Posted on 02/26/2009 5:21:53 PM PST by Maelstorm
The 24-page booklet by the National Education Association and American Psychological Association, tells students that homosexuality is a "normal expression of human sexuality".
"What's so scary and dogmatic about this report is that it communicates that religious-based viewpoints are harmful, and even dangerous," said Candi Cushman, education analyst for Focus on the Family Action.
The booklet particularly targets the idea that homosexuality is a condition that can be changed. It instructs educators, "Schools should be careful to avoid discussions of transformational ministry in their curriculum."
Brian Raum, senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, said that the talk of "inclusivity" in schools by homosexual groups is a veiled threat.
"What they're trying to do is create a fear factor here," he said. "There's nothing in the Constitution that would prohibit a teacher from presenting to a student all of the programs that are available, without endorsing or promoting any particular one."
The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, (NARTH) says that although "the aim of gay-affirmative counselling programs is humanitarian", the problem is that they do "much more" than discouraging scapegoating.
"In reality, they promote a particular worldview," present students with a set of "truth-claims that students are expected to adopt," and insist on conformity to these.
"These programs promote the value systems of a particular social group and denigrate the views of another, while at the same time, distorting science."
(Excerpt) Read more at lifesitenews.com ...
But, once again...
I know you can expose your kids to many things as a homeschooler, as well as many people. There is however, a big difference between attending/observing a boxing match and being a boxer.
Education isn't supposed to be a boxing match. Children are supposed to be learning. Yes, a child needs to learn to hone his debating skills, and he needs to learn to stand up for his principles, too. But, sending children to public school 6-8 hours a day, five days a week, for 12 years is not required to learn to fight, debate, and stand up for one's principles. There are other avenues, outside the public school system.
So, we disagree on that point, but I do wish continued success for you and your family. Many blessings!
To a certain extent, it is. But, money is not all that I meant by the word "support".
Government school districts love it when kids are homeschooled because that leaves more money for everyone else.
In my state, that's the way it works. But, that's not true everywhere.
I'm not a fan of a voucher system, though so far I'd prefer the idea of tax deductions. I agree that a voucher system would result in more competition. But, I suspect it would end up with all schools becoming like public schools. I'd prefer the free market.
The term "homeschooling" is a misnomer in most cases. What we're really doing is buying education on the free market. Instead of enrolling our children into private schools, homeschool families establish cooperatives and organizations, purchase educational books and materials on their own, and enroll their children into classes here and there. There are classes held at museums, art schools, colleges, churches, and so on. There are cyberschools, too. The free market works. I only wish more families were willing to buy education on the free market because then we'd all enjoy many more choices.
Oh BS! Bunch of kooks & loonies IMHO
It must be regional because here the school districts are concerned about pupil attendance because of funding. It’s important for the schools to have a certain number of kids per day and yes the State funds in that way. At least here where I live. Also, the more students in special ed programs, the more funding for those program. A district has to have a certain number in the spec ed program to continue to receive funding. It’s overlapped to private and Catholic schools now too. The more kids in spec ed, the more funding for spec ed in that district. It’s created a downside of labeling kids as spec ed, or encouraging them into the spec ed programs, when some of those kids don’t belong there.
I’m thrilled with our high school district and the education my kids are receiving. I don’t follow SOME of the home school only people on here and consider them kooks. However, if we look at the public education system, there’s no argument when it comes to funding. At least not in this area. It matters when it comes to attendence and it matters when it comes to the spec ed programs. They have to keep up the numbers in both.
I disagree in how to fight. Parents have to parent their kids and be involved in the education system in our Country regardless of what is going on. Others choose to give it up and do their own thing, which is their right, and others choose to fight it out. Good luck to those on the other side and good luck to those of us who won’t allow the education system to be controlled by those who want to destroy this country. I’m all for homeschooling and private schooling and Catholic schooling (and my kids are Catholic and public schooled and do just fine). Bottom line is we all do what is best for our kids and screw anyone who thnks otherwise and wants to control us with their own agenda.
Schools, in this area, have funding per student present. I don’t know what it’s like in other areas, but here, funding is somewhat dependent on attendance.
Granted, property taxes play a part and of course school districts like when kids are homeschooled or private schooled. That’s why the argument that school districts will hate if parents homeshool or private school their kids just doesn’t work. The property taxes don’t change and most school districts like when they don’t have those extra kids.
May I ask how old your children are? Just out of curiosity. Mine are as I stated 15,17, and 22, all boys.
Bigots! They left out sex with barnyard animals.
WOW! There is a lot of absolute garbage in that booklet. Thanks for sharing. We need to know what the educators are being told. The section about religious ministries is extremely eye opening. The booklet would lead you to believe that Christians hate gays and that we consider that the only sin. We are all sinners in need of repentance. Some sin is just harder to overcome than others.
No sane, conservative person even remotely contemplates "doing" anything with them or about them. Conservatives are more concerned with that the homo-fascists what to DO with us and our children.
That's a true statement. Unfortunately, human sexuality became perverted after Adam ate the fruit of the tree.
Mine are 13, 11, and 7, all boys, too. :-)
PS’s are soooooo toxic. They make me barf.
Does anyone know where to get a copy of this booklet?
Here is the booklet:
http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/publications/justthefacts.pdf
Coming soon to a school near you? Not so sure about that. This article is over a year old and nothing of this kind has been actually distributed in any school.
But, don’t let the facts get in the way of a good rant.
Carry on
At this point,I would even consider adopting book-burning to stem the tide of this kind of insidious crap.
And I LOVE books.
But I hate moral and spiritual criminality more.
And these walking pieces of manure qualify in those categories.
It’s going to come down to another Civil War, guys and gals.
This time,it’ll be Straights and the morally upright against the filth,Sodomites and heretics.
I am ready.
Dominic.+++
That will hardly do any good ,since back in the 70s,the militant fags managed to get ahold of the APA at it’s highest levels,and shifted psychological studies in their favor.’’Change the perception by changing the facts’’.
In other words,rewrite it to make us look good,or else.
Probably by implicating key members as closeted/and or actual practicing Sodomites,in order to gain leverage over them.Otherwise known as blackmail/extortion,exposure to public ridicule.
Sounds just about their style.
Just like their Nazi forerunners.
Dominic.
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Are they ‘’kooks’’ for wanting to protect their children from state-funded sexual deviants?
Are they kooks for wanting to se their children safe,and in the arms of a Loving God?
I have no children,but I still want them to be preserved against these assaults by the Devil.
Dominic.+++
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