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Offline RGSG99

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I'm not sure what to think of my son's school assignment
« on: September 03, 2009, 06:51:30 AM »
Yesterday my son came home with a social studies assignment.  It was to ask his parents two questions.

1.  Are you in a union?
2.  If you are, how do you feel about it and if you're not, why not?

Am I being totally paranoid here?  These questions kind of freaked me out.  It's not the school's business if I'm in a union or not.
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Re: I'm not sure what to think of my son's school assignment
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2009, 07:19:39 AM »
I think I'd use that as the answer...and if your son gets into trouble for it, rain hell-fire down on the school.

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Re: I'm not sure what to think of my son's school assignment
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2009, 07:31:14 AM »
If you're not, tell him why you're not.  Be polite and factual.  The poor kids need some sanity to counter-balance what's sure to be a pro-union message from their teacher.

Just my $0.02.
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Re: I'm not sure what to think of my son's school assignment
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2009, 07:35:05 AM »
He knows why we aren't in a union and he knows our feelings about it.  I just don't think it's any business of the school's to know if we belong to a union or not.
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Re: I'm not sure what to think of my son's school assignment
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2009, 11:40:05 AM »
Yesterday my son came home with a social studies assignment.  It was to ask his parents two questions.

1.  Are you in a union?

No.

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2.  If you are, how do you feel about it and if you're not, why not?

Because unions are run by the JOOOOOOOOOOOOOZZZZZZZZZZ!!1!!11!!!1!!!11!1!!!!1111!!11!!!!1!!1one

See how they respond to that.   :-)