Perils of Man

I have some issues with our education program. When my Kindergartner comes home from school and is telling me how sad it is that we have cut down all the rain forests and the parrots have no place to live. We have also killed the killer whales with all of the oil that we have dumped in the ocean. Do you remember the days when reading and writing and arithmetic were important; or even before that when the bible and morals were taught? Do you remember a time when teachers had parents who supported them and made their children better people as a team?

I think I might be going off a little bit. I did ask Halle if she enjoyed the paper she was writing on and the house made of wood she is living in. I asked if she enjoyed riding in a car or wished she could walk so a Killer Whale could live. Maybe we could live in a tent so a parrot can enjoy the rain forest.

I know there are two sides to the story and I'm sorry there was an oil spill and one species of whales has declined. I am sorry birds are homeless and sought after for pets. If it was true that we were cutting down the rain forest and not replenishing it or dumping oil just to get rid of the whales I might understand why she needs to know the perils of man in Kindergarten. I really just want her to know reading, writing, and arithmetic and above all morals and values. Is that too much to ask?

I was going to write the teacher a note, but I'm afraid of what will happen to the monkeys in Zimbabwe by using a rain forest piece of paper. Not to mention the pencil with lead and how that will cause the earth to warm and the penguins to fry and we all know whales don't eat fried food. So, here I sit complaining on my little blog and worrying about the cows emitting their gas causing another hole in the ozone and thinking I should pay a tax to make everything better.