Interesting choice of charities for Ms. Taylor - too bad she doesn't know about DLHS - read this!
In other news, I will be donating $10 to a local theatre school next month.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wow - I wonder what the parents think . . .
Check out the lengths that a Christian school is going to to stop cheating . . . click here.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Needing more "focus and socialization"
A judge in North Carolina decides orders a homeschooled family into the public schools. I would bet that the case gets overturned, but we'll see . . . click here to read the story.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
We've had that rule for years!
Who knew that DLHS could have been featured in the news? We've had that rule for years! Click here to find out what I'm talking about.
Anything to win . . .
For entertainment purposes . . . here's a crazy article about a high school basketball coach pulling out all the stops to get wins.
Click here to read the article.
My favorite line in the article: The Kansas State High School Activities Association has no rules regarding hypnosis. Hillarious.
Click here to read the article.
My favorite line in the article: The Kansas State High School Activities Association has no rules regarding hypnosis. Hillarious.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Blogging about the administrators . . .
Read a fascinating article about a case in Connecticut where a high school student is suing to have the right to blog disparaging comments about her school administrators without repercussion from the school - click here.
Regardless of the eventual outcome, it does bear asking: what is the mom thinking?
Lauren Doninger said she wished her daughter "had used more sophisticated language," but said it was up to her, not the school board, to mete out the punishment. "It's for me to discipline her at home, not for the school."
The mom's goal is for her daughter to use more sophisticated language as she publically criticized her administrators. Good parenting there.
Regardless of the eventual outcome, it does bear asking: what is the mom thinking?
Lauren Doninger said she wished her daughter "had used more sophisticated language," but said it was up to her, not the school board, to mete out the punishment. "It's for me to discipline her at home, not for the school."
The mom's goal is for her daughter to use more sophisticated language as she publically criticized her administrators. Good parenting there.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
"No Name Calling Week"
In case you missed it, last week was "No Name Calling Week" for 5th thru 8th graders in public schools all over the country. Sounds good until you realize the agenda behind the program. If you go to the webpage of teacher materials (CLICK HERE) you'll notice the GLSEN in the upper right hand corner. If you read the materials, you'll see what they really are: tools for indoctrinating middle school students to accept homosexual lifestyles.
I'd call the creators of the curriculum, "sneaky," but I'd hate to violate the spirit of "No Name Calling Week."
I'd call the creators of the curriculum, "sneaky," but I'd hate to violate the spirit of "No Name Calling Week."
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The Exodus Mandate . . .
Interesting video put out by www.exodusmandate.org, a Baptist group that calls for Christian families to leave the public schools. It's a little over the top, but worth watching:
Thursday, December 25, 2008
What does Christmas mean to you?
Be careful how you answer . . .
A religious rights advocate is troubled by a recent occurrence of censorship at a Mississippi school.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, sixth-grader Andrew White was given a creative expression assignment as part of his language class. Students were allowed to choose from three topics, and Andrew chose "What Christmas Means to Me." Andrew wrote a poem titled "A Great Christmas" that reads: "The best Christmas ever is when everyone is there. It is when everyone is laughing here and there. That is the Christmas I want to share. Christmas is about Jesus' birth. About peace on Earth. This is what Christmas is about. It is when He lay in a manger. And the three wise men come to see. That's what it means to me." After Andrew referenced Jesus in his poem, his teacher Latasha Atkins docked his grade and told him that mentioning Jesus was not allowed. She then instructed him to write a new poem. Matt Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, disagrees with Atkins' point-of-view. "The good news is that the principal, Carrie Hornsby, eventually sided with Andrew and his parents, changing his grade to a 100 and conceding that there was nothing improper in using the name of Jesus," he notes. The most horrifying part of the story, according to Staver, is that this sixth-grader was told that Jesus is not allowed in public school. "I think some educators need education that the story of Christmas, and the birth of Jesus, is not banned from our public schools," he points out. Principal Hornsby did, in fact, tell school teachers to write letters home to parents informing them that religious expression is permitted under federal guidelines. However, Andrew's paper was supposed to be displayed at the Winter's Writers Board, and it was not.
A religious rights advocate is troubled by a recent occurrence of censorship at a Mississippi school.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, sixth-grader Andrew White was given a creative expression assignment as part of his language class. Students were allowed to choose from three topics, and Andrew chose "What Christmas Means to Me." Andrew wrote a poem titled "A Great Christmas" that reads: "The best Christmas ever is when everyone is there. It is when everyone is laughing here and there. That is the Christmas I want to share. Christmas is about Jesus' birth. About peace on Earth. This is what Christmas is about. It is when He lay in a manger. And the three wise men come to see. That's what it means to me." After Andrew referenced Jesus in his poem, his teacher Latasha Atkins docked his grade and told him that mentioning Jesus was not allowed. She then instructed him to write a new poem. Matt Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, disagrees with Atkins' point-of-view. "The good news is that the principal, Carrie Hornsby, eventually sided with Andrew and his parents, changing his grade to a 100 and conceding that there was nothing improper in using the name of Jesus," he notes. The most horrifying part of the story, according to Staver, is that this sixth-grader was told that Jesus is not allowed in public school. "I think some educators need education that the story of Christmas, and the birth of Jesus, is not banned from our public schools," he points out. Principal Hornsby did, in fact, tell school teachers to write letters home to parents informing them that religious expression is permitted under federal guidelines. However, Andrew's paper was supposed to be displayed at the Winter's Writers Board, and it was not.
Monday, December 8, 2008
"Rent" comes to a Phildelphia public high school
My drama directors showed me this - Read THIS!
Here's my favorite part:
'Assistant Director Tracey Krause says this is not a big deal at Truman High. "We have a very strong gay, gay and lesbian and straight alliance. We've had same sex couples at the proms for years. So it really isn't an issue, as odd as that sounds," says Krause. '
Email me when the first colorado high school puts on this show.
Here's my favorite part:
'Assistant Director Tracey Krause says this is not a big deal at Truman High. "We have a very strong gay, gay and lesbian and straight alliance. We've had same sex couples at the proms for years. So it really isn't an issue, as odd as that sounds," says Krause. '
Email me when the first colorado high school puts on this show.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
A good article for the DLHS youth and government students . . .
Others have also felt the frustration of ignorant souls who use the phrase "separation of church and state." Here is a an excerpt from a great article:
Let’s consider the 2002 case of Kala Brotos, a five-year old kindergarten student from Saratoga Springs, NY. Before eating her lunch, little Kala simply prayed out loud and gave thanks for her meal. Her teacher then scolded her before the entire the class, claiming that Kala violated the separation of church and state – Roger Baldwin’s version, that is. The teacher even claimed that Kala committed a “crime against humanity.”
Read the whole article HERE!
Let’s consider the 2002 case of Kala Brotos, a five-year old kindergarten student from Saratoga Springs, NY. Before eating her lunch, little Kala simply prayed out loud and gave thanks for her meal. Her teacher then scolded her before the entire the class, claiming that Kala violated the separation of church and state – Roger Baldwin’s version, that is. The teacher even claimed that Kala committed a “crime against humanity.”
Read the whole article HERE!
Friday, November 21, 2008
A beauty of a post from another blog!
A snippet from one of my favorite blogs . . . . the whole post can be seen by clicking on the Discover Christian Schools blog on the right.
How many Christian parents are failing their children on an issue with eternal stakes far greater than digital TV? This Christmas, how many Christian parents will sacrifice to provide their children with new toys, outfits, and electronic gadgets, while failing to provide what their children need most—the one thing God has commanded parents to provide for their children—a knowledge of God, a Biblical worldview?
How many Christian parents who would never, knowingly place their child in physical danger, will more than willingly place their highly impressionable children in spiritual danger every day in a public school system which must, by law, teach moral relativism? How many Christian parents will continue to enroll their intellectually curious children in a public school system which must, by law, artificially remove the truth of God from every academic subject, and which must, by law, remain not neutral (for neutrality when it comes to God is impossible) but anti-God (for acknowledging the creation without acknowledging the Creator is the epitome of idolatry)?
How many Christian parents are failing their children on an issue with eternal stakes far greater than digital TV? This Christmas, how many Christian parents will sacrifice to provide their children with new toys, outfits, and electronic gadgets, while failing to provide what their children need most—the one thing God has commanded parents to provide for their children—a knowledge of God, a Biblical worldview?
How many Christian parents who would never, knowingly place their child in physical danger, will more than willingly place their highly impressionable children in spiritual danger every day in a public school system which must, by law, teach moral relativism? How many Christian parents will continue to enroll their intellectually curious children in a public school system which must, by law, artificially remove the truth of God from every academic subject, and which must, by law, remain not neutral (for neutrality when it comes to God is impossible) but anti-God (for acknowledging the creation without acknowledging the Creator is the epitome of idolatry)?
Monday, November 17, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Ultimate in hypocrisy!
Great article about how those at the highest level that advocate public education are the very ones that will not use it, inlcuding our new president. Click Here
Here's an excerpt: Many Members of Congress choose private schools for their children. Senators Edward Kennedy and Hillary Clinton have been outspoken opponents of school choice yet have sent their children to private schools. According to a 2007 Heritage Foundation survey, "...37 percent of representatives and 45 percent of senators in the 110th Congress sent their children to private schools -- almost four times the rate of the general population." Yet many of them vote against letting the rest of us have the same choice.
Here's an excerpt: Many Members of Congress choose private schools for their children. Senators Edward Kennedy and Hillary Clinton have been outspoken opponents of school choice yet have sent their children to private schools. According to a 2007 Heritage Foundation survey, "...37 percent of representatives and 45 percent of senators in the 110th Congress sent their children to private schools -- almost four times the rate of the general population." Yet many of them vote against letting the rest of us have the same choice.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)