The New York Post published an article that began with these words: “Even the Grinch wouldn’t be this mean,” and goes on to call a 2nd grade teacher a “sourpuss” because she “ruined Christmas” for her class by divulging that Santa Claus isn’t real.
It all started when, during a geography lesson on the North Pole, one of the students said, “That’s where Santa Claus lives.” At which point the teacher told the class that parents were the ones who left presents under the tree, not St. Nick.
But what surprises me as much as the story itself is the journalism. Maybe it’s just me, but I was under the impression that reporting news should be unbiased and objective… However, I must be as naïve as the 2nd grade students.
Is this what they call yellow journalism, or not? Help me out folks.
“The evil educator even told the youngsters…
“The stunning Scrooge-like behavior has caused a blizzard of outrage in the quiet George W. Miller Elementary School in Nanuet, where angry parents would like to see the teacher roasted like a chestnut over an open fire.” {Italics mine}
Really? This is journalism?
Now there’s a national poll asking, “Should the teacher who told her 2nd grade students there is no Santa be fired?”
What do you think? Should this teacher be fired? Why or why not?
The teacher, I believe, showed a real lack of judgment here. She has been especially trained to deal with this age group in an appropriate manner. She didn't follow through. I don't know what bee was in her bonnet that day, but it was a mistake. Yet, not one, I believe, for which she should be fired.
ReplyDeleteJournalism? It's been in the trash for so long, it smells worse than a landfill. There is hardly any difference between reporting the facts and editorializing them. It seems opinion and spin take precedence over simply stating what transpired and letting the reader be the judge. This writer decided it was okay to be both judge and jury for this teacher who, I'm sure, wishes now she could retract her statement about Santa's existence.
You know, I wish people in the media would get more outraged when Christmas, and the real reason for the season, are bashed around . . .
Thanks, Debra, for this most provocative post. I'll get down from my high horse now . . .
Blessings!
Oh, and it should be "is bashed". Too much writing . . . :)
ReplyDeleteMartha – What high horse? The truth is the truth is the truth! Tell it girl! I could go on about skewed journalism. The question is: where do you NOT find it? Yeah, it smells worse than the landfill alright :-(This might be a good article to demonstrate to journalism students what not to do. Or to exemplify how to be, as you say, both judge and jury. I decided not to post the poll results here, as not to influence those like you who are able to think for themselves. ~ Peace
ReplyDeleteHaha... I know this school district. 10 years ago I applied for a teaching position there and I am so glad I don't work there. Yes, this was poor judgement by the teacher. But, to be fired for this? Give me a break... I could understand if she was teaching false information. And honestly, do we REALLY know the real story?? Looking at the way the journalist wrote this story, it looks like the writer was more into writing a juicy story then sharing the facts.
ReplyDeleteRead, "Nothing but the truth" by Avi... This book shows how the truth can be compromised just for the sake of selling a story...
http://www.ladyonaroof.com/
Senorita – Thank your lucky stars you didn’t take that job in that district. Look what you’d be dealing with. I’ve been reading and analyzing the parents’ and others’ reactions; did you happen to read the article, where someone said that a sibling would be punished if they’d told a younger sibling the truth about Santa? Makes you wonder about our society, doesn’t it?
ReplyDeleteAnd the journalism here, yeah… it’s all about sensationalism, not truth. I’d like to read “Nothing but the Truth.” Thanks!
Debra, I agree with you one hundred percent. The teacher broke the students hearts, no doubt about it but printing such adjectives for her is not right. The story should have been unbiased and the readers could have decided to add to it with their comments.The news article has acted as the judge, jury and executioner. News should be just facts without the exaggeration and embellishments. Just let the readers know what happened and let them decide how to deal with it, don't give them ideas and suggestions.
ReplyDeleteSulekkha – In the media here it’s become all about fabricating a sensational story over and above reporting the news. But if these journalists had not painted the teacher as a wicked villain here, what kind of story would they have produced? The adjectives like “evil” educator and “stunning Scrooge-like" behavior just show what lengths some will go to in order to produce something - anything!
ReplyDeleteI wish the teacher hadn't been so tactless. We all grow up believing that there is a Santa with all those toys. She should have understood that and been sensitive. As for the media, they just love to sensationalize everything, instigating the public for more readership and viewership. I wish they would be more factual and not so biased but they are and that is the sad truth. They can really make things ugly.
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I was in first grade when the teacher told the class Santa Claus didn't exist. Parents were outraged. I survived the ordeal.
ReplyDeleteThe year, by the way, was 1957.
I agree with you...the teacher spoiled something beautiful for the kids. As for journalists, anything and everything works for them.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe they're actually thinking of sacking the teacher for telling the truth! I'm sure there are teachers doing worse things and getting away with it! While I wonder at the teacher's motivation in revealing the 'Santa secret', I really wonder how many children still believe in Santa!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, that sounds a lot more like an editorial than a news article! I agree, the use of words definitely shows a bias against the teacher rather than objective reporting.
ReplyDeleteRimly – Others I’ve shared this with have said that the teacher shouldn’t have been so tactless. And yes, most of us grew up in a culture where Christmas = Santa and toys. On the surface, it seems that this teacher might be cruel, but we don’t know the whole story. We don’t know why she told the truth.
ReplyDeleteGlynn – Why are parents outraged over this? I see that you did survive the ordeal! Actually, I used to be afraid of the man in the red suit who was ubiquitous and seemed like a creeper :-)
Janu – I’m not so sure she spoiled something beautiful. There’s more than meets the eye here. She seems more like a scapegoat than a villain to me.
ReplyDeleteCorinne – Exactly how I feel too. It’s insane to think of ditching a teacher for speaking the truth. What are people THINKING? And yeah, there are far worse things going on in schools that merit outrage than something this benign. The hypocrisy!
Well...If "stupid" were a crime...we would have a much larger prison overpopulation problem. What that teacher did was poorly thought out and pointless, but where have we come that topics like this are even news-worthy? I won't go off on a media-political tangent, but for crying out loud! Stupid id as Stupid does [Forest Gump] and feeding on this at any level gives it far more value than it deserves. Aren't there real and more important things to keep current on? It is bad judgement on the media's part to broadcast it as much as it was bad judgement and pointless on the part of the teacher. I would be far more interested in the level of education the teacher offers the students otherwise to advance themselves. This may sound clinical but frankly in my experience, children are far more interested in what they get as presents that who they came from...just saying.
ReplyDeleteLooks like everyone is on the same sheet of music here. I agree with all said and with Ron...poor deceision on the part of the teacher, but more important her education skills. Good teachers are needed in the classroom...are they human yes, do they make mistakes yes...but to get fired over this...crazy. There are so many more things in this world today to be insensed over, poverty, disease, environment, children and families without health care...etc. As to the journalism..anything goes to get a story, to create sensationalism...to sell...some people today need a place to vent their anger at so much that is going wrong in their lives...sometimes people hook onto something they can blame ...this could be one of them.(Just a thought)This got way out of context ...if people could step back and look at the big picture they may see a different view..discern..and not take the leed of a "Journalist" who is trying to sell something. Good discussion...thought provoking...
ReplyDeleteJournalism has always been a hard subject to deal with, because yes, as journalist we can not expres any feelings on the story we are telling. However, according to the type of journalims we are doing, there is room for opinions and this case you are showing us makes it clear. I am most shocked for the news itself then the words used for the media.
ReplyDelete@ Jessica – Yep, it’s an editorial alright. They were out to get her.
ReplyDelete@ Ron – There you go with a question worth asking! “Where have we come that topics like this are even news-worthy? You’d think they had bigger fish to fry. You’d think they’d be all over the educational system’s failure as a whole, instead of one teacher who dispelled a cultural myth. And you are spot on: the kids are probably more concerned with getting presents than they are the gift giver, after all, this is the “me” generation. Or maybe that’s just my perception.
Ravenmyth - Sometimes I wonder… what would happen if good news were reported and magnified as often as so-call news like this story? Surely there are at least one or two note-worthy cases of goodness in the world, right? And yes, the blame game is the media’s favorite; that’s their primary focus, from what I’ve observed. Many sources seem to be more interested in gathering a lynch mob than seeing the big picture. For all we know, this particular teacher may have been a marvel in teaching. Then there’s the one faux pas… Thank you for your valuable input! I feel in good company now ;-)
ReplyDeleteMiss Lego – As Dennis Knight put it,“The modern day descendants of true journalism are an endangered species. An ever growing brood of sensationalistic, ratings at any cost, break the story first-retract it later, sound bite of the night, personality over substance, conformity trouncing integrity, overly styled media avatars have been cloning themselves at an alarming rate.”
ReplyDeleteAs a parent, I would have been furious with that teacher.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the time when my biology teacher in Jr. High School told my friend the truth about where babies come from. Boy, did she get in trouble!!
I expect journalism to be skewed, so it's not a surprise to me when it is.
"The teacher’s attempt to sleigh Santa even got a reaction from the granddaughter of Virginia O’Hanlon, whose famous 1897 letter to the New York Sun asking if Santa was real drew the legendary response, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”
ReplyDelete“My grandmother was a teacher for years, and I don’t think she ever had a problem answering that [Santa question],” Mary Blair, 69, told The Post.
“The most real things in the world are things that you don’t see or touch,” she added, “and they are the things that mean the most — love, kindness and generosity.”"
Those last paragraphs said it all. No I don't think the teacher should lose her job. Yes, I think she used poor judgment, and feel the better thing to do would have been to add a bit of whimsy and discuss living conditions at Santa's headquarters.
The thing that bothers me most is the unbridled use of emotional trigger words. If they were reporting news, they should have kept the emotion out of it. And strange that no kids' reactions to the teacher's comments were mentioned. Only the adults. One-sided.
If the aim was to write a piece about how the reporters FELT about this, then it should be written as such. To combine emotion and facts in a way that appears to just be "news" is wrong on so many levels.
Good, thought-provoking post Debra.
Linda – It reminds me of when sex ed was introduced way back when… We were sternly warned to use only the anatomically correct words to describe our bodies. There was just one problem – which would turn out to be a major problem for the teacher. She chose to spell out the slang words she’d forbidden us to use in plain and simple ghetto. You would have thought she was one of our peers, using this kind of speech. We were, every one of us, shocked by such language coming out of a teacher’s mouth. You better wash that mouth out with soap, girlfriend!
ReplyDeleteParents stormed the principal’s office and demanded that sex education be removed from the curriculum promptly, along with the teacher who had no better prudence than to mouth vulgarities in the classroom.
Cath– Mary Blair’s words, “The most real things in the world are things that you don’t see or touch…and they are the things that mean the most — love, kindness and generosity.” This sentiment was also spoken by the train conductor in Polar Express.
ReplyDeleteSituations, such as the one featured in the “news” story, can be creatively turned around for good. Though the teacher can’t retract her statements, this can be a lesson used to teach children that there are unseen realities. I believe that EVERYTHING can be turned around and used for a good purpose. There’s nothing that isn’t redeemable.
Thank you so much Cath for taking the time to add your valuable perspective, the spiritual element, to the discussion! Peace and joy!!
A sensitive topic indeed! I personally feel that parents (and teachers and communities) should be educating children about the diversity of beliefs that make up our communities and classrooms. Although that teacher may have exercised poor judgement, this reaction feels extreme to me, and evidence that one belief system is being elevated above others.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting topic for discussion!
Kristen – a good point! This could be turned into a learning opportunity. The extreme reaction is what made me wonder what was up with these people. To be honest, I quite enjoyed reading the diversity of comments following the article. I suppose that’s why I chose to cover the topic here: because there is such a multiplicity of beliefs regarding Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThere are always two sides to every story. Unless, it was witnessed by another adult who could verify the statement was as blunt as it appears, we may never know the full conversation which led to the disclosure of the truth. However, I do agree, the teacher should not have taken it upon herself to deny Santa. The idea of Santa is a big deal to children and I can imagine their hearts were broken.
ReplyDeletePersonally, we've never had "Santa" in our home, therefore we don't have to worry about breaking their hearts later down the road.
It is amazing to me how people will fight tooth and nail to uphold a lie to their children, claiming it makes Christmas "special"-when the real reason of Christmas (God coming in the flesh to redeem the world) seems pretty doggone special to me. In fact, there is nothing more special. But then again, we are a society that teaches our children it is all about them and instant gratification anyway.
I think this teacher showed very poor judgment but should not be fired. Hopefully, she has learned a lesson from the backlash. I, myself, am a Scrooge and deep down believe that parents should not feed their children the Santa Clause crap because they will inevitably get their hearts broken anyway, no matter how they find out! As for journalism, I so agree with you. I hate the biased words they use.
ReplyDeleteMarcia – I can’t help but wonder how this teacher must feel right now, not having been given (to my knowledge) a chance to present her side of the coin to the general public. We don’t know exactly what was said in that classroom, and truths tend to get distorted more and more as the news goes down the line (like in the game of gossip). As for Santa not coming to your home, I’ve saved myself the charade too. I’m so glad you stopped by tonight. I was wondering if anyone was going to share their personal beliefs, and not just parrot the general consensus. You want to read a real perversion, here it is: check this one out. Talk about indignant!
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Adriene – Shh… we’re in the minority (last time I checked) because the overwhelming majority voted “yes” she should be fired. Which just reveals the mindset of our culture. Well, at least there are some thinkers – that would be us ;-) You KNOW she’s learned a lesson from the backlash: to refrain from truth-telling. Those poor children, having learned that their parents are the real Santa! Imagine parents taking the credit for the jolly old soul’s doing! Insane!
ReplyDeleteThat teacher really spoiled kids' expectations. Somethings are better to be under veil until the suitable time comes. 2nd grade kids are really small, they can't believe that Santa doesn't exists. I mean they wait whole year for Santa. Sensitive post.
ReplyDeleteOk here are my thoughts... I do NOT think that the teacher did anything WRONG!.Maybe not the right time for the teacher to reveal this but at the same time it is the truth!
ReplyDeleteI don't think the child would be or will be scared for ever.. I say this as my own child in 3rd grade went through a similar process! I have taught pre k to 2 grade for about 9years myself!
To be sacked for this is outrageous... parents need to look beyond this and pay more closely to...her performance, her ability to connect , care, and teaching skills.
The media thrives on sensationalism... Anything to make a buck at another's expense and without realizing the effect it can have on that person... teaching is her livelihood and especially now in times like this..to dis credit or judge her harshly without knowing exactly what went happened.
The Christmas spirit here does not exist...
Shreya – She probably did spoil the kids’ expectations :-( This is a sensitive subject indeed. But I was more stunned by the reporting of the story than by the story itself!
ReplyDeleteShe's proven to me that she cannot deal compassionately with her students. I wouldn't trust her, but parents aren't going to have much of a say in the matter.
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised by the reporting at all. This is par for the course in journalism today. Read Yahoo! news ;)
Savira – Thank you! I especially appreciate the opinion of a former teacher.
ReplyDeleteTalk about making a mountain out of a molehill… pitiful, isn’t it? Here’s a comment someone wrote about it:
"Yesterday, school officials wouldn’t discuss the Christmas incident or say if the teacher would face any discipline.
District Superintendent Mark McNeill released a brief statement, saying only, “This matter is being addressed internally."
Translation: They're checking the union contract to see if this was a violation! LOL!”
And another intereting thought:
“You know… The reason a person gets an education to become skilled at searching out truth and for the purpose of enlightenment. In this case you have parents who want to punish a teacher for teaching the truth… because they have been teaching their kids lies. If parents don’t want their children to be educated by honest teachers… perhaps they should keep them at home.”
J.R. – This may have been one of their first lessons in the school of hard knocks :-( But to be honest, there are worse things that go on in schools that are never reported and are just swept under the rug. I’ve written a whole manuscript about it; the work is based on my experience in school as a student, then later as a teacher.
ReplyDeleteI have (and sometimes do) read Yahoo News. I get you!
Debra thank you for your response.... Teaching is a joint effort (parents and teachers) what has happened to that... !
ReplyDeleteSavira – Good point; it WAS that way. But then the bureaucrats stepped in and created chaos… but that’s another story :-( Poor teachers. Aren’t you glad we’re free women now?
ReplyDeleteI have seen some teachers make some horrendous mistakes that were just swept under the rug....No sensational news report, no discipline. All this hub bub over Santa, let's get real folks, Santa is a nice sentiment and that's all. Kids know or mine did anyway, that everything they get comes from mommy's and or daddy's wallet. Mine knew because they didn't get visits from Santa very often. Kids are not stupid, when they say Mommy I want a **** for Christmas and it is there, they know where it came from. Fire a teacher for hitting a kid, not telling the truth. Bad judgement maybe, mistake maybe, heaven forbid that she told them the real reason for Christmas, then she would be fired...
ReplyDeleteThe public school district and teaching in it has become a "nightmare". We aren't allowed to mention the "real meaning of Christmas", and it's basically all about Santa and toys etc. (Crying shame! I must add)
ReplyDelete2nd graders are between ages of 6-8 yrs old, definitely the "Santa believing age". I don't think the teacher displayed good judgement in telling her students Santa isn't real, but at the same time (like someone else mentioned) we don't know her reasoning behind it either. Would be interesting to know.
Should she be fired for it? hmm, my opinion is no, she shouldn't be fired. But it's also got me thinking in another direction, if she had thrown in the "biblical story" of Christmas would she have been fired? For some reason I believe if she had told that version of Christmas it might have caused her more trouble. Just saying!
The dirtier, messier the story the "MORE" people read it. So with that being said, journalists add dirt to their stories. (some do, some don't)Sadly these tactics help sell the papers.
Jan – Your comment reminded me of a time when I’d made my list and left it under the tree one Christmas Eve. “Dear Santa, I’d like a wool scarf and matching mittens... a Monopoly Game… an orange sports car for Ken… My list had been complete days and days before Christmas.
ReplyDeleteBut at the spur of the moment, just before bedtime, I added: “Oh, and white go-go boots.” Next morning, imagine my disappointment when there were no go-go boots under the tree. My mother explained it this way: “We have to order the presents in advance, and since we didn’t get this order in on time, Santa didn’t have the white go-go boots in stock.” Good answer mom!
Debbie – This article (and others) got me to thinking in the same direction as you. Imagine if she’d told the children, “Hey guys, get real. Jesus is the reason for the season. It’s not about you, or what you can get out of Santa. It’s not about getting; it’s about GIVING.” Oh, she’d have definitely been fired.
ReplyDeleteIn our state (NC) I read a story about a teacher at an elementary school who wanted to give her class an occasion to experience the spirit of giving. So she offered them a (voluntary) opportunity to fill boxes for Samaritan’s Purse to give to needy children. Then, after the fact, she was forced to send out notes of apology to the parents for her charitable efforts.
Read the story here. Insane!!!!
http://www.freethoughtblogs.com/rockbeyondbelief/2011/11/17/glenwood-elementary-admits-mistake-apologizes-for-i-love-jesus-because
Thank you Deb for your insightful comment.
I beg to disagree with the teacher but there exists St. Nicholas from which the Americans derive Santa Claus. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas)
ReplyDeleteHowever, when I ask my Satur-dates who is it we've been waiting for this Christmas, I had to challenge them for two weeks to remember that it isn't Santa but Jesus who is coming lol...
I think the teacher should be given another chance to practice 'prudence'. The news might have caused a stir (*I would like to read the full article though so we could make a better judgment) but like what you and Deb pointed out, WHO is coming is more significant than Santa.
Hi Melissa! If you click on the highlighted word, “New York Post” in the first paragraph, you can read the full article. Here’s a piece you might like…
ReplyDeletehttp://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/compare-santa-st-nicholas/
Excerpts: “Santa Claus, as we know him, developed to boost Christmas sales—the commercial Christmas message; St. Nicholas told the story of Christ and peace, goodwill toward all—the hope-filled Christmas message.
Santa Claus encourages consumption; St. Nicholas encourages compassion.
Santa Claus flies through the air—from the North Pole;St. Nicholas walked the earth—caring for those in need.
Santa Claus, for some, replaces the Babe of Bethlehem;St. Nicholas, for all, points to the Babe of Bethlehem.”
It is so hard to imagine this happening. I work in an elementary school and teachers there tend to err more on the side of keeping imagination and traditions going rather than crushing the fantasies of children. We have elf on the shelf in many classrooms, leprechauns on St. Patricks Day and the Christmas story by celebrating Christmas around the world. I guess it takes all kinds
ReplyDeleteLynne – Back when I was in school, Christmas was a magical season. It’s so good to hear that some teachers still fuel children’s imaginations! Back then we not only said “Merry Christmas” but we sang “Away in a Manger.” Our teacher required us to memorize and recite the glorious story of Christ’s birth from the 2nd chapter of Luke. When I got home from school everyday I’d march straight to my pink bedroom and work line by line on committing the Christmas story to memory. I thought of these verses as the most majestic and poetic of all literature ever penned; not merely music to my ears but miraculous and awe-inspiring.
ReplyDeleteDebra, so on target. I usually try to stay nonpolitical these days – after years of being a political player. The media doesn't mean to have an agenda – it's just that so many in the media lean a little – shall we say – left. And I remember journalism being taught to me as relaying the facts in an unbiased manner – things have changed. And we can make sure that kids go to school and learn that Christianity is for crazy people – and Islam is to be understood - but not this! Grrrrrrrrrrrr
ReplyDeleteAnd Debra, I never get to read enough of the blogs that I heart – and you know I heart yours. So instead of posting 10 posts a week on my two blogs – I’m going down to eight posts per week. I’m thinking that the extra time can be used to read more – and for goodness sakes, comment every once in a while. I’m sorry I haven’t read you enough – this should help. anyway, God bless you my friend. Merry Christmas.
Craig – I’m like you, tending to avoid political topics, as they are so divisive. However, I do have strong convictions on the subject. And don’t get me started on schools! Truth is, we are losing the culture war.
ReplyDeleteI always wondered how you do it, ten posts per week on two blogs. And now eight; even that would overwhelm me. I’ve sent a few of my blog friends over to check out your site because it’s amazing; and they’ve naturally agreed with me ;-) I don’t get over there – or anywhere else – as much as I’d like. Several times I’ve read your messages, but didn’t comment for lack of time. I hope to do better.
Peace and Joy!!
Debra, how you love to stir the pot, woman! I love it!! A teacher fired for telling a bunch of kids something they more than likely already knew? Give me a break. Could the teacher have exercised a bit more tact and stayed away from a sensitive subject? Absolutely. Did she possibly crush one kid's heart? Perhaps. Should she have thought twice before opening her mouth to divulge "her" truth? Yep. But to get fired over it? What is the world coming to, Debra? The self entitlement that some parents exercise is just pathetic. As for Santa being real? I say if you believe in something, then it is. It's simple as that. That said, parents should strive to teach their children to stay true to their convictions; to not be swayed by what others say, regardless of the fact that it is a teacher. This reminds me of a time when the Son came home and said, "My teacher says there's no ugly people in the world. She says everyone is beautiful." I asked the Son, is your teacher ugly? He said, "Yeah, why?" and I said, "There you go. That's why she's saying there's no ugly people." hee hee! I'm sorry. I will keep it real, or not, and will teach my children to believe in what they believe to be true. What others say shouldn't influence how they feel. I'm must sayin'. As for most journalism, I believe the term has now changed to "whatever sells." Happy holidays to you, lady! :)
ReplyDeleteThis stuff drives me batty. Ok, sure she could have stayed away from the subject, or exercised caution and yes she was a tad thoughtless, but really, getting fired. No. I sometimes feel people get their knickers in a knot over the stupidest things. Here they rallied all this energy towards one person, but just imagine what they might have accomplished if they rallied for something positive, like providing Christmas dinner for a families who need the help or something equally noble.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a good one and are enjoying the holiday cheer.
Bella – Sometimes I think I was born to stir the pot. I don’t generally broach current issues in my blog posts – well, sometimes, but not often. But this one I couldn’t resist. I like to gauge by comments how many thinkers there are out there. Plus I love to hear other people’s stories and opinions on matters that I find important. So I say to you Bella, “Amen sister!” Teach your children to be true to their convictions and not be swayed by those of others. If I’d been one of the parents whose child was in that classroom, and if I’d wanted them to continue being a believer in Santa, then I’d have simply told them that the teacher was an “unbeliever.” That simple. And I’d have quoted the words of the conductor in the Polar Express… “Sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see.”
ReplyDeleteBrenda – Exactly!!! Why do some get their knickers in a wad over something so trivial in light of the BIG PICTURE? And doesn’t this give us all pause to reflect on the question, “What really matters?” Yeah, expending energy on a noble cause should have made the news instead of this. Your comment makes me want to sit my arse down and write on this theme of majoring in the majors, not the minors :-(
ReplyDeleteThere's either too much 'political correctness' or too much disregard. Where's the ease?
ReplyDeleteCathy, or both :-(
ReplyDeleteWhere's the ease? - is right.