Monday, March 05, 2012
In Our Schools - "Taqiyya for Kids"
We may think that today's schools teach too little; however, some are teaching far more than most parents realize.
I wonder how many school districts have the curriculum and attitude that is described here...
I wonder how many school districts have the curriculum and attitude that is described here...
Janet Tassel describes the issue in her article at AmericanThinker.com:
"The material had been 'vetted' and was deemed 'appropriate,' she said, "and would stay in the curriculum. After all, she continued, the head of the history department had gotten this material at an outreach workshop of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard!
Thence to the principal, Joel Stembridge, who glared at Pagliuso and asked, "How do you pronounce 'Pagliuso'?" and dismissing him brusquely with a refusal to apologize, added: 'If you're unhappy with this, you should know that next year we're planning to teach material that will be even more inflammatory to your sensibilities.' (Where is Ferris Bueller when you need him?) Since Miss Jessica Engel had devoted one day each to Judaism and Christianity while spending 2 ½ weeks on Islam, Tony wasn't sure how much more inflammatory things could get.
A couple of weeks later, nine stalwart Newton citizens presented themselves at the Newton School Committee meeting, where superintendent David Fleischman, and even the mayor, Setti Warren, were present."
