Sunday, November 13, 2005
PC
6:41 am | 
Posted by
Cat |
You know we've become too politically correct when you can get away with the acronym and people still understand what you are talking about.
I spent 3 hours shopping yesterday looking for Christmas Cards for my class (okay, I got a little distracted by some other things along the way) that weren't too 'Christmassy' so as not to offend the 20+ muslim children there. Then I finally thought 'bugger it - it's an Australian holiday' and bought the most glittery christmassy ones I could find.
Why have we become so politically correct that we hesitate in celebrating the most exciting day of the year?? Whereas I'm sure if I went to Lebanon, or another Eastern country I'd find that Id El Fitr is celebrated in all its glory without reserve.
I'm sorry, but I'm going to have a Christmas tree set up in my classroom on the first of December and we'll all decorate it. We're going to make cards for each other. I'll read the Christmas story, the Night Before Christmas and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. At the end of the year, I'll give out cards, candy canes and little presents. We will even do Christmas Craft!!!!! Hah.
I'm sure I'll encounter at least one child again this year who slams his fist on the table and declares 'No Christmas - ALLAH!', but once again I'll explain 'we are learning about Christmas because it is an Australian holiday, and we celebrate it here, just like you celebrate Eid - and we talked about Eid at that time too'.
Why do we have to be so embracive of other festivities, but not supposed to celebrate our own 'too much'?
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, and to all a good night!
xxx
I spent 3 hours shopping yesterday looking for Christmas Cards for my class (okay, I got a little distracted by some other things along the way) that weren't too 'Christmassy' so as not to offend the 20+ muslim children there. Then I finally thought 'bugger it - it's an Australian holiday' and bought the most glittery christmassy ones I could find.
Why have we become so politically correct that we hesitate in celebrating the most exciting day of the year?? Whereas I'm sure if I went to Lebanon, or another Eastern country I'd find that Id El Fitr is celebrated in all its glory without reserve.
I'm sorry, but I'm going to have a Christmas tree set up in my classroom on the first of December and we'll all decorate it. We're going to make cards for each other. I'll read the Christmas story, the Night Before Christmas and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. At the end of the year, I'll give out cards, candy canes and little presents. We will even do Christmas Craft!!!!! Hah.
I'm sure I'll encounter at least one child again this year who slams his fist on the table and declares 'No Christmas - ALLAH!', but once again I'll explain 'we are learning about Christmas because it is an Australian holiday, and we celebrate it here, just like you celebrate Eid - and we talked about Eid at that time too'.
Why do we have to be so embracive of other festivities, but not supposed to celebrate our own 'too much'?
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, and to all a good night!
xxx
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