCmember]

This just proves how little concern parents who send their kids to government schools have for the kids.

Thank you for that broad brush.

[Blessed]

If the shoe fits wear it.

[VRWCmember]

Oh, it doesn't fit. But comments like yours generate a lot of animosity toward home-schoolers. Personally, I admire most of those who homeschool their children, especially the ones that don't disparage everyone who "sends their children to government schools" every time the subject of education is brought up. But invariably, someone will chime in with the "sending children to public school is a form of child abuse" line. That will bring out the anti-homeschooling crowd and they will use the home-schooled teenager who murdered the parents of his home-schooled girlfriend as a broad brush to ridicule all homeschoolers. Pretty soon, you get a flame war and nobody even remembers the original topic of the thread.

[papertyger]

They take us for some real idiots don't they.

I realized the honor we give teachers is strictly ceremonial when as a high school senior our AP physics teacher solicited us to apply for the openings to teach GED classes that summer.

[papertyger]

We need to take the education of this country's children OUT of the hands of government and put it with the parents. It's the only way to ensure that the kids will be taught a curriculum according to the parents' wishes.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of parents could care less in any fundamentally true sense.

[Rabid Dog]

Ping

[brewcrew]

I'm busy baking Pumpkin Cheesecakes today. :)

'Scuse me - you got sumpin against reg'lar ol' punkin pie?

Seriously, good luck with that. Sounds delicious.

[Poser]

Have we got a list of email addresses for the School Board, Superintendent and Principal?

[james500]

Susan Abplanalp, assistant superintendent for elementary and secondary schools, said she does not believe the teachers involved viewed the assignment as a political activity.

"They really looked at this as a peace project," Abplanalp said. "I don't think that the intent was to make this a political statement."


So the non-political project centered around writing position letters to politicians? Not very convincing Ms. Abplanalp... if that really is your name.

Looks more like an aborted palindrome.

[papertyger]

But invariably, someone will chime in with the "sending children to public school is a form of child abuse" line. That will bring out the anti-homeschooling crowd and they will use the home-schooled teenager who murdered the parents of his home-schooled girlfriend as a broad brush to ridicule all homeschoolers.

Right.

And our presence in Iraq encourages more terrorism...

[Jean S]

Frank Allis Elementary School

[armymarinemom]

That school is a quagmire. Send the teachers home.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"'Scuse me - you got sumpin against reg'lar ol' punkin pie?"

Nope. But I volunteered to make enough for the 30 of us, so I get to choose. Neener-Neener! LOL!

I had it at Cheesecake Factory @ Mayfair Mall (you know where that is!) last week, and worked all week on perfecting the recipe. It's going to knock to socks off of everyone...traditionalists included! :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Y'all come!