First of all, thank you to those speakers who supported TKR. Thank you for pointing out that our children need to be armed with knowledge in order to make the world a better place. Thank you, Sam and Buddy, for your comments. The book does have a tremendous redeeming value. Thanks for pointing out that the rape scenes were not in graphic detail, nor is the book pornographic.
Other board member comments: The brain doesn't mature until the mid-twenties.
Oh dear, the brain doesn't mature until the mid-twenties? Therefore, teachers can't assign TKR? Well, if the brain doesn't mature until the mid-twenties, then let's make sure that teens can't get a driver's license until they are 25. Also, maybe a person shouldn't be able to vote until he/she is 25??? We can use that argument for many, many things.
Hey, Tracy, I guess our kids can't read ROMEO AND JULIET. They may know someone who has committed suicide, and Shakespeare will encourage them to do it themselves. I guess they can't read THE SCARLET LETTER. They may have parents who have committed adultery, and the book might make them feel bad. I could go on. I guess the kids just can't read anything, because, heaven forbid, they might find some relevancy in a piece of literature. Tracy, where did you get your degree in child psychology?
Education with Tracy in charge sounds like an old song I know:
What did you learn in school today?
by Tom Paxton
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?
I learned that Washington never told a lie,
I learned that soldiers seldom die,
I learned that everybody's free,
That's what the teacher said to me,
And that's what I learned in school today,
That's what I learned in school.
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?
I learned that policemen are my friends,
I learned that justice never ends,
I learned that murderers die for their crimes,
Even if we make a mistake sometimes,
And that's what I learned in school today,
That's what I learned in school.
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?
I learned our government must be strong
It's always right and never wrong
Our leaders are the finest men
That's why we elect them again and again
And that's what I learned in school today,
That's what I learned in school.
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?
I learned that war is not so bad,
I learned about the great ones we have had,
We fought in Germany and in France,
And someday I might get my chance,
And that's what I learned in school today,
That's what I learned in school
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2 comments:
Actually, I was under the impression that we don't stop learning until the day we die. I guess our local experts have taken care of that too....NOT!!
I don't know where Mr. Brain-nard studied about the pre-frontal cortex and when it is fully developed, but any psychologist will tell you that learning and absorbing new information actually "exercises" that part of the lobe and improves the executive function.
No one should use it's lack of full development as an excuse to not read a particular book or not be able to comprehend its content.
DB, you should stick to your $50,000 electrical buzz (the correct term is "buss") units that you said were purchased and installed at Patton when they actually only cost $1100. We're all a lot safer when you simply misquote prices than when you start practicing psychology.
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