Posted by Lou Pilder on May 23, 2002, at 19:17:15
In reply to Re: Why the derogatory tone of voice? » Ron Hill, posted by kid_A on May 23, 2002, at 18:19:28
Friends,
When I was a teacher, the school had a 1000 reasons to descriminate against the children .(1000 is used as a figure of speech to mean a large number). They took a girl with a deformed leg and segregated her and made her eat in the library instead of with the others in the caft. I fought to have her be allowed to eat with her friends. I won that one. They also segregated the students by what they called "ability". I fought for 24 years to win that one. They also put the handicapped students in a segregated wing. I fought that one and won that one too. They segregated the girls from boys in Phys. Ed. Someone else won that one. Theses were some of the examples of "De Jure" segregation. There are many examples of what is called ,"De Facto" segregation which are too numerous to list here. But my overiding point is that all of the segregation caused a very unhealthy environment for if you segregate, you arrouse a spector of wonder as to whether one group is better than the other group. I have seen the tragedy of all kinds of segregation in schools. I do not have to tell you about my experiance with segregation outside of the schools.
Today, segregation is a thing of the past. I believe that we should be the exempler and not try to resurrect segregation on this board in regards to religious thought or content. We should be the light to others.
Sincerely,
Lou
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