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You sound like someone who never found joy in a child's innocence and wonderment. The world is harsh enough without denying kids the simple joys of childhood.
There is a lot of wonderment in science! If a parent's attitude is that reality is harsh, their children just might grow escaping reality.
I didn't have the time to read the whole thread, but IMHO, this is infringing on family traditions, no place for a public school teacher to impose upon. I think what the teacher has missed, is that eventually kids learn by themselves there really is no Santa, and all those years that they believed, it was really their family anonymously bringing those gifts and enjoying the excitement without credit for giving. Maybe that is a lesson we all too quickly forget in life, to give thanklessly?
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There is a lot of wonderment in science! If a parent's attitude is that reality is harsh, their children just might grow escaping reality.
Orrrr....and this is a crazy thought, so bear with me.
People can find wonderment in both science AND fiction. Wait a minute. Isn't there an entire genre of storytelling, films, games, books, etc. named sci-fi? Science fiction.
I totally agree for example if children believe that babies are delivered by storks. You should tell them the truth and have them watch porn movies in class..
Do you know how many fairytales and allegories (technically all lies) are told to children? They serve the purpose of telling stories and teaching lessons with some degree of magic and wonderment because at that age that is what is appealing to humans and gets them to absorb the material. Should we go through the schools and throw out all the books that have talking plants and animals, fairy godmothers, flying characters, shape-shifting characters, etc. because none of these things are real? Let's take away their tooth fairy money, abolish Halloween, and burn all Willy Wonka DVDs too because the FDA would never let a candy factory get away with those unsanitary conditions and dangerous experimental products in real life.
No need to throw out those books but we do refer to them, and teach the children that they are "fiction."
There is a lot of wonderment in science! If a parent's attitude is that reality is harsh, their children just might grow escaping reality.
I have granddaughters aged 3 and 5. The older one goes to a K-12 STEM-focused charter school that her sister will also attend. The 5 year old can already tell you about gravity and friction. There will be plenty of science in their lives but they are also little girls enjoying Santa and Elf On The Shelf. They love playing pretend and games that require imagination. To take away Santa and the like and only allow them to live in a world of hard facts will diminish their scientific curiosity, not increase it. Let kids be kids.
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Let's take away their tooth fairy money, abolish Halloween, and burn all Willy Wonka DVDs too because the FDA would never let a candy factory get away with those unsanitary conditions and dangerous experimental products in real life.
