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Re: Christmas and Schools

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Originally Posted by Jillian B.
So, before you begin to give the principal something to dread when he or she returns from a relaxing break, or before you frown at the red and green decor, the lighted Christmas trees, or jump to conclusions when your little sister or brother begins to sing a Christmas song, realize that the doer of that action you detest is more cultured than you are.
As I mentioned in my first post and referenced again in my second: "and kindly ask them to seriously rethink what they're doing". The key word being kindly. If nothing happens (and I don't expect anything to - our city is already as liberal as it could possibly be), so be it, but as mentioned in a post above by someone else, I DO need to know that I am someone who feels like I'm doing something - especially when it involves education. I think that my sister knowing christmas songs is not evil. I won't have a real problem until she starts saying, God did it (which she has done before... that I can't tolerate). But after reading the BBC article the other day, going through the last week before break in high school with teachers cracking jokes about how they'd get fired for referring to Christmas things, it really made me think why the subject isn't taken seriously at the elementary school level.

Jillian, it seems that you liked the education you received in Catholic school, Jillian. That's great and I hope you keep that knowledge with you always. I like my public high school very much too. You have not attended my school and I have not attended yours, so please (< I stress that) make no more assumptions about what my schooling or knowledge may be.

I also don't frown at green/red decor or christmas trees because our school has none. Our family, however, has all that plus lighting. I don't hate Christmas. Read the "I love it when..." thread - I love presents and cramming myself with food. I don't agree with the religion, but I will take advantage of the 2 week break it provides and the presents/food. In fact, it's lovely that there's so many religiously-based holidays - there's so many vacations in US schools.

My initial question asked what people thought about the relationship between Christmas and school. Keep your answers to that please.
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