May I ask what is so offensive about Santa Claus.
I think the idea of someone giving to children for nothing in return a very nice thing. I don't see how it can be offensive.
I can only imagine what this teacher's views on Halloween might be.
I think the idea of someone giving to children for nothing in return a very nice thing. I don't see how it can be offensive.( Luckystarmom)
Luckystarmom,
While the story of Santa is a delightful fairytale and as such, is not offensive. However,it is offensive to my husband and me to teach children that Santa is real.
If Santa is presented as real, the parents and other adults have lied to the child. They are not building a foundation of trust. Why should the child believe the parent later, on important topics, if they pulled such a nasty joke on their innocent and defenseless children?
However.....Just as it would be wrong for the police state to force children into government schools that upheld my beliefs about Santa, it is also wrong to FORCE children from families like mine into schools that lie to them about Santa.
There is NO possible way that government schools can solve the conundrum in a neutral way.
1)If it totally ignores Christmas, Santa, Christ, etc., it is presenting our culture in a distorted and untruthful manner.
2)If it teaches that Santa is real, it undermines the religious beliefs shared by my family and those of many others.
3)If it teaches Santa is not real, then it is undermining the cultural beliefs of other families.
Solution: Abolish government schools. We need complete separation of SCHOOL and state.
I think the idea of someone giving to children for nothing in return a very nice thing. I don't see how it can be offensive.
What about 12 years later when these little skulls full of mush think Uncle Sam is Santa Claus when they vote for the first time?
Where does that something for nothing mentality begin? Oh, it's for the children...