And Tango Makes Three – A Long Way From Dick and Jane
They say that if you throw a frog into a pot of boiling water, it will quickly jump out, but if you put a frog in a pan of cool water and heat it ever so slowly until it starts boiling, the frog will cook to death before he even realizes what has happened to him.
In 1964 I entered the first grade. I still remember the early readers we used and the characters, Dick and Jane, their younger sister, Sally, their dog Spot and cat, Puff. Dick and Jane had a female mother, one of them, and one male father. It seems bizarre to me that I even need to clarify that.
Typical dialog went like this, “See Dick run. Run Dick, run.” Not the most exciting material and probably not the best phonetic approach for beginning readers, but at least it was wholesome and family-oriented.
The temperature in the pot is pretty high in Alameda County California. The school district recently approved a mandatory program, LGBT Lesson #9, for the 2009/2010 school year. The program will be taught to students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Although two of the five board members believed students should have the chance to opt out, the district’s legal counsel recommended against it, claiming that the curriculum does not deal with health or sex education, topics that require opt-out provisions. The school district says it will reassess the curriculum after it is in place for one year.
I say you do have an opt-out. Get out of the public schools altogether!
As part of the curriculum, “And Tango Makes Three,” a story about two homosexual penguins, by J. Richardson and P. Parnell will be read to second-graders. The book is based on a true story about two penguins, Roy and Silo, in the Central Park Zoo.
Roy and Silo are described as being “a little bit different.”
“They didn’t spend much time with the girl penguins, and the girl penguins didn’t spend much time with them,”
When the male penguins nurture an egg, it soon hatches. “We’ll call her Tango, because it takes two to make a Tango.”
“Tango was the very first penguin in the zoo to have two daddies.”
How did we get from “Dick and Jane” to the homosexual propaganda in “Tango” in 35 years? Just like the frog analogy, it was a gradual process – bit by bit, compromise by compromise. The temperature is near the boiling point. It’s time to jump out of the pot before it’s too late.
Don’t think this is just California – coming soon to a school district near you.
Click the Read More icon to find out more about the curriculum and what happened to Roy and Silo!
LGBT Lesson #9 List of Famous LGBT People (all 11 of them)
http://www.alameda.k12.ca.us/LGBT/Famous%20LGBT%20people.pdf
LGBT Lesson #9 Vocabulary List
http://www.alameda.k12.ca.us/LGBT/Vocabulary%20Words.pdf
Including terminology such as:
Transgender: A person whose gender identity and/or expression is different from cultural expectations based on the sex they were assigned at birth.
Gay: Both men and women are romantically involved in a committed relationship with someone of the same sex.
Simon and Schuster, publisher of “Tango” has an educator’s study guide on their website.
http://www.simonsays.com/content/book.cfm?tab=22&pid=505791&agid=21
The study guide includes very leading questions, such as:
2. “Family” is a prominent theme in And Tango Makes Three. Discuss the concept of a “family.” What constitutes a family? Tango’s family is different, but how is it the same as any other family in the zoo? In the world?
3. Roy and Silo are a little bit different from the other penguins in the zoo. What does it mean to be different? Why is it sometimes good to be different?
4. The Central Park Zoo, where And Tango Makes Three takes place, is home to all kinds of animal families. But Tango’s family is unlike the other families in the zoo. Tango has two fathers instead of the traditional mother and father. Do you have a nontraditional family, or do you know someone who does? Do you think that Tango is missing out by not having a mother?
5. Mr. Gramzay, the penguin keeper at the Central Park Zoo, is very sympathetic to Roy and Silo. He is accepting of their differences and wants to help them become a family. How can you learn from Mr. Gramzay’s actions in the book? Who else is accepting of Roy, Silo, and Tango in this story?
6. Mr. Gramzay decides to give Roy and Silo an egg to hatch in their nest. Why do you think he does this? What does he see in Roy and Silo that makes him decide that they would be good at raising a baby? Do you think that Roy and Silo are good parents? Why?
Roy and Silo – The Rest of the Story. Will this make it into the next LGBT curriculum?
Gay Penguins Break Up
FoxNews Friday, September 16, 2005
New York City’s most famous gay penguin couple has split up.
Even worse, one of them has taken up with a female penguin new to the Central Park Zoo , the New York Post reports.
Silo and Roy, two male chinstrap penguins native to the South Atlantic, made local headlines six years ago when they came out with their same-sex relationship.
Since then, the pair have successfully hatched and raised an adopted chick — after trying to incubate a rock — and become role models for six other same-sex couples among penguins at the zoo.
That all ended when Scrappy, a single female newly arrived from SeaWorld in San Diego, caught Silo’s eye.
“Silo and Roy stopped spending as much time together or building a nest,” said John Rowden, curator of animals at the zoo.
Silo promptly moved in with Scrappy, building a new nest with her. Zookeepers were at a loss to explain Silo’s sudden conversion.
“Why does anyone bond? Why do people want to get married and divorced?” said Dr. Dee Boersma , penguin expert at the University of Washington in Seattle. “Presumably, they’ve got their reasons.”
Silo and his hot-feathered home-wrecker have yet to produce an egg, but they’ve been busy trying.
On Thursday, Roy, all alone, sat disconsolately at the edge of the penguin area, staring at the wall.
“If you got divorced, would you want to see your old mate around?” reasoned Boersma.
Besides, she added, “he’s probably courting other penguins, getting ready for next season.”
P.S. Note about boiling frogs…
According to Snopes, this legend is incorrect. (Where were the PETA people when they were conducting the boiling frog experiments?)
The ‘critical thermal maxima’ of many species of frogs have been determined by several investigators. In this procedure, the water in which a frog is submerged is heated gradually at about 2 degrees Fahrenheit per minute. As the temperature of the water is gradually increased, the frog will eventually become more and more active in attempts to escape the heated water. If the container size and opening allow the frog to jump out, it will do so.
http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/frogboil.asp
Popularity: 70%
Geez, the inmates have taken over the asylum, eh? I thought schools were worried about teenage pregnancies? I guess not because apparently sex is the topic of the day in public schools. I hope all you AMERICAN parents are removing your kids from the asylums.
First of all I don’t think 2nd graders need to be taught anything about sexual relationships by the school system. That is far too young for them to be given that information. Anything they need to know about it should be handled by the parents. My basis for believing homosexuality is wrong is the Christian bible. A good passage to read is Romans chapter 1, specifically verses 20 to 32; such verses as “Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. … who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.”
That’s pretty difficult to misinterpret. The judgment it refers to is by God, not by people. The bible in no way advocates violence against homosexuals. I know many people that are opposed to homosexuality and not a single one of them has ever spit upon a homosexual. I can reject a lifestyle choice that I believe is sinful and I can object to it being taught to children as if it’s perfectly acceptable, without rejecting someone as a person.
The media exploits cases of violence against homosexuals as if it’s a common occurrence while violence by homosexuals is covered up – for instance the case of Matthew Shepard, where the actual motivation for violence was most likely not related to homosexuality, while no one hears about the case of Jesse Dirkhising, a 13 y.o. boy killed by two male homosexuals. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=110906
What’s wrong with letting kids know that homosexuality is alright and that one shouldn’t judge people because of their life choices? The only people that would want to ban this message are the ones who enjoy secluding themselves from the outside world in ignorance. The same ignorance, mind you, that caused the mass genocide that almost wiped an entire race off the face of the earth. And if your reasoning for this is that it’s the will of your lord, please show me the passage in your respective holy book that says one should spit upon and reject members of the homosexual community.
Great Website, Vicki! I’ve booked marked it for further use. This is not surprising at all considering the homosexuals have been force feeding their perverted agenda to our kids for a while now with other grade school books like “Heather has Two Mommies” and “King and King”. If parents really love their children, they will pull them out of the godless government school system before their minds & souls are completely destroyed.
You also might find this list interesting:
TOP 10 STRATEGIES OF IMPLEMENTING HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1371.cfm
I am far from the state of California, and I will notify my church of the decision made by the education system to teach children that there is nothing wrong with being homosexual. I can see having a class or an assembly about Gay parents raising children and making sure that other children don’t bash them or make their life harder and full of grief, but to take and teach children that “GAY is ok” is wrong! My huband and I pride ourselves in teaching our children that the sanctity of marriage is to be pure between and man and a woman. Also that sex is not Ok before marriage. When the school system decides to have sex ed, pass out condoms, or same gender relationship lessons, is telling my kids that its ok to do the things that i told them NOT TO! As a Parent I WILL DECIDE what my child is to learn in school. God gave these Children to ME, not the school system. If that means homeschooling my kids, than that is my GOD GIVEN right.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS A MANDATORY CLASS. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE FAMILY MORALS. NOW THE PARENT HAS NO RIGHT IN THE EDUCATION OF THEIR OWN CHILDREN? WHATS UP. NO MORE PRAYERS, 10 COMMANDMENTS, NO GOD IN ANYTHING. BUT HOMOSEXUALITY IS OK. N O T !!! WHY NOT TEACH THEM MURDER, LYING, CHEATING AND SATAN IS OK? THIS SEAMS TO BE WHAT YOU THINK IS NORMAL. WHY WOULD ANYONE USE THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY (THE CHILDREN) AS GUINEEPIGS . I THANK GOD I AM ONE OF THE PARENTS THAT TOOK THE EDUCATION AWAY FROM THE IDIOTIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND AM TEACHING FROM THE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION. IF YOU READ THIS PLEASE TAKE ACTION INTO YOUR OWN HANDS AND PULL THE CHILDREN OUT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SAVE YOUR CHILD FROM ALL THE CONFUSION. IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO EXPLAIN THE FACTS OF LIFE TO A CHILD WITHOUT ADDING THIS TO IT TOO.
i am disgusted with this book “tango makes three” teaching children that its OK to be homosexual. that its NORMAL?? I learned about this at church on sunday, and it just turns my stomach.. I will not let my children be taught this junk.. What is RIGHT is what is God.. and This EXCLUDES him all together.. its NOT ok to be Homosexual! Heard about a county in California that is making this lesson MANDATORY and that parents CAN NOT remove their children from this lesson once it begins, and I will say, Whoever has their child in this lesson, and Knows what is right.. who cares about what they say is MANDATORY, GET THEM OUT!!! Im homeschooling my kids when i have them.. IF i have them, this world without Christ is turning out to be something disgusting!!!