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Thread ID: 3933 | Posts: 4 | Started: 2002-12-09
2002-12-09 20:33 | User Profile
Schools' holiday concerts selective Teachers try not to offend kids from varied backgrounds
Lansing State Journal ( Michigan ) 12/8/2002
Area public school music teachers say they are being selective and cautious when it comes to holiday carols this season.
Songs such as "Silent Night" or "First Noel" will not be part of Holbrook's winter concert on Monday. Instead, Holbrook students will perform "Let it Snow" and "Jingle Bell Rock."
They also will sing a song about Kwanzaa, an African-American celebration during the holiday season.
As more parents, local and nationwide, began pushing sensitivity for those who aren't Christian, teachers and principals have been more mindful about the kind of holiday songs they teach, said Wendy Wagenheim, communications director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan.
There's no one instance that sparked a movement toward more sensitivity for holiday songs, Wagenheim said. And it isn't illegal to sing religious holiday songs in public schools, she said.
"What they need to do is develop a balance in the kind of songs they are teaching to children," Wagenheim said. "Select songs that you know will not make anyone feel uncomfortable."
For instance, "Silent Night" might make a Muslim or Jewish student feel uncomfortable, Wagenheim said.
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2002-12-09 20:50 | User Profile
For instance, "Silent Night" might make a Muslim or Jewish student feel uncomfortable, Wagenheim said.
Awwwwwww. Poor babies.
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2002-12-10 04:06 | User Profile
Originally posted by Robbie@Dec 9 2002, 20:33 Wendy Wagenheim, communications director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan.
Wendy Wagenheim... director ACLU... Hmmmm... What'a y'all reckon... Church of Christ? Apostolic? Greek Orthodox...Orrrrrrrrrrrr...... der Judan?
If I were a betting man...
2002-12-11 23:01 | User Profile
Songs such as "Silent Night" or "First Noel" will not be part of Holbrook's winter concert on Monday. Instead, Holbrook students will perform "Let it Snow" and "Jingle Bell Rock." They also will sing a song about Kwanzaa, an African-American celebration during the holiday season.
Absolutely heartbreaking. Take Christ out of Christmas, but make sure to celebrate some Berkley professors bogus black unity harvest festival crapola which has never been heard of anywhere else on the planet. How long until a nice little song celebrating Muslims stoning to death a non-virgin on a snowy night is included in the program?
Public Schools your tax dollars at work.