"Pelican Rapids schools have very little to be happy about. We have too much 'diversity' here. The white kids are thought of second, as they cater to the needs of the 'diverse' section. At the present time my child is enrolled in a class that has only four other white children. "
"Both of my children graduated from Pelican Rapids a few years back. They were challenged by their teachers, and the teachers knew how to get the best from them academically. Both of them are now in graduate programs and the study skills they learned while in high school have served them well on their journey. Parents have every opportunity to be involved, but many times choose not to be. The fact that Pelican is multi racial is something that Pelican can be proud of. When students are exposed to different cultures, it only them helps to succeed in the world 'out there'. I feel blessed that my kids were able to experience the Pelican Rapids schools."
"“I also graduated from Pelican Rapids high school and found the ethnic diversity beneficial to my college education. Many individuals do not have the opportunity to experience a community such as Pelican Rapids and in return are not as accepting of the diversity which surrounds our society. Racism is a major issue today, by integrating ethnicities in the classroom, we are all learning how to interact and work with each other to provide a better society. For my college education I am currently required to take a multicultural class and have found to be farther along the in the development of my cultural sensitivity. I am presently working toward a major as a health care provider and have learned the importance cultural sensitivity when providing health services. To the graduate who thought PRHS did not provided them with a quality education, check this out: http://www.embracediverseschools.com/release.htm”"
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I've taught at Pelican Rapids for over 20 years. I no longer see "color" but the blessings of young people. Intolerance is learned from the homefront. I believe our students are more worldly in acceptance and harmony because of our student body. The voices of prejudice don't seem to ring home with them inspite of a few voices still out there.
The world is too diverse. Not enough attention is given to me. I want to get off.
We feel very fortunate to have raised our 3 boys in such a diverse community... when we send them off into the 'real'world, they will know more about life than if they were raised with all white norskies!
Racism is ignorance! Come spend some time with the children in the school..look into thier faces and see if you can still be rascist..
I feel my kids have a great opportunity in this diverse community. I wish I had the same when I was their age. I recently saw a poster in the elementary school that said " We are all alike, we are all different" Isn't that the truth. We all have families, we have our faith, we have our wishes and dreams. Who is anyone to say that theirs is more important than anothers?
Pelican Rapids has a problem and it's not the diversity. It is the closed minded people who have lived there all of their lives.
Perhaps the closed minded people are the ones whom are writing to this blog so far. Try to live with the girls who are outcasts for not being hispanic, try going to the school and making friends when all the other kids around you are talking to each other in a different language. Once you have been a child in the environment that this "great town" offers you will see why the only people moving here are your wonderful ethnically diverse population. Go ahead and say I am a racist, but my kids and their well-being comes far ahead of my appreciation for your dying little town.
I guess I do have children that go to school in what you call our 'dying little town' and I am proud to say I have never EVER heard them make any racist comments or have they ever complained about other cultures and having to hear them speak....
I am so proud of my kids!
this last blogger makes me so incredibly sad.. I can't imagine what they are teaching their children.. that it is only acceptable to be a white english speaking person??? Your girls are outcast for not being hispanic??? I really find that hard to believe..
We need to remember we are all Gods children.. "red or yellow black or white we are precious in his sight.." Maybe a little sappy but very true... shame on you!
I for one am very worried about the well being of the children of blogger before last... Being raised by what I would clearly call a 'racist' what chance do they have?
Hmmmmm....anyone ever tell you to try to receive the "whole" message being communicated before you drive in your stake? All God's children, yes -- but Blogger said her children feel excluded, not that the only accepted is "white English". They struggle to be accepted as non-hispanic because they are an excluded minority. Did you see that there are only four white children in this classroom? And let's not stoop to "shame on you" with this open-communication-opportunity that Mr. Christianson hosts for us -- the idea is for expression of what lifts or challenges us, not shame-casting and supremecy.
Are you aware of the declining testing scores over the past 20 years with education needing to be spread to accommodate new Americans? This is not racism, but a true sacrifice children of this community make for accommodating non-English speaking children, which slows progress of learning in the classrooms. Truly a sacrifice -- to some degree for the benefit of the world, "all God's children" -- but at what cost and to what degree?
Final note -- remember to listen and absorb before judging, driving in your stake, and slinging -- you leapt to conclusions which seem unfair to the earlier blogger. Thanks for your open mind!!
If we are all GOD's children then why do some of them pray to Allah?
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