It bothers me, alot. They have made it so children can no longer celebrate their birthdays and other holidays in school. Why do we have to change our lifestyle to fit the preferences of other religions that don't agree with he celebration of national holidays and birthdays? If it means something to us, then who are we hurting?
2006-06-20 01:55:36 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My son is 4....and he goes to daycare
2006-06-20 02:03:50 · update #1
cause we dont want to "offend" them. its a bunch of bs i tell ya! all my life, christmas break has been called 'Winter Recess" you know, not to "offend" them. easter weekend "Spring Break Week" i think it says right in the friggin constitution that we can practice whatever we want. SO MUCH FOR THAT!!!!!!!!
2006-06-20 03:19:09 · answer #1 · answered by Emaleesha 2 · 4⤊ 3⤋
I don't see how your son's lack of birthday celebration in the school has much to do with religion. Some teacher's won't allow for it because it takes away from learning time, it makes the children hyper because these 'birthday treats' are usually sweet, the children are rarely clean about it so usually the teacher has to mop up the mess that the children with treats made, and more often then not these treats will draw bugs because of all the crumbs left in the classroom. I think it's fine to acknowlege that so-and-so is having a birthday, but anything more then that is just silly.
The holiday celebrations they got rid of were generally Christian. The children still get chunks of time around these holidays to celebrate on their own, so it really isn't a big deal. Unless they HAVE to be labeled as 'Christmas break' or 'Easter break', etc.
And if you're going to cry 'tolerance for my religion' then you should tolerate all religions and give special programs/holidays/parties for every ones holidays. Which..would really cut down on days that the children actually spent learning. Which is why they're in school in the first place. That is who is hurting - all the children who lose days to celebrate a holiday they don't follow. If you want to celebrate your religion, then do it at home. If you want to have a party for your child's birthday then have it on the weekend and have all his school friends over. But don't forget that the point of school is to learn - not to party and play all the time.
2006-06-20 05:39:50 · answer #2 · answered by jupiterclash 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Several reasons. First talk to the government NCLB (No Child Left Behind) some schools are cutting recess to make adequate yearly progress.
Second, foods that are brought to schools need to be safe, there are a lot more food allergies than there were just a decade ago. This is one reason why it is requested that only store bought products, ie. cupcakes are provided to classrooms.
Third, there are parents who will take advantage of a classroom by bringing the entire party complete with games, prizes and relatives into the classroom to celebrate a birthday. This brings lost instructional time and security issues with the increased number of people roaming about the schools.
Check with the school, see if there is a way that your son could bring a treat to school to acknowledge his birthday, and not disrupt what the school is trying to achieve academically.
2006-06-20 02:04:16 · answer #3 · answered by imaemt69 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If its a public school in America I agree that we should celebrate the holidays too. I know a lot of schools that celebrate the "other religious" holidays too, not just ours. I have never heard of not celebrating birthdays in school. Thats bull, everyone has a birthday and no matter where you are in the world the celebrate the person's birthday in some way... I would take that to the school board, that's ridiculous.
2006-06-20 02:01:08 · answer #4 · answered by gooberf24 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, if you could give a little more details - like where is the school (USA or elsewhere), public school or private etc etc.
Currently I am in UK and here they do allow birthday kids to stand near the exit door and to hand out goodies to his/ her classmates as they are leaving the classroom to go home. They teacher does not mind. Some kids have even got fruits, homemade cookies or cakes (which I think the teacher cuts into pieces) - it is acceptable.
Some schools in US donot allow homemade stuff because of allergies or eating restrictions - do not blame the school. As a parent of a child who has severe peanut allergy, I would be concerned if I didn't know where the home-made cake came from (even if there are no peanuts in it, it may have been prepared in an area having peanuts around which can cause the allergy to trigger off)
2006-06-20 02:04:49 · answer #5 · answered by estee06 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of a school that won't allow a child a small celebration or to bring special treats on his birthday. That has nothing to do with religion. The schools here still do it for sure!
2006-06-20 01:59:09 · answer #6 · answered by ginabgood1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cellular telephone taken away? Oh, no, how harsh! what's next, thumb screws? adverse youngster. what's he meant to do with out his cellular telephone? deliver digital mail? Or ::gasp:: write letters and mail them?(previous comments are dripping with sarcasm). He ought to get carry of punishment on his birthday! His birthday spanking must be administered by making use of the Board of preparation. And by making use of that, I propose ::protecting up a paddle with holes in it:: the "Board" of preparation. it is going to likely be a birthday neither he nor his @$$ will ever overlook. And Mr. long island, it truly is people such as you who rigidity instructors to evaluate quitting and searching yet another line of artwork. No ask your self there is one in all those instructor scarcity. i'm no longer asserting there are not some instructors available who who should not be interior the college room, however the final public of instructors available ought to submit with a great sort of crap from all aspects; teenagers, mothers and fathers, directors, etc.. And in contact in a crappy paycheck! I also have a chum who's a instructor who as quickly as had a "student" throw his table at her! luckily he missed and he or she wasn't harm. however the youngster have been given off with in user-friendly terms a "slap on the wrist." She does not artwork at that college anymore and is in a school now with a much extra clever environment.
2016-10-31 04:27:26 · answer #7 · answered by saturnio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 14 and go to middle school. This hits right home for me. You see we had a kid in our class that his parents brought in a cake without the school's permission for his birthday and the following day we had this pick group of Witnesses show up at the front office threatening to file a lawsuit. What is this world coming to.
2006-06-20 02:01:52 · answer #8 · answered by Gennight42 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
lol hon, that has nothing to do with religion vs. the state.
It has EVERYTHING to do with food and kids. Think about it, if there are just 25 kids in your classroom, that's an average of at least 2 kids a month celebrating, in addition to other holidays, religious or otherwise. That's 25 times you as a teacher have to deal with cupcake-high kids and crumbs everywhere, that's 25 times or more you have to interrrupt the learning to celebrate.
It wasn't the religious groups of any kind that made that request. That came from the teachers themselves!!!!!
2006-06-20 02:04:42 · answer #9 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
what religion that don't agree with celebration of national holidays and birthdays in school ??
2006-06-20 02:16:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What religion is it that forbids the celebrating of birthdays?
I only know of the Jehovah's witnesses that oppose of it... are they that big a pressure group where you live?
2006-06-20 01:58:29 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋