To think so, means that you are taking a political stand. To many Palestinians peace is not generally accepted as good. To Jews in the Warsaw ghetto unconditional peace would not have been a positive outcome. Both peace and imperialism have their good and bad points. I don't
happen to believe that teaching children that peace is unconditionally 'good' is wise.
Regardless, the question at hand is whether the public schools should be taking political positions. I don't see that teaching about world peace is necessary for a an elementary school education.
Dennis Plante Responds:
I'd have to agree with Michael. However, I'd expand on it a little. I think it's perfectly fine to be teaching the concept of "peace" in public school system. I also think it's wrong to be taking a spcific political approach in teaching that concept - i.e., teaching students the war in Iraq is "wrong". Even though I object very strongly to my country's current policy on that matter.
Dennis Plante Jordan
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