It's funny that in this thread, you're asserting that a school- an institution of learning- is supposed to (for some unknown reason) support and actively engage in perpetuating a mythology... that somehow the children need to be told that this mythology is real, and telling them the truth is bad, and makes you a bad person...
But in this thread...
Court rules against Intelligent Design in Dover, PA...
You're all laughing at the idiocy of a group of people trying to get support for the teaching and perpetuation of another mythology (intelligent design) to children.
So I guess now that all the schools are well-funded, the teachers paid a fair wage for their sacrifices, and the next generation of kids is well-educated, not just promoted a year because they're another year older, we have time to fuck around with the truly mundane issues, like this one?
I don't think she has an issue. I think she's just not a fan of corroborating other people's bullshit lies. She taught the history of the real "santa". Since when is school about teaching kids lies, feeding them fantasy as reality? They have no allegiance to the lies you all tell your kids, and no expectation to perpetuate it, either.
The saddest part, to me, is the fact that the lie exists mostly to enchant the young ones into a fantasy, which keeps them "kids" longer. Parents are always doing things to try and prolong the "childhood" of their offspring. If this is so that the young one can enjoy the simple pleasures of being young, that's one thing- but far and above, it's a selfish desire of the parents to keep their kids as "kids", and not allow them to grow up. It is for that reason that I do not support the idea of Santa as a general rule. They're using fantasy to manipulate, not just entertain- so that the kids stay forcibly "innocent" and childish longer.
I had Santa growing up. I had the Easter Bunny, too. They were fun, and my parents knew I enjoyed the fantasy. They didn't do it because it let them hold onto my youth longer. They never did things to selfishly try to stretch my childhood like I see so many parents do; they recognized the progression of time and maturity. Because I was raised well and given all the right guidance, I'm still young at heart. Because that's where youth is truly captured. You can baby your young adults and pre-adolescents to death, treating them like children because you want them to stay children- but raise them truly well, and they'll be young at heart for much, much longer. My mom did the right job- and though I'm 24, she knows I am now, and will always be her little boy in my heart, and I love her for it. Merry Christmas or happy holidays to everyone.
*gets off his soapbox and passes it to the next person*
*gets out a few high-horses as well*
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*makes note to hug his mom extra tomorrow*