In a city with a large gay/lesbian population, gay -sm

• Field trip to see lesbian wedding - educational or not?
  • My child would not be attending...sm - blondie_1147
  • Let's look at it this way - Old part-timer
    • Wrong. And why do you think a same-sex marriage - is going to be any different than -sm
      • OMG - Old P-T was NOT stating the ceremonies were different - get a grip
        • She claims a wedding "isn't educational material". - For a 1st-grader, everything is educational!
          • Well, this is one educational moment they - don't need for their future... MSMT
          • "open-mindedness will not get them a job - later in life
            • Bet me! - SF
  • Oh please. I live in SF, and the kids are going to see their - TEACHER get married... -sm
    • The question was not are you for/against gay marriages - -sm
      • In a city with a large gay/lesbian population, gay -sm - SF
        • For example, I have a lot of opinions and beliefs....do you want to send your child (or another chil - MeMT
          • This is just a simple wedding. Nothing more, - nothing less.
            • Then why did you just say it would teach tolerance? Apparently there was a goal. sm - MeMT
              • Today's children are tomorrow's leaders and - lawmakers. Would you rather - sm
                • Of course I would want to be equally valued. Why can't that be taught at home? nm - MeMT
                  • It can't because most parents (read this board!) are NOT - tolerant nor open-minded. - nm
        • I still think it should be the parents who teach the child these things, not the school's place. - MeMT
          • In too many cases, that would just perpetuate - the myths, fears, and hatred.
            • But this is not a school-wide accepted teaching practice, it is individual (nm) - MeMT
              • Maybe not in the midwest, but in San Francisco, - tolerance is taught in our schools.
                • Last time I was in SF, there was NAKED biking group parading down the road. Now THAT was educational - MeMT
                  • So what? It's a minor blip in everyday city life. - .
                    • Do you have kids? Do you want them seeing some stranger's penis or vagina? nm - MeMT - last post - aren't you glad?
                      • haha - I've seen a penis or two in town, but golly - - never taking the time to see a vagina!
                • No, in the MW our kids go to school to get an acutal - education - how silly of us nm
                  • If intolerance is part of the MW curriculum, then - I'm glad my kid lives in SF.
                    • Everyone belongs somewhere; it sounds like you are in the right place....see msg - nm
                      • That's it exactly. And you're welcome to come - visit this beautiful city any time!
  • And this is why our country is going to h@ll in a - a handbasket........nm
  • I'd be all over that school with an attorney for it. - Ridiculous
  • So did they do this on school time? - -sm
    • It's not on school time. - nm
  • If this was MY child??? sm - MT and worn out
    • If it were MY child, I'd buy her a pretty dress to wear - and tell her to have a good time.
      • If wanting to teach my son our own family values makes me a bigot..then so be it. sm - MT and worn out
        • Pretty sad to stunt a child's intellectual growth. - .
        • What a bunch of kooks - NM
    • Unfortunately, the schools stick their nose in many things that should be the parents job (sm) - MeMT
      • Any parent who choses to has the option of - keeping their kid home.
  • Not educational. This is something that should be the parents job to teach, not the school. sm - MeMT
    • Chances are, this is an outdoor, nondominational - wedding. There are likely school district -

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First-graders in San Francisco took a field trip to City Hall to celebrate the marriage of their lesbian teacher on Friday, but opponents of same-sex marriage in the state say the field trip was an attempt to “indoctrinate” the students, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The field trip was suggested by a parent at the Creative Arts Charter School, and the school said the trip, where students tossed rose petals on their teacher and her wife as they left City Hall, was academically relevant.

"It really is what we call a teachable moment," said Liz Jaroslow, the school’s interim director, according to the newspaper. She said same-sex marriage had historic significance. "I think I'm well within the parameters."

California will vote on Nov. 4 on Proposition 8 which seeks to ban same-sex marriage in the state, and supporters of the measure say the field trip shows that allowing same-sex marriage will mean it’s taught to school children, the newspaper said.

"It's just utterly unreasonable that a public school field trip would be to a same-sex wedding," said Chip White, press secretary for the Yes on 8 campaign, told the Chronicle. "This is overt indoctrination of children who are too young to have an understanding of its purpose."

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Does anyone know if New York City is extremely crowded on Black Friday? I'm going on a bus trip that day to do some shopping. Just curious if it was as crowded that day as it was the week before Christmas.

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I find that as I get older, it's not even a question of not seeing as well.  It's almost more like disorientation,if it's an area I'm kind of familiar with, but not really.  Like I will be not quite sure how much farther I have to go to the light and then when I get to the light, I'm not sure what cross street I'm at.  Sound funky.  Kind of hard to explain.

It is at the foothills of the mountains, so you have mountains and desert both. The cost of living is relatively low. And Santa Fe and Taos are very close, so there are all kinds of opportunities to learn about arts and culture. There are the mountains for hiking and camping. And Gallup and Zuni Pueblo are not too far away. Lots of Native American culture, including the yearly ceremonials in Gallup.

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