Teacher Kills off Santa

**Hillbilly** · 21st December 2006, 19:22

A Teacher in England has really upset a lot of parents by teaching a class of 10 yr olds that Santa doesn't exist! For the full story, go HERE

**Disco Dan** · 21st December 2006, 19:29

I would do the same thing when I finish my training. Most children would have figured it out by the time they are 9-10 (just like the article states). It would be ethically wrong to 'lie' to the children. Good on her.

**Mom** · 21st December 2006, 19:31

Dont want to read the link.........how mean is that!........Santa "IS REAL!!!"

10 is too young to not have some magic in your life

shit I am 10 years and several months........I still have magic in my life

**Karma** · 21st December 2006, 19:33

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

It would be ethically wrong to 'lie' to the children. Good on her.

And I suppose she's never told anyone that she's washing her hair on saturday night, or that "It's not you, I'm just not in that place right now"

**Disco Dan** · 21st December 2006, 19:37

Originally Posted by Weasel

And I suppose she's never told anyone that she's washing her hair on saturday night, or that "It's not you, I'm just not in that place right now"

Neither of us were there. If a child was to ask if santa was real in front of the entire school... I would tell the truth. Not avoid the question. They need to learn, not be 'sheltered'.

**James Deuce** · 21st December 2006, 19:49

You're a bit late.

Posted this morning.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=40944

**eliot-ness** · 21st December 2006, 20:01

Few children of ten still believe in Santa as a person, some magical figure who can climb down chimneys with a sack of toys. At that age the magic is in the idea, a sort of religion for kids without the threat of hell fire and damnation. Would that same teacher dare to tell kids that god doesn't exist? They grow out of it soon enough and when they do some of the magic goes from the parents and grandparents life too. Leave some mystery in their lives and let them grow up at their own pace.

**Ixion** · 21st December 2006, 20:08

Originally Posted by eliot-ness

... They grow out of it soon enough ,,,.

Well, I never did. You can say what you will, I know he's real. Just as long as one child's eyes light up on Christmas morning, Santa's real.

**James Deuce** · 21st December 2006, 20:42

Originally Posted by eliot-ness

Few children of ten still believe in Santa as a person, some magical figure who can climb down chimneys with a sack of toys.

Bollocks man

. I was attempting to redistribute the teeth of the unbelievers at age 10.

My 3 year old was on the verge becoming an unbeliever, due to the wild inconsistency in somatype, voice, and personality of all the Santas he's met this Christmas.

But NZ Post saved the day by replying to his Santa letter.

My 6 year old is outside with plastic binoculars looking for him. He won't come inside in case he misses him.

Everyone is different, me especially. I'd love to teach at that school. So long as it isn't my kids I'm upsetting I 'm happy.

**Motu** · 21st December 2006, 20:43

As new parents we weren't going to feed our children on the bullshit of Christmas,no silly Santa Claus.

Yeah right - my 25 year old daughter still gets a stocking..Xmas is a time of giving....not just giving presents....but just giving.

**Hillbilly** · 21st December 2006, 20:47

Originally Posted by Jim2

You're a bit late.

Posted this morning.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=40944

Saw the article on Sydney's Channel Seven News. We are 2 hours behind.

**James Deuce** · 21st December 2006, 22:25

**Bites tongue and nearly chokes on Slow Aussie jokes**

**u4ea** · 21st December 2006, 22:41

Originally Posted by Motu

As new parents we weren't going to feed our children on the bullshit of Christmas,no silly Santa Claus.

Yeah right - my 25 year old daughter still gets a stocking..Xmas is a time of giving....not just giving presents....but just giving.

SANTA CLAUSE IS AN ANCIENT GERMAN SAINT...........HE MAY BE A CUNT NOW BUT IN TIMES GONE BY HE GAVE PRESENTS TO THE POOR AND COLD CHILDREN AND WASNT A SAINT UNTIL YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH..........

my thoughts go out to the ones who arent consumed with love and family at this time...........

prost to the unborn,fallen and never forgotten saints

**DougB** · 21st December 2006, 22:55

I never told my children that there was a Santa, and I endevoured never to tell them an untruth. We always answered their questions on any subject with the truth as we knew it in a way they could understand at that age. This did not prevent us from playing the Father Xmas GAME or the tooth fairy GAME etc. They accepted this and let their imagination loose. If they believed in father X so be it, but I never tried to decieve them.Why should they ever believe anything I told them if I had started by telling them that the Xmas shit was real.

**Waylander** · 21st December 2006, 23:23

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

Neither of us were there. If a child was to ask if santa was real in front of the entire school... I would tell the truth. Not avoid the question. They need to learn, not be 'sheltered'.

Teachers need to stop raising the kids for the parents. Guess what, it's not your job.