Re: Banning Disney and Barney (Non Down Syndrome)

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

My daughter, Ana, goes to a special education public school, here in

Aalst, Belgium, and yes, they put a lot of emphasis in teaching how to

cook, how to wash dishes, how to set a table, they make little trips to a

nearby store for buying groceries and at the same time learn to use the

Euro. They also teach them how to clean themselves, as well, for this

they have once a week a set time to take showers at school. But, of

course, they have not banned Disney or any other children character from

school. What a pitty! They even went today, as a school activity- to

the movies to watch Happy Feet!

Bonnie, mother to Ana (14 - ds)

--- Shipp <daddyfrog1960@...> escribió:

> Hello everyone

>

> Yesterday we had the Christmas party at 's school and it was a

> lot of fun. Afterward I learned, however, that our state department of

> education (in Mo. it is called DESE) is banning anything related to Walt

> Disney (who grew up in Missouri by the way), Barney, magazines,

> catalogs, puzzles, toys, and dolls. They had to send home a bag of

> Mickey Mouse toys played with in order to comply with the law.

> This is ridiculuous. They have been told by Jefferson City that they

> must teach the kids how to cook, sew, do laundry, and make things

> (believe it or not they did not ban arts and crafts!) Well the living

> skills are important, and learning them at an early age is fine, but

> taking away all this other stuff is stupid. Kids learn through Disney,

> Barney and the rest of the banned items as well.

>

> So far this ban is just for the 22 state schools for the handicapped

> in Mo. However, DESE (the state dept. of educ.) also administers the

> special ed. programs throughout the state and oversees all of the public

> schools as well so I am sure this ban will spread. It sounds to me like

> someone must have been bored and had nothing to do but make up silly

> rules or perhaps they were offended by a Disney movie or had a kid who

> played Barney all day.

>

> In any case, if you live in Mo. or have a child who goes to a state

> school anywhere, be where. (And since the bureaucrats around here

> aren't really smart enough to think up anything on their own, they may

> have copied this from another state)

>

> Merry Christmas

>

>

> Dad to , Kristi, (all three Down syndrome and in public

> school) and (Cri du chat syndrome and in state state school)

> Husband to C. in Mo.

> Uncle Daddy to and in California (both Down syndrome)

>

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>

[Guest guest]

Seriously.. that's NUTS to take out stuff like that. Surely it's a bad

joke. I hope that they have more important things.

It does worry me that they want to teach the children to " make things "

I am all for learning skills.. and arts and crafts etc.. but I certainly

do not want them to start insisting our children " work " for their

education, or sell things to help pay for staples of learning. I am all

for fundraisers.. for extra stuff. But.. it worries me.

What age is it they are trying to teach laundry, sewing and cooking to?

Steph

Banning Disney and Barney (Non Down Syndrome)

Hello everyone

Yesterday we had the Christmas party at 's school and it was a lot

of fun. Afterward I learned, however, that our state department of

education (in Mo. it is called DESE) is banning anything related to Walt

Disney (who grew up in Missouri by the way), Barney, magazines,

catalogs, puzzles, toys, and dolls. They had to send home a bag of

Mickey Mouse toys played with in order to comply with the law.

This is ridiculuous. They have been told by Jefferson City that they

must teach the kids how to cook, sew, do laundry, and make things

(believe it or not they did not ban arts and crafts!) Well the living

skills are important, and learning them at an early age is fine, but

taking away all this other stuff is stupid. Kids learn through Disney,

Barney and the rest of the banned items as well.

So far this ban is just for the 22 state schools for the handicapped in

Mo. However, DESE (the state dept. of educ.) also administers the

special ed. programs throughout the state and oversees all of the public

schools as well so I am sure this ban will spread. It sounds to me like

someone must have been bored and had nothing to do but make up silly

rules or perhaps they were offended by a Disney movie or had a kid who

played Barney all day.

In any case, if you live in Mo. or have a child who goes to a state

school anywhere, be where. (And since the bureaucrats around here aren't

really smart enough to think up anything on their own, they may have

copied this from another state)

Merry Christmas

Dad to , Kristi, (all three Down syndrome and in public

school) and (Cri du chat syndrome and in state state school)

Husband to C. in Mo.

Uncle Daddy to and in California (both Down syndrome)

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