Letter from a teacher?

Question

A letter from a 3rd grade teacher sent home to Pagan parents


Dear Mr. and Mrs. Thomas,

I write this letter in concern of your daughter, Aradia Moon. Please don't take this the wrong way, however, although she is a straight-A student and a very bright child, she has some strange habits that I feel we should address.

Every morning before class, she insists on walking around the classroom with her pencil held in the air. She says she is "drawing down the moon." I told her Art Class is in an hour and to please refrain from drawing until then.

And speaking of Art Class, whenever she draws a night sky, she insists on drawling little circles around all the stars and people dancing on the ground. And that brings up dancing, I had to stop her twice for taking off her clothes during a game of "Ring Around the Rosey"! By the way, what does the term "skyclad" mean?

Aradia has no problem with making friends. I always find her sitting outside during recess with her friends sitting

around her in a circle. She likes to share her juice and cookies. It is nice how she wants no one to ever thirst or hunger. However, when I walked over to see what they were doing, she jumped up and told me to stop, pulled out a little plastic knife and started waving it in front of me. I thought this was a bit dangerous, so I took her to the Principal's Office. She explained to the Principal that she was "opening the Circle" to let me in. She also said that her Mommy and Daddy always told her not to play or run with an "athame" in her hand, that she could put someone's eye out. I don't know what an "athame" is, but I am glad that she keeps it at home.

As for stories, your daughter tends to make up some whoppers. Just yesterday while I was talking sternly to Tommy Johnson and shaking my finger at him, he started screaming and ran from the room. When I finally caught him, he told me that Aradia told him and the rest of the class that the last time I shook my finger at someone, they

at him, he started screaming and ran from the room. When I finally caught him, he told me that Aradia told him and the rest of the class that the last time I shook my finger at someone, they caught the chicken pox. I explained to him that the Sally Jones incident was just a coincidence, and that things like that don't really happen.

One of the strangest things that happened was when I asked the children to bring in Halloween decorations for the classroom. Aradia brought in salt, incense and her family album. I see she has quite a sense of humor.

One of Aradia's worst habits is that she is very argumentative. We were discussing what the Golden Rule was (Do unto others as you would have them do unto you), she firmly disagreed with me and stated it was "Do As you Will, but Harm None" and she will not stop saying "So Mote It Be" after she reads aloud in class. I try correct her on these matters and she got very angry. She pointed her finger at me and mumbled something under her

breath.

In closing, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, I would like to set up a parent/teacher conference with you sometime next week to discuss these matters. I would like to see you sooner, but I have developed an irritating rash that I am quite worried about.

With Deep Concerns,
Mrs. Livingston

P.S. Blessed Be. I understand that this is a greeting or closing from your country that your daughter informs me is polite and correct.

Answer 1

nice one.....now excuse me while i go an read more of these great pagan texts that you posted. LOL

Answer 2

Her teacher is right, religion has no place in school while class is being taught unless it is a R/S class. Subjecting her religion onto the other class members could be breaking several state laws that could put the teacher and school into serious trouble, or worse still her classmates could label her as a witch and burn her at the stake if things got out of hand.

Answer 3

Mr & Mrs Thomas should be congratulated on how well educted their little daughter is, and he teacher should read up that these are wiccan traditions, not pagan, and very different, the wiccans are the original "eco warriors" and should be embraced
probably not a popular opinion, buti ts mine

Answer 4

I can't figure out what the question is. I read this question/letter two times now and don't get the point of your question. I see what you are saying about the teacher writing about the 3rd grader and how the teacher ended up with a rash, etc. but I don't understand what question you want us to answer. The letter is quite interesting, though. Thanks for letting me read it.

Answer 5

Wow! that was a long one!
Perhaps the teacher is just a it worried about you child, but I don't see anything terrifying about your daughter. The letter seems exagerated...
Maybe you could see the teacher....

Answer 6

i might say fairly 'respectfully'. you're writing to a instructor, somebody you're able to admire, so it style of feels to be the right way of addressing. You of course carry her in great esteem too, so writing 'respectfully' will basically emphasize it. inspite of the undeniable fact that, respectfully is a little extra formal way of handle, whilst 'in actual fact' indicated slightly extra casual attitude.

Answer 7

is this for real? lol...

then the teacher has a little "Sabrina, the teenage witch" in her classroom...

she better beware! ...

if this is a joke, nice one...
if this is not a joke, get serious help!

:)

Answer 8

Ok I dont mean to be insulting (if the girl is real), but man, she's weird.

Answer 9

so, is this a funny advertisement convincing me to go wiccan?

Answer 10

HUH?