Amanda: I think that the kids who aren't invited to her party need to suck it up. There's absolutely no reason why she should have to invite people she doesn't like to an extracurricular event, such as a party. At the same time, handing out invitations at school is convenient and less expensive than posting them all.
Mrs. Gordon: I do think that learning group skills are important and should be taught throughout school, so I don't think that she should give them up entirely. At the same time, I think she should alternate between setting group and solo assignments.
Mr. Lucas: I nearly said that the students should have to read the book. I changed my mind because I've been in school situations where I was ethically opposed to what was going on and was offered an alternative instead - and while I don't agree with the view of HP being wicked, I think it would be kind of a double standard for me to force someone to read it if they really didn't want to. So I'd strongly encourage everyone to read it if they wanted to pass, and anyone who didn't want to could outline why either in person or in a short essay before giving them a new assignment.
Religion in schools: I went to a school with morning religious assemblies, which I really enjoyed, even before I became Christian. I went to a private faith school, however, so that was only really to be expected - and we had alternative Jewish and Hindu/Jain assemblies for the Jewish/Hindu girls who wanted them. I guess I think that all religions/beliefs should be focused on at some point in school, just in order to give students some idea about people of other beliefs (in RE I remember studying Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism and - in a round about way - atheism).
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Date: 2006-08-10 12:37 am (UTC)Mrs. Gordon: I do think that learning group skills are important and should be taught throughout school, so I don't think that she should give them up entirely. At the same time, I think she should alternate between setting group and solo assignments.
Mr. Lucas: I nearly said that the students should have to read the book. I changed my mind because I've been in school situations where I was ethically opposed to what was going on and was offered an alternative instead - and while I don't agree with the view of HP being wicked, I think it would be kind of a double standard for me to force someone to read it if they really didn't want to. So I'd strongly encourage everyone to read it if they wanted to pass, and anyone who didn't want to could outline why either in person or in a short essay before giving them a new assignment.
Religion in schools: I went to a school with morning religious assemblies, which I really enjoyed, even before I became Christian. I went to a private faith school, however, so that was only really to be expected - and we had alternative Jewish and Hindu/Jain assemblies for the Jewish/Hindu girls who wanted them. I guess I think that all religions/beliefs should be focused on at some point in school, just in order to give students some idea about people of other beliefs (in RE I remember studying Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism and - in a round about way - atheism).
Sorry for teh babble. Hope I made some sense. D: