Here is what happened with the Halloween situation at school. We looked over the books and talked to the teacher on Sunday. We told her we didn't love the books, but it was okay for Caleb to hear them. Basically we told her we didn't think the class needed to talk about haunted houses, ghosts, etc. Her reasoning seemed to be that everyone celebrates Halloween and it's nothing major. The part that bothered me was she said, "I wish you had told me earlier that you had a problem with the curriculum so I could have changed things." She sends the next's week curriculum home at the end of the week. How were we to know at the beginning of the year that the class would celebrate Halloween? We didn't think we had to ask that question at a Christian school. She also said, "Please let me know if you have problems with any other holidays." That made us laugh. I think we're okay with the other holidays.:) She is a very nice teacher and great with the kids. This whole scenario is just weird to us. She's been teaching for 3 years and it's shocking to me that we're the first parents to bring up this issue.
Anyways, thank you for all of your input!
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I agree with you that she wasn't very aware of how her choice of curriculum could affect family choices. The teachers we know go out of their way to avoid any conflicts. One teacher (K)asked if she could teach something about Martin Luther and pin the thesis to the door along with giving out gummi worms for the Diet of Worms. As far as we know she is the only one to teach about Reformation Day. Surprising that the Lutherans don't make more of that day.
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