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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: epicure who wrote (103438)5/8/2005 5:25:04 PM
From: ManyMoose  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
I had the same reaction, and I'm greatly relieved that you don't think teaching kids political points of view is OK for teachers.

I was so bothered by the idea, that I thought about how I would respond to Grainne's poem the entire time while I was out mowing the lawn. My idea was to post the poem I wrote about hunting when I was in the eighth grade. I wrote it because it was my own idea, not because my teacher assigned me to write poems about hunting. I could post a similar poem about trapping. I'm sure Grainne doesn't want teachers assigning kids to write trapping poems, although I think it's perfectly fine.

Teaching kids to write poetry is a vital part of teaching them to think for themselves. But teaching kids political views by having them write poems for PETA is WRONG WRONG WRONG!

Because: If PETA can do it, the Ku Klux Klan can do it. Neo-Nazis can do it. Osama bin Laden can do it.

I don't think Grainne thought that one through very well.
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