Mar 14 2008
Day of silence…Why?
Despite some parents’ and students’ objections to the Day of Silence, Mount Si High School Principal Randy Taylor told the Snoqualmie Valley School District board last week that the high school’s Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) had begun planning this year’s event, scheduled for April 25.
Taylor said organizers were working to set expectations of respect for all students - participants and non-participants - on the Day of Silence, which is part of a nationwide effort to raise awareness of gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-gendered and questioning (LGBTQ) students and allies who do not feel safe enough to speak their true voice.
Read about it here.
[AFA]
Why should parents be concerned about the so-called Day of Silence?
A. This event was started a decade ago by an adult homosexual advocacy group, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), with the goal of promoting homosexuality to all students in a given school. It has grown enormously, unfortunately, as the support for the ‘gay’ agenda has been embraced by thousands of schools and impressionable students nationwide.
This year, GLSEN adds a special twist to “Day of Silence”: shameless exploitation of the recent tragic school shooting death of
Read about it here.
[From me]
I said I wouldn’t talk about homosexuality and I’m not. This isn’t a post about whether it is right or wrong. I just don’t think school is the place for a political statement. I thought school was for education in the 3 R’s etc… Why have a day that disrupts education? I’m sorry for the young man who was killed. It was wrong as is anyone who is killed. Are we going to start having days of silence for college Student Body Presidents at UNC or for young co-eds at Auburn? What about days of silence for the millions of babies that are aborted?
This is stupid. If an adult wants to live a certain lifestyle then fine. That is their choice. But don’t shove all this mess down impressionable children and teens. Let them make up their own minds without a school sanctioned event.
What do you think?
6 responses so far
Yet another reason to homeschool.
Yet another reason to homeschool.
Amen!
This is all about demonstrating power. And not power for sake of any real cause, but merely for sake of raw power itself.
Remember “Take Our Daughters To Work Day”? ‘Twas just a ploy by the radical feminists to flex their muscles as a demonstration to everyone that they “mattered” somehow.
Why are the public schools such constant targets for this kind of thing? Because young people don’t usually have the wisdom that comes with years of experience to see this sort of thing for what it *really* is, and say no accordingly. That’s why the big impetus, not just for so-called “liberals” but I would also say for many “conservatives” also, is to go after students: because whoever can claim that they more successfully molded the next generation is going to be the group that can claim a victory.
It’s too bad that they don’t realize that they are perpetuating this power-mad cycle into the next generation and beyond, where those still yet to be born will have to deal with it even long after our own generation has gone.
Kevin,
Since, as you said, this post is not about whether homosexuality is right or wrong, but simply about whether the Day of Silence is appropriate, on what basis do you decide whether it is appropriate or not?
The Pledge of allegiance is a political statement. So is Black History month. So is a moment of silence in lieu of prayer, and so is prayer in school. I don’t think all political statements are necessarily inappropriate in school; in fact I think some can be quite educational. I also don’t think all political statements are necessarily appropriate in school.
If you don’t want to talk about the political statement being right or wrong (as you say that you do not in this post), then on what basis do you decide which political statements are appropriate and which are not? I’m not sure how I could decide without considering the merit of the political statement.
I think education is much more than that. Music, art, history, science, social science, and political science are an important part of the curriculum for example. I don’t see that as a valid argument against political statements in school.
Field trips, guest speakers, career day, and other such activities disrupt the conventional school day but they are still educational. Are you suggesting that we do away with any activity that disrupts the “normal” school day?
Oops! Didn’t mean to yell! …I just messed the </strong> tag…
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