Thursday, November 22, 2007

Bears? Really?

So every week my older son get's a stack of papers sent home with him, and included in the stack is an itinerary of what was covered in the week. I usually only glance at the thing, since I assume the school is doing their job, and I generally prefer to get my updates directly from the boy. This week however I had some parental consent forms to sign so I sat down to give everything a good read through. What I found was disturbing and intriguing.

Apparently the entire week has been dedicated to bears. One day was going through the 4 different types of bears: Polar, Brown, Grizzly and Panda. Now for those of you who don't know any better, you might beleive the school and think that's where the list ends, but do NOT fall for their propoganda. There are, in fact, no less than EIGHT types of bears. Which 4 bears didn't make the cut you ask? Well let me tell you.

The Asiatic Black Bear

The Sloth Bear

The Spectacled Bear

and my favourite

The Sun Bear

Why would his school discriminate these bears? I don't know, but I damn well intend to find out. Day 2 was learning the "four bears" again and french, as well as something called the weather bear. The mental image that is conveyed by that is troubling.

Day 3 was covering what do bears eat? I'll tell you what bears eat, any damn thing they can get their hands on. From Picnic Baskets, dozens of jars of hunny, or even my childhood friend james.


What?

Too soon?

Throwing down the Gauntlet

So after becoming a new reader of Jennerosity (http://jmacaig.livejournal.com) I've decided that I want to try to write a better blog. This will be a huge undertaking since Jenn is clearly a funny and talented writer, whose life is filled with fun stories and amusing anecdotes. My life however is filled with work and video games. Expect to read a lot about both here.


I think Jenn will probably win this one.