strange school assignment

scottm21166

Pueblo county high school 9th graders were given an assignment to use their creative juices to illustrate an act of terrorism a foriegn government might use to bring down the United States. These stories are given to the DHS to provide them scenarios to train and plan against.
If the child misdirected his (or her) efforts to favor a plan on how to attack the school (colombine style) they could be expelled!

what do you think? should our DHS really need kids to think up ides on how to attack the country or should they ask our kids to even think of such things?

spanielsells

quote:Originally posted by scottm21166
Pueblo county high school 9th graders were given an assignment to use their creative juices to illustrate an act of terrorism a foriegn government might use to bring down the United States. These stories are given to the DHS to provide them scenarios to train and plan against.
If the child misdirected his (or her) efforts to favor a plan on how to attack the school (colombine style) they could be expelled!

what do you think? should our DHS really need kids to think up ides on how to attack the country or should they ask our kids to even think of such things?
Why not? Our government is using childish means to defend our nation. Might as well go to the source to find other ideas.

spasmcreek

it is so evident from their lack of action on our borders that ANY practice scenario would have to be a benefit..

barto

IMNSHO they are not tutoring those kids as much as they are developing a mind-set in them.
[:(!]barto[:(!]

iwannausername

The idea has merit, but not the restrictions...

Sav99

Getting Obama elected is the most obvious example that I can think of.

fordsix

its a trap!!!!!

Locust Fork

I don't know what they think they will learn from doing an assignment like that. I don't think that it was the best choice, but I think they probobly had more kids take this assignament seriously and complete it than if it were given on "ways to save energy" or another boring topic.

scottm21166

well it was a homework assignment...if your 9th grader came home and said hey dad (or mom) I gotta come up with a plan to bomb the US as if I am a terrorist...your first thought is to help them, you know, with their assignment. SO you say, what if the terrorists...blah blah blah...and you come up with the idea. then little johnny or julie writes the paper goes back to class and explains how his or her dad or mom really came up with the idea...Hmmm, so youre guilty of conspiracy to commit.
Why do they need to drag kids into it? why even scare children they get enough of it from TV. This is another one of those things that makes you wonder what this government is really up to.

Locust Fork

Two out of three of mine are twisted enough to come up with their own plan....and I'm pretty shure the school knows it. [:o)] (note the clown face guys....before you start harping on my kids)