That's odd, I thought that peace was a generally accepted 'good', while Imperialism is 
not.

Regards,
Jason Stone | Hale

--- Michael Atherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> I just received a flyer in my neighborhood
> paper advertising the Minneapolis public
> elementary school in my area.  I was shocked
> to find that the school is associated with 
> and has received a grant from an organization
> biased to one side of the political spectrum.
> 
> I personally do not believe that the schools
> should be indoctrinating students in a particular
> political perspective (in much the same way that 
> I don't believe that students should be required 
> to say the Pledge of Allegiance).
> 
> Some of you may be surprised to think of a
> Peace Curriculum as political biased, but it
> just as biased as promoting American Imperialism.
> I don't think that it is reasonable that the only 
> school where my children are guaranteed enrollment 
> is one that teaches a political perspective that is 
> contrary to my own political beliefs. I think
> that the public schools should be apolitical as
> possible and offer a balanced presentation of 
> different political perspectives.
> 
> Michael Atherton
> Prospect Park
> 
> 
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