Thanks Schraf!
One of the more difficult parts of this thing was dealing with people who were on our side but believed, like Syamsu, that we were making an issue out of it rather than just letting it go. I am afraid that a lot of these battles never get off of the ground because people take the "those wacky creos, they never quit" attitude and then let it go.
I will give this teacher credit and respect on one issue. When asked about the class she admitted saying everything. When given a choice to stop using the class to teach ID and keep state funding she refused. Our fear was that she would agree and just keep doing it. Ours was the first complaint even though she has been teaching for several years (I suspect that there aren't a lot of biologist parents with kids in home school). So I admire her honesty and I completely agree that she has every right to teach this material, but not with state funds.
As for my son... He did question her on a comment that evolution was impossible (he said that his dad was a evolutionary biologist) and she told him his dad was wrong because the organs of any animal function in tandem and could never have evolved. He doesn't like confrontation and dropped the issue but told us about it immediately. I would have been content just talking to her but she refused to speak with me. My son was actually pissed at me for making an issue out of it because he thinks that some of the other kids now treat him differently. I sympathize with his feelings but feel the larger picture is at risk.
This message has been edited by Lithodid-Man, 02-06-2005 19:26 AM
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Doctor Bashir: "Of all the stories you told me, which were true and which weren't?"
Elim Garak: "My dear Doctor, they're all true"
Doctor Bashir: "Even the lies?"
Elim Garak: "Especially the lies"