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The Colour of Politics!!
Asked by B.K. from San Francisco
on May 24, 2011
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Hi Mamas
Does a person's colour or cultural background matter when he is a politican in America.?
I have asked about racism a few times on this site as I am in a mix...
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- no race should NOT matter but does it? unfortunately - it does. We have the proof right now....people voted for Obama based wholly on the color of his skin...google...
- Jeez B., could you wait til I have some coffee before posting these heavy questions?! What I think is.....since it is VERY socially and politically incorrect (excep...
- I am also in a mixed race marriage and have noticed that there are SO many more issues between blacks and whites now than there has ever been in my 28 years on earth. ...
Pledge of Allegiance
Asked by R.J. from Detroit
on February 10, 2008
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This is a question to all the Moms of Elementary School aged children. I remember when I was in elementary, we said the Pledge of Allegiance every morning at school. ...
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- I thought all schools still said it but skipped over the line that says one g-d. I thought all schools still taught the pledge to kids.
- Hi Rebeca, my son is first grade now and they say the pledge every morning. i believe that all schools still say the pledge every morning. if i were you, i'll...
- Hi R., Yes when I was in school we did the Pledge of Allegiance as well. When my daughter started preschool they did it then too, but it was in a church (but not re...
Teachers and Mispronunciation of Child's Name
Asked by A.W. from Chicago
on October 25, 2010
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My daughter is in kindergarten this year and we're having a bit of an issue with the pronunciation of her name. Her name is Elliana (pronounced just like it is spelled...
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- I think it is up to her what she writes on her paper, but let her know that if she writes Elli, she is more likely to have it pronounced correctly. It seems like it i...
- Can you teach your daughter to say, when her name is mispronounced, "My name is Eh-lee-ah-nah"? The teachers are grown-ups, and even though they have many classes...
- I think that she should be able to write her full name on her papers. It's not like there are a bunch of other girls in the same class with her name. My daughter is in...
White School District, Bi-racial Child
Asked by K.E. from Reading
on May 29, 2007
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My oldest daughter is ready to start kindergarten. She is very highly sensitive child, and is very shy, likely due to the fact that she went through hell her first 3 ...
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- K. - I think you are doing the right thing. This poor girl has been through enough at this point in her life. It sounds like the principal of the school is racial as...
- I did home school/cyber charter schools for 2 yrs, but my 2nd grade daughter wanted to be around kids. School in my part of philly is NOT AN OPTION. I kept searching t...
- This reminds me of a story my Mom tells me (I don't remember). When I started 1st grade I came home from school one day and told my Mom that Erica and I were twins to...
