Posted on 12/26/2005 8:11:14 AM PST by Conservatrix
ugh
I'm so prone to trial addictions! Always wrong on the verdict, though! Hopeless....
I know I'm correct on the verdict for this scrooge teacher, though! Santa came to my house!!
My parents never wrapped Santa's gifts since what was in the stocking were stuffers and the bulky presents that would have been a pain to wrap were underneath the stockings. All the under the tree presents were wrapped though.
I still ask people what Santa brought them for Christmas because it's alot more polite to me than to ask "What loot did ya get?"
And mean-spirited as well.
I might add that she most likely took a perverted sense of delight being the one to break it to the kids..and I don't buy her explanation after she got caught.
Her motives weren't pure at all. She's a miserable and cruel wretch.
sw
I agree.
Re: Saint Teresa of Avila
I viewed a Spanish TV film series on her life. It was an incredible series - even struggling with the English subtitles. The acting, the production, the message her life gave - just too much. I loved her spirit, faith and determination.
from A NonCatholic...
She could have just said "People believe different things, and you should ask your family what they believe."
How are they being taught to ask Santa for Christmas presents???? She was told to read a classic Christmas poem.
What would she do if she was asked to read a classic tale of Greek or Roman gods?
I'm guessing that the parents at most Christian schools would be upset also.
My seven year old still believes.
Knowing the likelihood that Christmas and Santa Claus will be part of lessons in elementary school in December, perhaps she ought to have taken the month off.
No one has mentioned that we PARENTS love playing Santa Claus! Pretending, participating in the Christmas holiday myth/drama. What a joy for the family.
It is indeed. I remember my parents loving Christmas and Santa as much as we did.
I have not seen one post which infers that the woman would have been wrong to NOT teach the lesson at all. She could have done something else. Instead, she forced herself in between children and parents and what they believe.
I hate to be the one to break the news to ya...(it may be worse then learning there is no Santa)...but the fact that...>>"The teacher is a Christian, conservative republican"...doesn't necessarily guarantee an IQ higher then the village idiot!
"Six year olds? How many six year olds do you suppose still believe that Santa Claus is a real figure?"
You'd be surprised my friend; you'd be surprised.
No, she ACCEPTED a job which included reading this story. She wasn't forced to do anything.
It is WRONG to insert yourself between parents and children EVEN IF you think their beliefs are stupid.
My 11 year old said the following "Okay, I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm just wondering how do you and Dad do all that stuff?" I think he is almost more amazed that my hubby and I can pull off making Christmas so magical. I'm glad.
Because it is a classic poem.
Just like they also read "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", "Charlotte's Web", "The Trumpet of the Swan", .... They are classics!
Decepticon (age 7) to Mother, a conversation that was never forgotten......"Mom, is Santa Claus real?"......."Son, Santa Clause lives in your heart".........
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