Additional opinion letter from Ruth Sample to the Fosters Editor concerning Jim Kach's @Jim_NH Twitter stream:
Values matter
To the editor:
I spend a lot of time discussing thorny moral issues with my students. Is it wrong to pay someone to donate a kidney or to serve as a surrogate mother? When is war justified? What are our obligations to those children starving in Somalia right now? These are difficult questions worthy of our most careful thinking. Often, after a day of such discussions, I come home and try to explain to my young kids why they can't hit, use swears, or tell lies. (I'll be honest and tell you that I have resorted to "because I said so.") Thinking about values and then living them out in a thoughtful way is hard work. But it is an investment; if you are lucky, you will end up with a child who treats other people with respect—both as a matter of habit, and as a matter of principle. Teaching your children how to really apologize when they have wronged someone takes more time than just putting them in a "time out." Showing them how to take a stand against bigotry is even more work. But it is even more important.
See also:
August 10, 2011 — Plying Faith, Courage at ORCSD - Response to Ruth Sample and David TaylorAugust 4, 2011 — Fosters Opinion: About the Oyster River Petition...
August 2, 2011 — At least 174 people sign petition asking ORCSD school board member to resign
August 2, 2011 — Response from Ruth Sample to Mr. Jarvis
August 2, 2011 — Answers to Legitimate Questions - A Response to "ORCSD Searching for Truth..."
July 27, 2011 — Oyster River: Searching for truth - any truth
July 27, 2011 — Foster's Editor States that Kach Should NOT Resign
July 24, 2011 — Letters to the Editor - July 24, 2011 Regarding School Board Member Jim Kach
July 20, 2011 — Foster's Letters to the Editor Calling for Resignation of OR Board Member
July 20, 2011 — Foster's Editorial on OR Board Member Kach
July 19, 2011 — ORCSD Board Member Refuses to Resign....Defends Tweets
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