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Originally Posted by sam
Yes, the DPD was “developed between 1990 and 1994 in response to a request from students to incorporate material dealing with discrimination and diversity into the undergraduate curriculum....” but that’s not what we’re talking about, now is it?
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If you read the whole quote, you see that Writing for Change is one of the teaching resources available in the DPD program. So yes, it is what we are talking about.
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Originally Posted by sam
Yes, the curriculum includes programs for pre-k through undergrad; however, the program that includes the SpongeBob SquarePants DVD is intended for children. Of course, it wouldn't be difficult to believe that it was used as college level at your alma mater.
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You are either extremely confused, or an out-and-out liar.
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A couple of weeks ago it was reported that the We Are Family Foundation intends to distribute a guide entitled, Writing for Change, to 61,000 elementary schools. The guide, developed in cooperation with publicly subsidized Oregon State University, seeks to teach children tolerance toward people who practice homosexuality. Some of the topics covered by Writing for Change, which is intended for children ages four to ten, are:
Identify ways in which homophobia and compulsory heterosexuality are at work in your daily life.
Find some examples of compulsory heterosexuality in your daily life.
How are you affected by compulsory heterosexuality?
How are you affected by homophobia?
How would you be affected if your sexual orientation were different than it is now?
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Writing for Change is part of an undergraduate curriculum - a teaching resource in Oregon State University's Difference, Power, and Discrimination Program. It was NOT "distributed to 61,000 elementary schools. That is simply NOT TRUE.
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Even though I do not have any toddlers in pre-school who will be taught such adult issues, as a Taxpayer I am furious. I wonder how parents are going to react when their pre-kindergarteners start coming home from a hard day of recess and coloring to ask such questions as, “Mommy, today I saw SpongeBob talking to a Lesbian. Am I a Lesbian? What’s a Lesbian?”
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The video that includes SpongeBob, and more than 100 other children's characters, is a production of the
We Are Family Foundation. It is going to be sent to about 61,000 elementary schools this spring, IIRC.
The video does NOT mention homosexuality. It is an age-appropriate music video produced to affirm diversity, unity, cooperation and family.
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We Are Family Foundation is NOT related to or connected to the
OSU DPD program. The "Spongebob" video is NOT a component of the OSU DPD program.