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Are some teachers seriously still this clueless???
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<blockquote data-quote="JJJ" data-source="post: 463623" data-attributes="member: 1169"><p>Here is the draft of the e-mail I am going to send...feedback???</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>I am speechless at the inappropriateness of the assignment "What is your story?". My first reaction was disappointment that ~in this day and age~an assignment was given that is not possible for an adopted child to complete. Then I became angry when I realized that this assignment asks for very sensitive, personal medical information about your student's mothers (or the "someone who just had a baby"). The format of the assignment makes it clear that these projects are designed for display in the room. </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Many parents who cannot or will not answer your intrusive questions will simply lie or instruct their child to lie on the assignment. I do not want to teach my child to lie. I want my child to know that it isn't appropriate to discuss personal, family issues in public or to relay the personal details of our family to others at work or school. In this age of Facebook and MySpace, teaching teens the difference between public and private information is vital. </em></p><p> </p><p><em>I have altered the assignment for my child. His project will compare and contrast a well-planned pregnancy with an unplanned pregnancy to see how 'the development of life'(pregnancy) can be at its best and at its worst. I expect that this will be completely acceptable.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJJ, post: 463623, member: 1169"] Here is the draft of the e-mail I am going to send...feedback??? [I]I am speechless at the inappropriateness of the assignment "What is your story?". My first reaction was disappointment that ~in this day and age~an assignment was given that is not possible for an adopted child to complete. Then I became angry when I realized that this assignment asks for very sensitive, personal medical information about your student's mothers (or the "someone who just had a baby"). The format of the assignment makes it clear that these projects are designed for display in the room. [/I] [I] [/I] [I]Many parents who cannot or will not answer your intrusive questions will simply lie or instruct their child to lie on the assignment. I do not want to teach my child to lie. I want my child to know that it isn't appropriate to discuss personal, family issues in public or to relay the personal details of our family to others at work or school. In this age of Facebook and MySpace, teaching teens the difference between public and private information is vital. [/I] [I] [/I] [I]I have altered the assignment for my child. His project will compare and contrast a well-planned pregnancy with an unplanned pregnancy to see how 'the development of life'(pregnancy) can be at its best and at its worst. I expect that this will be completely acceptable.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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