RELAX…it’s a great idea. I used to be a ball of anxiety before discovering meditation. No one ever taught me; I had to find it on my own.

…Although, I’d rather see these schools teach kids personal finance!!

budorob on June 18, 2007 at 4:53 PM

Other people say the same thing about finding God. Yet for some reason that’s not allowed in schools.

If the answer to this story is to let schools provide all means of helping children, then there’s no reasonable argument to disallow any religion, giving the child a choice in the matter.

Indoctrination, no matter the reasoning, is messed up.

My Son, when he was still in a public school (first grade) mentioned once the “peace table” where students could go to work out their differences….in such a manner as to suggest he was so certain this could resolve everything.

I mentioned some analogies with the UN being the peace table, and some certain bad men in the world, and he found the “peace table” wasn’t such a good idea.

As for “weapons” on mortar boards, I could swing a pretty mean goalie stick, does that mean it should be forever banned from school?

Fools!

And then ask:

“Show me your Count Chockulas before there was a Bram Stoker!”

You’ve got to be kidding – there’s actually such a thing as a “director of mindfulness mindless education”?

woodie4827 on June 18, 2007 at 4:59 PM

Maybe that’s what they meant.

Although some students take naturally to mindfulness, it is “not a magic bullet,” said Diana Winston, the director of mindfulness education at the U.C.L.A. center.

You’ve got to be kidding – there’s actually such a thing as a “director of mindfulness education”?

…Although, I’d rather see these schools teach kids personal finance!!

Liberals have never been against religion in government and public schools; that is just a ruse. What they hate is Judaism and the Christian faith. That is what they have wanted to suppress.

They have no problem with Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc. being taught and propogated in schools, as long as it is not Judaism or the Christian faith.

januarius on June 18, 2007 at 4:23 PM

Well said…I agree totally.

said one student started crying about a dead grandparent and another over melted lip balm. “It tapped into a very emotional space for them,”

Grandparent and melted lip balm? Who could compare the two?
With this type of leadership, it is no wonder.

When we grew up , we could talk about GOD and JESUS in school. We played with plastic guns or even a twig that looked like a gun. We played army all the time. Now they took GOD out of the classroom and the kids cant play w/ 2 inch plastic army men and it’s the fault of what? Not being able to hold your breath on a long elevator ride? ( hope they dont have too many high rises there)

Bryan, you’re on fire lately, the vids and two comments in particular;

1) Making the play would have helped even more.

2) Must be hard to read the bill with your hands nailed to the cross like that.

keep em comin’

h/t to Mark Steyn for this bizarre story – ripped from a satirical news post at Scrappleface: Episcopal Church Appoints First Openly-Muslim Bishop
The Islamic cleric, who rejects the deity of Jesus Christ, received an overwhelming majority of the vote….

Veeshir on June 18, 2007 at 3:41 PM

AWESOME! Thnaks for the much needed laugh!

is this in Vermont? you know there is a reason vermon is in that word

Kaptain Amerika on June 18, 2007 at 3:57 PM

No, this story doesn’t appear to be… but my firsthand account was.

On the other hand you can teach about any other religion, EXCEPT Christianity, because all the others have some sort of value?

When I was a freshman in High School I had an entire quarter or half of the year devoted entirely to Jewish History. Among other things, I had to interview a Jewish person on her upbringing, and we even had to prepare a Jewish feast as our final project. I made potato pancakes (latkes), and they sucked (due to my cooking, I’m sure they’re fine normally). I even recall that in elementary school, we had some Jewish kid’s mom come in and talk about “it”, and make us (okay we weren’t forced, but it was basically the lesson for the day) try Matzah, etc. I also distinctly remember spinning a Dreidel.

Back to mandatory classes as a freshman in high school (again, keeping the tax dollars in mind, and the lack of Christian teaching in mind), we had a whole quarter on ancient Greece that focused heavily on mythology and went pretty in depth on each of the Gods/Goddesses. Another quarter dealt with Ancient China and dealt with religious beliefs there as well.

I don’t know of a single class anywhere in my high school that taught anything about Christianity at any level, even in passing mention, despite it’s huge impact on history (because the historical aspects are what they would argue make the teaching of all the others necessary). Christianity has obviously had a larger impact on the world than any other religion, I think we can all agree.

Now, I imagine that while a lot of Jewish stuff was forced on us, today’s kids probably wouldn’t be subjected to it… They’re probably forced to endure lessons in “peaceful Islam” (the apparently silent and elussive majority), and shining a positive light on Jews is likely out of the question.

Anyway, I can’t believe anyone thinks what is being done here is okay. It’s bad enough to teach all religions but Christianity as great historic topics, but when you get in to actually making kids partake in religious activities, in a public school it’s just insane.

They have no problem with Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc. being taught and propogated in schools, as long as it is not Judaism or the Christian faith.

Remember what the guru told Steve Martin in All of Me?

Back in boowll!

I’m all for the redeeming qualities of education, but no foreplay?

Kini on June 18, 2007 at 3:43 PM

Not to worry, they have a bell.

Meanwhile all those angry White kids watch Hip-Hop videos and develop their suburban angst.

The times they are a changing.

Having a consistent position is a good thing.

Tihs wrlod is ginog Fkucnig isnnae !

Its like making a kid sit in time out, but its much more torturous.

“He just refused to understand what Bhudda was teaching him,” said the principal.

It will be bequethed to them by the last profesional soldier when he dies…

But on a brighter note, my 16 year old son just informed me that he is considering a stint in the military when he graduates High School… so apparently this crap ( or even the X wifes “indoctrination” } isn’t working!