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Linny:
Silvia,
As a parent, this is my opinion. You are responsible for the education of your children. If the school she is in is stepping on your beliefs as a family, your discretion as a parent and what you wish for your child to participate in, then you have the right to go to the teacher in a non-combative way. Tell the teacher that your child is not going to do the assignment as you don't feel it will lead to any positive teaching for your child. Ask the teacher for another assignment for your daughter that is on the same topic.
If this teacher is mature and open-minded, they shouldn't be offended at your wanting another assignment.
Let her take a big 0 if you must. But if that were the only choice, I'd at least go over the teacher's head and ask for the other assignment.

These are my feelings and my husband's feelings on this.
Lin

Dave in Tenn:
{Just a little housekeeping.  There's nothing wrong with this discussion.  I'm just trying to move it to a more appropriate sub-forum.   Please continue.}

Astrapho:
Oh... My god. If I were in that situation, I'd kindly tell the teacher to fail me for the assignment because there is simply no way I'm going to do it. (I mean, seriously. Dante's Inferno?! -When I read it I had nightmares!- Exercising their imagination to think up of gruesome punishments??!! What the!!)

I agree with Linny's advice, that's probably the best way to go.

Akira329:

--- Quote from: Silvia Martin on January 24, 2010, 09:25:21 PM ---
She knows the truth about hell and the other false church doctrines. She doesn't believe any of the stuff they're reading and her teacher told them that they shouldn't.


--- End quote ---

Hey Silvia,
Its interesting that the teacher, (who I assume doesn't believe this stuff either), would even give an assignment on the subject of torture. Why would she want to see how demented her students minds are???

Are you worried what your daughter will think differently about the truth after the assignment??
If she knows and understands the truth, I don't see how any fantasy writing class would change her mind or why any of it would offend.
How does she feel about writing the paper??

Besides she is not writing about the only true and wise God, just some false mythical god.
I can also see the opportunity in trying to resolve the reasons for torture. What does it accomplish? What is the purpose? What are the moral implications of it? How is it justice? Do you know what I mean??
I think she could explore these options in the paper and be creative.

I don't want her to fail the class or assignment.
Ultimately I believe the decision is hers to make on how she will approach the assignment.

She must have a clear conscious either way. Do or don't do!

I remember writing a similar type of paper in my college psych class. I believe a got an B on it but I wrote it from the perspective of what I understood to be the truth about God(which was not very much then). It was my opinion, it was creative and more important for the class it had to make some sense. I was not graded for my beliefs. Judging by what you daughters teacher said I don't think she would grade on beliefs either.

Hope this helps you
Antaiwan

Roy Martin:
A short update of what happened.
 Silvia has gone from down and out and weak to a raging little bull over this matter. She has the school in a panic. Not to boast but she tore them up.
First Silvia and I went together and spoke to the principle. He kept saying, its just literature. Later in the day the teacher called Silvia and deceived her into thinking that it wasn't what we thought and that Tasha misunderstood. Well things got calm, but Silvia found out from Tasha after turning in her homework assignment and a class discussion of it that the teacher had lied. The kids had to come up with appropriate punishment for different sins based on Dante's views. The kids had answers like cut their tongue out and make them eat it. Tie them to horses and tear them apart,etc,etc. gruesome evil stuff.
 Silvia stormed back to the school yesterday.I didn't even know she was going.She told me after it was over all the things she said to them, and it left me speechless to say the least. I'm left with one conclusion that God gave Silvia strength, and walked right into that school with her and put the words in her mouth. They didn't and don't have a chance or alternative but to do exactly as she has demanded that they do. She has demanded that they never teach this stuff in the future to any child and that they have another class discussion and assignment to try to clean it up and correct this wrongful type of teaching. The principle has asked for a few days to see what he can do. Oh one more thing. The principle asked Silvia if she expects them to change the whole system for one person. She said everything starts with one person and most likely the parents don't know what is going on in school or just don't care. She asked for a name list of all the parents so she could contact all of them to inform them of this matter. This made the principle very uneasy.
 At present it seems that Silvia has them hopping. Silvia is not giving up.
At least she isn't lieing  in bed shaking and crying.

Roy

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