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> concernedparent@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Elizabeth Kennedy) wrote in message
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>...
> > I think individual parent's wishes should be respected by our schools.
> > Especially, any wishes concerning any family's religous beliefs or
> > modesty concerns.
> >
> > I am a Christian Mom of a 9 year old daugher. Last week she started
> > the fourth grade in which the elementary school begins requiring
> > showers. This is much too young! Children this young are very
> > impressionable and are not old enough to have fully developed a proper
> > sense of Christian modesty. I do not want my child to be taught that
> > public ****ity and group showers are OK just because some liberal
> > school administrator thinks this is a great idea.
> >
> > All the girl's shower together completely ****, as this is what the
> > school encourages and coerces them to do. The girl's school showers
> > are just one open communal room which my family believes is associated
> > with the type of bad morals we teach and pray that our children avoid.
> >
> > I complained to the PE teacher, but she was very condescending. She
> > agreed my daughter could wear a bathing suit, but still has to shower
> > with all the other students who are ****. The peer pressue of the
> > other students and the teacher is too much for a young 9 year old
> > child and my daughter has already asked me if she can just shower
> > unclothed like the other kids so she can fit in. The school also
> > refuses to let my daughter shower in a private room elsewhere in the
> > school.
> >
> > Conservative Christian parents (and other religions, like Muslims) are
> > going to start fighting back. Amazon.com lists a book about Concerned
> > Parent's fight against Jr. High PE teacher (
> >
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1410735990/qid=1094673967/sr=8-
> > ) with one parent's courageous example.
> >
> > People who encourage or sup****t these forced shower policies are
> > helping to violate the privacy of are precious innocent children.
> > Check out the following poll for an example:
> >
> > http://www.misterpoll.com/1335548515.html
> >
> > The voters of this poll should have more respect for individual and
> > religious rights as guaranteed in our country's constitution!
>
>
> Here are some briefs outlines of my Education program:
>
> Education debate in this country has been limited to vouchers (which
> is an admission that some public schools are performing poorly),
> smaller class sizes, and performance tests for students and teachers.
> Little attention is ever paid to what is actually taught in schools.
>
> 1. I would put greater emphasis on teachings basics i.e. English, Math
> and Science and reduce number of electives that students normally
> take. In High Schools, students will be required to take courses in
> English Grammar, Letter Writing, Personal Finances, and Computer
> Science.
>
> 2. Middle School and High School students will be required to take one
> "Courtesy, Civics and Ethics" course one semester each year. They will
> also take an additional course in Logic, Religion or Philosophy each
> semester. If they choose to take a religion course, the parent or
> church groups will be allowed to provide volunteer teachers to teach
> religion. So, for example, a Rabbi would teach a religion class to
> Jewish students and a Muslim parent or Imam would be able to teach
> Muslim students. Religious education would be totally optional.
> Students will be able to take a philosophy class one semester and a
> religion class in another. Atheist students can stay in philosophy
> class or take a logic class. If students wish to take a religion class
> (in which their own religion would be instructed) there would have to
> be a minimum number of students of that religion before that class can
> be offered_ let's say ten. (Students from different grades may also be
> in one class). Parent groups of different sects may also join to have
> a common teacher in order to have the required number of students for
> a class.
>
> For religion class the only thing that school would provide is
> classroom space. This would do away with the need to have
> parochial/Sunday schools. Church groups will also be allowed to
> provide donations to the schools rather than spend millions in
> building religious schools. The end result would be a much better,
> more disciplined student population and greater community involvement.
> Note also that I am proposing a separate "Courtesy, Civics and Ethics"
> class once a year. In this class, students will be taught how to
> behave and understand their role in society.
>
>
> 3. I will start a new government-run volunteer program by which people
> will not have to save money for their children's college education.
> When somebody gets his or her first job or file taxes for the first
> time, they will be able to sign up for a program by which for slightly
> higher taxes_ which will not be refunded_ the government will pay most
> or all of the college tuition fees of their children in future. The
> earlier people sign up and start paying taxes, the lesser the tax will
> be. Once people sign up, they will have to contribute to the fund
> until the retirement age. If somebody's both parents have died without
> contributing to the fund, the government will pay for college. Private
> charities will also be allowed to contribute to the college fund.
>
> 4. I will ban quotas in schools and colleges including those for
> alumni and athletic programs. For minority and disadvantaged students,
> I will introduce free pre-college programs which would prepare
> students for college entrance exams.
>
> 5. In the third and fourth year of college, students will be required
> to receive job training in their fields of study. This will also help
> them find jobs once they graduate.
Some good points however as long as the increased education tax applied to
all.
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