Posted on 03/28/2003 11:27:40 AM PST by fight_truth_decay
Oakland, Calif. - NBCs Today Show, March 28th, Katie Couric interviewed grade school teacher, Elena Aguila(r?), who had taken 40 students to the streets carrying pictures putting faces on civilians and the children of Iraq. Aguila(r?)s 7th and 8th class had been exchanging emails with children in Iraq.
"Bush said no one supported Saddam, said one student, and the letters say they do. I was really surprised.
Schools are about to be empty. Our eyes never sleep. Why should war break our peace? It is not their oil, she reads from an email from an Iraqi student. Another student said he worries about the students he has not heard from recently comparing them to a person that has been kidnapped with no word if they are safe.
Couric responded many may feel Aguila(r?)s protesting students are pawns for anti-war protesting adults. The student responds: We have a mind of our own! Some students did refuse to march. We signed papers and were interviewed. I got interviewed a lot!
Aguila(r?) was surprised at the coverage her students have received adding, Its amazing the power young people have!
I may be even less sensitive than you; if my kid were in that class, that teacher would be in need of some dental work. Male or female! There's no excuse for trying to brainwash kids. NO excuse!
Just what I was thinking.
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