Posted on 08/11/2008 11:41:00 AM PDT by Big Guy and Rusty 99
I recently recieved a welcome letter from my daughter's teacher. My daughter is going into kindergarden at a catholic school. The letter included the phrase "learning how to help save the planet" which of course means global warming. My wife and I believe that global warming is a hoax built on junk science.
I don't want my daughter brainwashed by this liberal bullcrap. what should I do?
Yes. Send her to the school and be thankful that you have the option of the awesome education Catholic schools usually provide. And talk to your child about your beliefs and why you have them. Your child will be fine.
The Catholic Church is Biblically faithful.
My son went to both Catholic and public school. They both teach propaganda. It is very frustrating. I use to say, I have to de-program my kids when they get home. My son graduated and is conservative. :)
Last spring, my daughter had a teacher having them do a report on Obama and his strengths. I called on that one and spoke with the Vice Principal, said No thank you. I think others complained too because fortunately, that went by the way side.
I do complain from time to time over major things. For the most part, hubby and I teach them as you will. As your daughter gets older, she will know better from you. :)
Be prepared to be annoyed a lot. They most certainly have no right to teach this crap but they do. Most schools are very liberal.
Why not just talk to your daughter every day and ask her what she learned? Then you can counter anything as it happens. If it becomes a real problem (which I doubt) with your daughter being brainwashed, then you will have concrete examples with which to differ. Then you can go to the principal or teacher with your concerns.
Going off half-cocked like some here suggest based on one phrase in an introductory letter is not going to get you any future respect. It will peg you as a nutball and anything that you say going forward can easily be ignored.
Same thing.
You’re an optimist, aren’t you?
;^)
I think you’re overreacting a bit. Both my children attended Catholic schools their whole lives and have excelled beyond their peers.
Saving the planet in Kindergarten means they teach them about recycling, picking up trash in neighborhoods etc. Nothing wrong with keeping the planet neat and clean, IMO.
The other nice thing about Catholic schools is that Christmas is still OK! LOL
Then ask her if she has read any of the contrary views (Unstoppable Global Warming, Climate Confusion, The Politically Incorrect Guide to GW, etc.). When she says no, tell her that she may not need to panic that a doomsday scenario is looming. Drop a few encouraging ideas on her, such as the uncertainty of the thermohaline circulation on the ocean floor and how much that acts like the world's antifreeze/coolant and that everything we see in GW may be under control.
Basically, this will set you up as pleasant and knowledgeable and willing to stand your ground in a friendly manner. Later, when she tries to brainwash your child, you can correct her and encourage her to give alternate views. Provide that info if you must. Remember: you're going to a voluntary school. They need you and your daughter as a client. If she gets out of hand, escalate, contact other parents and threaten to pull your kids out of the school.
She's a teacher. Not G—. Not the ultimate authority. And there is plenty of good, hard, scientific evidence that she is out of her pathetic little element.
Trust me, I totally understand your position and agree 100%. However, from now on, your daughter is going to be taught things that should not be taught in school. It's a fact of modern life.
Since you cannot successfully fight it, you must counteract it. I'm not saying go into college-level education and arguments with her. Ask her what she learned that day, discuss what she learned, and provide your own viewpoint. Trust me, she will trust you much more than she trusts her teacher--especially if you remain in that kind of close contact with her every day.
Even though we homeschool, my kids still come to us with things they've heard or seen and we discuss them. After doing this for several years, they know what we believe, and--more importantly--why we believe it. They can accept that others think differently, and can sit through classes or TV (NatGeo, etc) and intelligently critique them (ages 9 and 14).
While your daughter is still young is the time to start this journey--not later when something really important comes along and she doesn't know how to deal with it. What I actually advocating is teaching her how to learn intelligently.
It's never too early.
This is good advice. You might also suggest that she view "The Great Global Warming Swindle":
http://www.forces.org/Multimedia_Portal/index.php?selection=174 (you'll have to scroll down a bit to view it).
By the way, other than that, a Catholic education is an excellent education!
The challenge BibChr is that Roman Catholics believe that Christ established the bishops of the Church (RC)through Peter as the caretakers of His church on Earth. To ask them to abandon the Roman Catholic church would be like someone asking you to abandon Christ. They believe, with all faith, and can point to the Bible as evidence as much as you can to the contrary, that Christ left his authority within the Roman Catholic church, and to go against that is being disobedient to Christ. Their faith is as strong as yours. Christ unites all of us, even if we may squabble over some of the details. (..and before you ask, no, I am not Roman Catholic.)
Good choice on the Catholic school. My advice....don’t do anything...lots of time to give your daughter appropriate info on this. Don’t get her off on the wrong foot, and make you “trouble makers” from day one.
does that mean I shouldn’t ask BibChr for plumbing advice?
Hey guyssssssssssssss
this is KINDERGARTEN!
No need, nor room for this in the curriculum -
The only 'saving the planet' lessons for 5 year olds should be things like, "Don't throw paper on the floor. You should not expect someone else to pick up after you."
"Wipe your feet." "Wipe your nose."
Well, you get the picture.
The one and only reason anything more is taught at that level is to "get to the children before the parents have instilled their values in them" ---- THAT is the PRINTED in-house rationale for all these Marxist programs.
Send your little ones into these enemy camps at your = and their = peril.
These are 5 year olds. They should not have to be confused between what the teachers tell them and what the parents tell them.
Let them be KIDS, for gosh sakes....learning their ABC's and numbers.
Of course it will still be here. Man is not as powerful as he thinks he is. The point is ... the original poster needs to ask for the curriculum and see exactly what this teaching is w/o worrying too much about the global warming crap. Still a valid point no matter what kind of word game you wish to play.
I would avoid introducing your child to conflicting issues with the school and expecting her to stand up for your personal views. Two or three people offered excellent advice in that you should take the time to discuss the
topic with her when it is presented in class - putting it on a sharing of information level rather than telling her what she has to believe.
Making an issue of this for your child to defend will make for some very unhappy moments for her and take away from the desire to be part of the classroom.
Nothing is more detrimental to a child’s knowledge intake is feeling outside of the group.
When she has lessons on the global warming myth ask her to teach you what she learned in class so you can have a discussion with her and lead her in the direction you wish
her to learn.
If this is done without pressure and resistance she will absorb the information you wish to give her without feeling she is caught between two oppositional sides.
Whatever you do don’t make her a pariah to the school, the teacher or her classmates.
She doesn’t have to know everything you do in her first year of school.
It WAS a painful experience.
But I think it was worth it.
Have you had any kids in Kindergarten lately? It’s not the kinder we attended when we were kids.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.