ThatDamnCat @ThatDamnCat@awoo.space
- Pronouns:
- She/Her/Cat/Kitty/Toast
- Maker of:
- Mac & Cheese
- Relationships:
- Yes please
- Potato:
- Potato
Trans Woman from Austin, Texas
Joined Mar 2017
Someone caffeinated your pilow
I remember where I was at this time in 2001
talk about a hotfix
Ugh... I hate it when the servers are down
I guess I should eat something since it looks like everyone else has
I still want Chinese
I wish I knew what the arrangement was.
I make the presumption that it's rented, that the FCA has compensated the district for the use of this, or compensated the PTA somehow... but I don't know for sure.
What I do know is that this had to clear the Principal, the PTA, and the School Distrct, and that concerns me.
I know how much schools need funding. I know our district sends millions to the state to be redistributed... but I feel this is the wrong way to fill money gaps.
It truly is a tough society we live in.
Agreed that children should be raised without the influence, as impossible as that is now. I would prefer that the school district was not allowing this at a school.
Agreed.
I personally feel like religion should be a adult choice for adults because children don't have as much capacity, typically, to see how they are being influenced.
I do recognize the charity of many churches, particularly here in Austin where most people are liberal and community-minded... and I also recognize how some people need church in their lives to fill some void or emotional need.
It just feels so wrong to push on children of this impressionable age.
It is student-led with "assistance from our Austin FCA representative, coach sponsors and parent leaders."
That's a lot more school involvement than I care for.
It's not affiliated, officially, with the school, but guaranteed it's sponsored with money from an outside organization at a school facility.
Last Spring this group also handed out bible info to kids as they walked to their buses. That felt super shady, but was legal because of their distance from the building.
No worries. I think it's wrong no matter the societal context.
The breakfast tacos are purchased outside the school at local restaurants and provided to meeting attendees.
I like to think most kids by that age are smart enough to recognize the manipulation or decide what's right for themselves, but I also know that kids are easily swayed when a reward is provided.
There has been an increasing influence of the church in the district these last few years.
It's not illegal because sponsored activities always occur outside of instruction hours and the district is compensated, like renting space.
I don't like it at all, no matter how much money we need because of Texas' Robin Hood policies.
Just got an e-mail (sent to all parents) that my daughter's middle school has a student-led FCA sponsored bible study/devotion group every other Thursday morning prior to classes and I don't know how to feel about this.
My initial impression is that I don't agree with schools being used for this purpose, and it feels manipulative that breakfast tacos are provided and prominently mentioned in the e-mail.
[feel free to reply or discuss]
I just tooted and I thought, "I should pin that."
ThatDamnCat
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Hi my name is Sparrow, I like baby animals, working with special needs kids, books, and colors. :D
I RTed this tthe other day and I still like looking at it
I am watching the news, showing footage of Hurricane Irma, and the TV station is calling it a "Monster Storm"
It made me think of a bunch of people here who have a thing for monsters
[no negative connotations]
*opens them so you can read them*
cat books
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The Texan accent is particularly well-suited for this, it turns out
- Pronouns:
- She/Her/Cat/Kitty/Toast
- Maker of:
- Mac & Cheese
- Relationships:
- Yes please
- Potato:
- Potato
Trans Woman from Austin, Texas
Joined Mar 2017
