Comments on: A veteran speaks out on STARBASE http://ppsequity.org/2010/02/18/a-veteran-speaks-out-on-starbase/ Covering the beat of Portland Public Schools Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:00:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Wacky Mommy http://ppsequity.org/2010/02/18/a-veteran-speaks-out-on-starbase/comment-page-1/#comment-48022 Wacky Mommy Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:21:51 +0000 http://ppsequity.org/?p=1607#comment-48022 Christina, we're all over Facebook (look for CASE -- Communities for Alternatives to Starbase Education) and Twitter, too (No2Starbase). It's a nationwide problem, and a lot of us are coming together to oppose it. Talk to your children's principal and ask if your children's school participates. Give support to other parents who are fighting this. Thank you for leaving a note, I appreciate it. -- nancy Christina, we’re all over Facebook (look for CASE — Communities for Alternatives to Starbase Education) and Twitter, too (No2Starbase). It’s a nationwide problem, and a lot of us are coming together to oppose it.

Talk to your children’s principal and ask if your children’s school participates. Give support to other parents who are fighting this. Thank you for leaving a note, I appreciate it. — nancy

]]> By: Christina http://ppsequity.org/2010/02/18/a-veteran-speaks-out-on-starbase/comment-page-1/#comment-48004 Christina Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:04:34 +0000 http://ppsequity.org/?p=1607#comment-48004 I just heard about the Starbase program a few days ago, but hadn't had a chance to get online to look it up until tonight. I'm really quite alarmed. We're new to PPS; we've been living in Portland just a little over a year. I have a son in 5th grade and a daughter in 1st. I'm especially worried about my son, who, in spite of our home not having a television and only a gameboy with rated "E" games, is easily enthralled by military-type technology. Thank you so much for writing this! What else can parents do about this now? It's frightening, it's wrong, and we need to get it out of our schools. I just heard about the Starbase program a few days ago, but hadn’t had a chance to get online to look it up until tonight. I’m really quite alarmed.

We’re new to PPS; we’ve been living in Portland just a little over a year. I have a son in 5th grade and a daughter in 1st. I’m especially worried about my son, who, in spite of our home not having a television and only a gameboy with rated “E” games, is easily enthralled by military-type technology.

Thank you so much for writing this! What else can parents do about this now? It’s frightening, it’s wrong, and we need to get it out of our schools.

]]> By: Wacky Mommy http://ppsequity.org/2010/02/18/a-veteran-speaks-out-on-starbase/comment-page-1/#comment-46485 Wacky Mommy Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:37:15 +0000 http://ppsequity.org/?p=1607#comment-46485 Brian, thank you. Brian, thank you.

]]> By: Steve Buel http://ppsequity.org/2010/02/18/a-veteran-speaks-out-on-starbase/comment-page-1/#comment-46437 Steve Buel Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:15:26 +0000 http://ppsequity.org/?p=1607#comment-46437 Maybe this letter will wake some people up. Army bases are about killing -- that's what they train people to do. Fifth grade is a little early to introduce our children to this environment. Maybe this letter will wake some people up. Army bases are about killing — that’s what they train people to do. Fifth grade is a little early to introduce our children to this environment.

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