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Originally Posted by sportswidow05
She said the principal had a moment of silence for the victims,
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I have to wonder about these "moments of silence". I agree with the general opinion of being honest with children about tragedy. But setting aside time to tell children "you should feel bad about this" I don't think accomplishes much. I think the compulsory sorrow is far removed from honest discussion about the honest facts of life.
In recent times, how many of the moments of silence do you think our children go through? Columbine, the Challenger explosion, 9/11... Were the students and faculty of Virginia Tech allowed to assemble and pay respects (which I assume they did) it is one thing. But a grammar school student in Ramona, Oklahoma likely doesn't have a connection to this event and doesn't need to be connected in this way.