Green Energy
Into what, I'm not exactly sure.
From this article (hat tip to Chuck Thinks Right):
Chuck's rant on the topic is HERE.
I know for a FACT that similar idiocy also goes on in the Fairfax County Public Schools here in Northern Virginia.
Every grading quarter, teachers are hauled in for in-service days that are loaded with crap such as Gutierrez spouts in the excerpt above, and principals are FORCED to make sure that they submit paperwork showing how culturally diverse and culturally sensitive every single activity is.
One of my best friends serves as principal at one of the elementary schools, and she and I had occasion to have a long conversation yesterday. The 2012-2013 school term will be her last year, and she can't wait to get the hell out because she's been fighting an uphill battle for over seven years with the political correctness idiocy emanating from the top on down.
It's a wonder that any learning at all is taking place!
And my friend entered the public education profession with such high hopes. Her hopes were completely dashed about three years ago. That timing involving the past three years
– just a coincidence, of course. NOT!
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Green Energy
More Devolving
Into what, I'm not exactly sure.
From this article (hat tip to Chuck Thinks Right):
Oregon Principal Claims That Peanut Butter And Jelly Sandwiches Might Be RacistThe entire article is HERE.
Portland, OR – Elementary school principal Verenice Gutierrez suggested that peanut butter and jelly sandwiches might be racist and culturally offensive during an interview with the Portland Tribune....We now live in a world that is so politically correct, that what we eat for lunch might offend others dining at the same table. The Harvey Scott K-8 administrator was discussing the district’s equity training program which was created to lessen the achievement gap, when comparing the popular lunchbox staple to potential racism.
The Oregon principal “picks up on the subtle language of racism” every day, and used the seemingly innocent looking peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to illustrate her point, according to Fox News.
Verenice Gutierrez had this to say about the allegedly offensive bread spread:
“Another way would be to say, Americans eat peanut butter and jelly, do you have anything like that. Let them tell you. Maybe they eat torta or pita. What about Somali or Hispanic students, who might not eat sandwiches?”
The district’s equity program is entitled, “Courageous Conversation” and it is designed to take educators on a journey through an intense course so they can understand their own white privilege...
Chuck's rant on the topic is HERE.
I know for a FACT that similar idiocy also goes on in the Fairfax County Public Schools here in Northern Virginia.
Every grading quarter, teachers are hauled in for in-service days that are loaded with crap such as Gutierrez spouts in the excerpt above, and principals are FORCED to make sure that they submit paperwork showing how culturally diverse and culturally sensitive every single activity is.
One of my best friends serves as principal at one of the elementary schools, and she and I had occasion to have a long conversation yesterday. The 2012-2013 school term will be her last year, and she can't wait to get the hell out because she's been fighting an uphill battle for over seven years with the political correctness idiocy emanating from the top on down.
It's a wonder that any learning at all is taking place!
And my friend entered the public education profession with such high hopes. Her hopes were completely dashed about three years ago. That timing involving the past three years
– just a coincidence, of course. NOT!
- This Is Not Why I Worked Voter Registration Tables In The South In 1966
CBS DENVER:A school principal said no white children were allowed at an after-school tutoring program, and now some parents call it discrimination.The principal at Mission Viejo Elementary in Aurora sent a letter telling parents the program is only for...
-
One of the few things I don't mind my tax dollars (back when I had an income to pay them) paying for is the National School Lunch Program. Reduced cost or free lunches for kids from families who cannot afford it. Yeah, I know it can be abused. But...
- Storm Track Appeasement: Preemptive Appeasement
It’s bad enough that our culture has to buckle under and appease a Muslim who feels that something our pluralistic society is an affront to him or her, but what really gets my goat is when we preemptively appease Muslims without the slightest complaint...
- It's Our Country - And, We Are A Christian Nation
Yesterday, we reported on how a school in Oak Lawn, Illinois had decided to cancel Christmas celebrations out of fear that it would offend Muslims. Today, Pamela at Atlas Shrugs is reporting that parents from the school are taking some hide out of the...
- Boys Expelled From Islamic School For Urinating On Bible
(ABC News) The headmaster of a Melbourne Islamic College has condemned the behaviour of two boys expelled for allegedly urinating on a Bible. The incident is alleged to have happened on a school camp last week.Teachers at the East Preston College have...