Seattle school bans Legos

Posted by DarthDilbert at 2/28/2007 05:15:00 PM

Ann Pelo has been teaching indoctrinating children ages three to five at Hilltop Children’s Center in Seattle for sixteen years. Shortly after Operation Enduring Freedom began in 2001 she sent a letter home to the parents of her students where she recommended that parents "Teach peace to children. Share stories of peace heroes. Continue to emphasize the importance of resolving conflicts in ways that honor the needs of everyone involved in the conflict. Talk about peace as an action, rather than as a passive absence of conflict."

The only need I want to meet of AlQueda is to send them to hell as soon as possible where they can meet up with the seventy-two clones of Helen Thomas. Polo's letter was included in the Winter 2001 issue of Rethinking Schools which included the statement: "Islam is very family-oriented." I'm sure that is the first thing that the Barbara Olson's husband thinks when the subject of Islam is discussed.

If that wasn't enough, Michelle Malkin wrote in April 2003 how Polo suggested to her students that the Blue Angels were going to bomb their town. Soon afterward, Bernard Goldberg ranked Pelo #51 in his book "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America." He described her as "Michael Moore for Toddlers."

Now, this role model for educators indoctrinators along with Kendra Pelojoaquin who both happen to be on the Board of Directors for Hilltop Children’s Center in Seattle, are indoctrinating children to be skeptical of private property rights - by banning Legos. According to an article in the winter 2006-07 issue of "Rethinking Schools" magazine, the teachers at the private school wanted their students to learn that private property ownership is evil.

In a phone interview Polo referred to the children playing with the toys as a "Lego-oligarchy." She said that the kids playing with them was "inherently problematic because of sort of the unexamined issues of power and authority." I use the word indoctrinate because she is openly teaching socialism in that the Legos "are owned by everyone," and that "private ownership is inherently unfair." This is yet another excellent reason why I will never allow my children to be indoctrinated in government schools.

Reason number # to homeschool.

H/T: BizzyBlog - Thanks Tom!

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