Please write your state senators!!

[proud2BlibKansan]

Matt Blunt appointed a fruitcake to the state board of ed. She must be approved by the state senate so PLEASE contact your state senator and encourage a vote AGAINST this woman. She is not only a strong voucher proponent but read the following article about a charter school she founded (it has since closed - thank goodness). BTW, last time I checked, meditation and yoga were NOT tested on the MAP. :crazy:

Ms. Whitmore-Smith, is not an educator, but did form the Ptah Academy a St. Louis private school.

An Oct. 16, 2001, article described the beginning of the day at the academy. "The ribbons of incense and the children who meditate beneath them at the start of each school day leave no doubt that the Ptah Academy of Arts and Sciences isn't your typical school."

The academy is named after an ancient Egyptian god and "includes of elements of ancient spiritualism in its instruction," according to the Post-Dispatch article, which continues, "The school is not religious, Whitmore said, but it does encourage children to tap in to their 'spiritual energy.' "

The article indicated the school included "yoga, organic meals, tai chi and daily 'inner studies' or sessions of meditation" in its curriculum.


http://rturner229.blogspot.com/2006/10/blunt-appoints-leading-voucher.html