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School Nativity

On 25 Nov 2016 at 7:23pm Mary wrote:

OK, so it's school nativity time.
Does the role that your child has been cast as reveal what their teacher really thinks about them?
Do the teachers give all the crap roles (i.e. the random stable animals) to children they don't like much (or to the children of parents they dislike), and then give all the starring roles (i.e. Angel Gabriel, Mary, Joseph, 3 wise men) to their favourite children?
Any school teachers out there? How is all this decided?! I'm a parent of a child in an upcoming nativity play and I would like to know.

On 25 Nov 2016 at 7:36pm Pete wrote:

Seriously, are Schools allowed to do Nativity these days?

On 25 Nov 2016 at 10:03pm Tipex wrote:

I suspect it's the other way around. I'd give the children lacking confidence the key roles to boost their morale?

On 25 Nov 2016 at 10:34pm Lopster wrote:

surely nativity should be compulsory in this Christian country of ours?
discuss (for I know you will)

On 26 Nov 2016 at 9:17am Earl of Lewes wrote:

I'm not religious, but to celebrate Christmas without understanding its origin seems absurd. We are historically a Christian country and Bible stories are a part of our culture, so the Nativity shouldn't be ignored.

On 26 Nov 2016 at 7:36pm WiseMan wrote:

Oh dear Lopster, no-one's really discussing your transparent question are they?

On 26 Nov 2016 at 9:45pm Lopster wrote:

They must agree with my "transparency" then [not so]WiseMan
QED

On 27 Nov 2016 at 7:45pm WiseMan wrote:

@Lopster
I was being sarcastic dear.

On 28 Nov 2016 at 10:32am Pagan wrote:

The origin of Christmas is a pagan, winter solstice festival that was borrowed by Christianity when it spread to these shores. Historically it is incredibly unlikely the Romans would have called a census in the depths of winter so even if there was an element of truth to the nativity story it wouldn't have happened in December.