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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: epicure who wrote (103438)5/8/2005 6:05:32 PM
From: Grainne  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
I think school children should be exposed to a wide range of viewpoints. I thought the poem was interesting and provocative because I think animal rights as one philosophical viewpoint is a reasonable subject, taught in age-appropriate ways. I realize some people might think that this is a radical idea, but in all fairness, we are already teaching children by the products that they eat in school cafeterias and vending machines, that meat and milk and eggs are totally normal and healthy foods, and there are clearly problems with that because it is not true. The reason these products are in schools to the excess that they are is because of surpluses and government subsidy programs. So I think this also crosses over into health and nutrition teaching.

Some animal sanctuaries have large groups of children visiting them, clearly organized school field trips. I don't know if this happens in California, however. The documentary I saw which showed this was about an animal sanctuary in the East. I think children should visit slaughterhouses, factory farms (although good luck arranging a visit) and animal sanctuaries. I think that all children should have a good understanding of how their food gets to the dinner table. And I think it is not unreasonable for children to think about what they want to eat. I think this only crosses the line into a quasi-religious area when only one viewpoint is presented.
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