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To: Denice who wrote (1212)	8/10/1998 9:40:00 AM
From: nougie	Respond to of 6545

"Setting a good example" is fine, however, when the school systems or society in general go to the extremes that they have concerning the upbringing of young people, it's a little scary. Schools that separate the boys and girls in the classroom because it makes for a better learning environment is a little extreme. How are these kids suppose to relate to the opposite sex when they're adults if they're kept seperated when they're kids? Or how about "take your daughter to work" day. What a great idea. Let's take Missy by the hand to mommy's work place so she can see that, yes, even lowly women can work and make a contribution to society and that they don't have to stay home and do "women's work". Or how about school's that don't give grades or eliminate compitition because SOME kids might do better than others and that would hurt somebody's feelings or destroy their self-esteem. The list goes on and on.

To: Denice who wrote (1212)	8/10/1998 10:22:00 AM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6545

No, Denice, I don't think I owe Pam an apology. But, if my post offended YOU, I will extend the apology to you. And, if you reread the post in question, you'll see that I was not calling any particular person names, I was describing a class of people. And I will not apologize for my opinion of that class. People who advocate "sensitivity training" for second graders are part of a left wing extreme group that is undermining the fundamental values of this country and replacing them with "political correctness." Unless people stand up and demand recognition of real, not artificial, values, the PC-ers will take over our schools and our society. You've been reading my posts on this thread for quite a while, and you should have some feel for my particular (peculiar?) sense of humor. I don't think I've offended you before despite the coarseness of some of my posts. This is a subject that I have strong feelings about, and is not open to compromise or belittling humor. I expect we all have similar hot buttons. Again, Denice, I'm sorry if I offended YOU; I have no regrets whatsoever if I offended any politically correct yahoos out there in cyberland. Continue the games --- jim