(MAINE)STUDENTS WANT OUT OF MUSLIM CULTURE CLASS !!

MaineToday.Com ^ | Wednesday, March 26, 2003 | DARLA L. PICKETT

[RememberTheAlamo]

Never mind. I misunderstood you.

[meyer]

"I know (students) are trying to express themselves, but they are not looking to the future," Krapf said. "We have to be careful they make decisions that don't close doors for them. During high school, it's important to keep as many doors open as possible."

This has to be one of the most inept attempts to justify the unjustifiable that I've seen in quite a while. Teach them to read. Teach them to write. Teach them math. Teach them science. But quit wasting their time and the taxpayer's money teaching this tripe.

[battlegearboat]

RememberTheAlamo signed up 2003-03-26.

You must be Ozzy Osborne.

[WFTR]

"It's up to us to follow the adopted curriculum," Krapf said. "As a public school we must prepare students to go out into different types of culture — because our job is to help the students, these young adults, to fit in and understand other cultures."

Here's what's wrong with education today. There are too many teachers and administrators who think that their jobs are to turn American students into people who can fit other cultures. The job of American public schools should be to teach American students why America is the best nation on earth and teach them how to assimilate outsiders into our unique and special culture. Only our enemies are interested in turning our students into people who fit in other cultures.

WFTR
Bill

[Flyer]

I'm no grammar nazi but that is just one that sticks with me. It is much more eloquent speech.

[Claire Voyant]

What's going on in our public schools lately that everyone is studying the Muslims??? Why not Christians or Jews???

[pepsi_junkie]

It's not politically correct to have English class. In California (I know - it's California) it is now called "Language Arts".

When I was a kid the school called it "Language Arts" too but none of the kids did. It was English to us. But then again, we never referred to History as "Social Studies" either, in spite of the PC brigades mandates.

[MattAMiller]

I have absolutely zero respect for anybody who refuses to learn about something. Now if they are being subjected prosthelytized to then they have good reason to protest. But if they simply insist on remaining ignorant then this makes me ill.

[metesky]

No, I don't understand what Texas history has to do with kids in Maine studying Islam.

[fight_truth_decay]

have absolutely zero respect for anybody who refuses to learn about something

I agree..however, I think Poulin is far from ignorant. But your statement in theory and practice works for me.

Should you shove a book on Islam in front of a person losing a loved on on 9/11; the reaction could be as Poulin might say: [ I ] don't feel comfortable with this right now with the events that are taking place in [ Iraq ]," Poulin said. "I and others have family and friends over there right now ..

[Jacob Kell]

This reminds me of that class where students had to read Michael Sells book, Approaching the Q'uran. Is there any posts on that matter?

[fight_truth_decay]

Michael Sells book

..at this time, overt aggression "in the name of Allah" spoils the beauty of The Early Revelations for me..[places the book back on the shelf.]

[Kuksool]

{Teach them to read. Teach them to write. Teach them math. Teach them science. But quit wasting their time and the taxpayer's money teaching this tripe.}

This is not the function of government schools anymore. These days, many school districts see social engineering as their primary mission. This is why educrats complain about homeschoolers not being properly "socialized". The NEA wants to create our children in its own image.

[goodieD]

Better start cracking down on those IRAshians!

[Michael2001]

It's good to see high school students taking a stand.