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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Visits up at nudist church
Now here’s a church that takes the “come as you are” thing seriously.
Members of Whitetail Chapel in Ivoa, Va. worship completely in the buff, baring their souls and everything else.
The church is part of Whitetail Nudist Resort which received more than 10,000 visitors last year, according to a report by WVEC 13 News in Virginia.
“I really don’t think God cares what you wear when you worship. The thing is worship,” said Richard Foley, a member of the congregation, said.
Business is up 12 percent at the resort.
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All teachers from struggling high school fired after refusing to work unpaid hours
A controversial move Tuesday, Feb. 23, that had a Rhode Island school board fire all of the teachers at a struggling high school has caused great debate about the role of educators and parents in instructing children.
About 93 teachers, counselors and other workers at Central Falls High School were fired after the they refused to work extra, unpaid hours in an effort to help improve test scores.
The teacher’s union - which has vowed to fight the board’s decision - said it wanted more pay for the additional work which included offering more tutoring, mandatory lunch with students and a longer school day, the Providence Journal reports.
The high school has just a 48 percent graduation rate. Only 7 percent of its students are proficient in mathematics by 11th grade, the New York Times reports.
Teacher have said that change is needed, but the board is making them scapegoats.
Central Falls is a depressed community with a 13.8 percent unemployment rate. What do you think? How responsible are teachers in the failure of students and what role should parents have?
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