However, when a child approaches me in the hall, after spending several hours helping in the class, volunteering to spend time in the hallway listening to a struggling child read, spending time overseeing the yard at lunch, stapling the school newsletter, helping in the computer lab and sitting through school site committees and PTA meetings, and asks how a child can have two moms. I am going to explain that I gave birth to my daughter and her other Mom adopted her when she was 9 months old and that makes both of us Moms. It’s a simple fact, really.

Too many people want the schools to teach students what they should be learning at home. No wonder our students are learning so much useless trivia, not enough real skills and knowledge; and now they can’t compete with their peers in other countries.

Let’s focus on education. As the gentleman said…Math and Science and Reading and Writing and History.

What does the lifestyle of the Parents have to do with what happens in the Classroom? How does it affect Math and Science and Reading and Writing and History?

It seems to me, that if the Parents are living an Alternative lifestyle, and they want their child to understand it, it’s up to them to explain it to their child. I personally don’t want my child hearing or seeing anything about alternative lifestyles from anybody other than me. And I definitely won’t be having that discussion while they are in Elementary school. I really resent the idea that I may be forced to have this conversation too early. I feel the same way about religion. I feel the same way about Slavery. I did not want to bog my 9-year old down with all that heavy historical baggage before I believed he was ready but, OpenCourt introduced him to a glossy version of Slavery that I had to correct.

Thoughts?

The librarian carries books about all kinds of families and the PTA used a meeting to show a film about all kinds of families. I also believe, maybe naively, that if parents make an effort to be a part of the school family, give of their time, commitment and resources and support the teachers, principal and school personnel they well be accepted and supported in return.