Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Hollywood Values in the Classroom

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Suzy Amis Cameron, spouse of Avatar director James Cameron, has co-founded a new school, Muse Elementary, in greater Los Angeles. Maureen Harrington of the Los Angeles Times interviewed Ms. Cameron for details concerning the school.

We learn that for students at the pre-K through fourth-grade school,

every class begins with "an intention," which can be anything from finishing writing their journal entry to being kind to others or walking with quiet feet inside. Even the littlest kids pick up the intention stone, say their desire for that class and put the stone into a jar of water.

Thus, we begin to see the precepts of a 1960s hippie commune foisted upon innocent 21st-century children... [snip]

Even though Avatar has grossed more than 2.5 billion dollars since its release, the school must look beyond the founder's means to assist needy toddlers in need of educational salvation. Hence, "the staff does a lot of grant writing."

Are these grants solicited from the bankrupt state of California, or the bankrupt U.S. government?

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