P/CE discussion with a Jehovah's W student happening now

[soozy87]

My parents did that for me in 6th grade. There was a graphic rape in the book the class was reading. I read the alternative with one other student.

[wambam]

I'm not okay with it at all. They are not asked to participate in the activities described in the book, they just have to read them.

[msmerymac]

No, I don't think that's okay. These books have been approved for a public school curriculum, which means her religious freedom shouldn't be impinged upon through reading them, IMO.

But I don't know what the government thinks. Someone else please chime in.

[secretlyevil]

My view on education is that it is supposed to challenge you, expand your mind so to speak. On one hand I understand her religious beliefs but I don't think you should be able to refuse an assignment due to feeling uncomfortable. Enroll in a JW school, not a public one.

[summer]

Except for something outrageous like that math teacher buying his class 50 Shades of Gray, you read the assigned material.

Half the problems in our country come from people being afraid ideas will kill your soul or your faith. At the very least you can be inforned when you discuss why you didn't like it in class.

[wawa]

Jun 6, 2013 11:41:28 GMT -5 summer said:

Except for something outrageous like that math teacher buying his class 50 Shades of Gray, you read the assigned material.

Half the problems in our country come from people being afraid ideas will kill your soul or your faith. At the very least you can be inforned when you discuss why you didn't like it in class.

Amen.
Read the ideas.  Decide what you think.  Not decide what you think and then refuse to read all other ideas! 

[taratru]

I had to do that a couple of years ago for Lord of the Flies, because "we don't expose her to anything negative in the world so we don't want her to read it."

Ironically, the parents had never read it, either. Talk about missed opportunity. I find it also ironic that they were okay with her reading Romeo and Juliet and To Kill a Mockingbird and The Odyssey with no qualms.

It is a HUGE pain in the ass. The kid had to go to the library every single day for a month and work on worksheets for another book, because there was NO WAY I was going to make shit for her.

[elleblue]

Jun 6, 2013 11:34:01 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

My parents did that for me in 6th grade. There was a graphic rape in the book the class was reading. I read the alternative with one other student.

What book was it you were reading in 6th grade that had graphic rape in it? Just curious.

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she needs to be homeschooled

[zelda25]

Jun 6, 2013 11:34:01 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

My parents did that for me in 6th grade. There was a graphic rape in the book the class was reading. I read the alternative with one other student.

This explains a lot.

[meshaliuknits]

Jun 6, 2013 11:51:27 GMT -5 taratru said:

I had to do that a couple of years ago for Lord of the Flies, because "we don't expose her to anything negative in the world so we don't want her to read it."

Ironically, the parents had never read it, either. Talk about missed opportunity. I find it also ironic that they were okay with her reading Romeo and Juliet and To Kill a Mockingbird and The Odyssey with no qualms.

You shouldve had her watch the Simpsons Lord of the Flies episode & write a report on it.

Sent from my EVO

[Deleted]

Jun 6, 2013 11:53:06 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Jun 6, 2013 11:34:01 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

My parents did that for me in 6th grade. There was a graphic rape in the book the class was reading. I read the alternative with one other student.

What book was it you were reading in 6th grade that had graphic rape in it? Just curious.

I would assume it's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, because I read that in 6th grade. The chapter with the rape (which I would not deem graphic) was optional reading for our class and it wasn't part of our tests.

It was a huge deal with some of the parents at our school. I remember thinking how stupid some adults were after I read the book. lol.

[ttt]

Jun 6, 2013 11:34:01 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

My parents did that for me in 6th grade. There was a graphic rape in the book the class was reading. I read the alternative with one other student.

What book was it!?!?

[Deleted]

Jun 6, 2013 12:04:21 GMT -5 ttt said:

Jun 6, 2013 11:34:01 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

My parents did that for me in 6th grade. There was a graphic rape in the book the class was reading. I read the alternative with one other student.

What book was it!?!?

the kite runner....
j/k I was a little appalled it was on SD's reading list at 13 (9th grade) but I didn't say anything to the school just complained on here. 

[cattledogkisses]

How does she make it through everyday life without being exposed to sexuality? I mean, it's kind of everywhere.

[soozy87]

I can't recall what book it was. I know it was about slavery and the part I was refering to was the slave master raping one of his young slaves.