Comments on: Exclusive: Will Smith’s new school based almost entirely on Scientology http://www.celebitchy.com/11758/exclusive_will_smiths_new_private_school_new_village_academy_is_a_scientology_school/ Stylish celebrity escapism Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:56:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Anonymoms http://www.celebitchy.com/11758/exclusive_will_smiths_new_private_school_new_village_academy_is_a_scientology_school/#comment-50039 Anonymoms Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:53:53 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=11758#comment-50039 I am weirded out by the idea that you need to know the exact definition of words in order to learn anything. First of all, I think language is a living ever-changing thing, and words don't have exact definitions, and to think that they do is kind of reductionist and delusional. And to me, "learning to learn" means being able to take in a lot of information and then organize it in your mind so it makes some sense. It may help kids be better test takers if you teach them the exact thought process one person used to build a doghouse or plant a tree, but in everyday life it seems like that way of learning would be absolutely crippling. Can you imagine thinking you can't move forward unless you understood every little detail of the task you were trying to accomplish? You'd never get anything done! You'd be paralyzed...that is unless some big brother type could step in and tell you how to do things. Ugh. Strangely enough, I see a lot of similarities between this reductionist way of educating and the fundamentalist Christian way that I was taught to interpret the Bible. The literalist worldview did me no favors and I don't think it'll do the kids in that school any favors either. I am weirded out by the idea that you need to know the exact definition of words in order to learn anything. First of all, I think language is a living ever-changing thing, and words don’t have exact definitions, and to think that they do is kind of reductionist and delusional. And to me, “learning to learn” means being able to take in a lot of information and then organize it in your mind so it makes some sense.

It may help kids be better test takers if you teach them the exact thought process one person used to build a doghouse or plant a tree, but in everyday life it seems like that way of learning would be absolutely crippling. Can you imagine thinking you can’t move forward unless you understood every little detail of the task you were trying to accomplish? You’d never get anything done! You’d be paralyzed…that is unless some big brother type could step in and tell you how to do things.

Ugh. Strangely enough, I see a lot of similarities between this reductionist way of educating and the fundamentalist Christian way that I was taught to interpret the Bible. The literalist worldview did me no favors and I don’t think it’ll do the kids in that school any favors either.

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]]> By: ThatBKChick http://www.celebitchy.com/11758/exclusive_will_smiths_new_private_school_new_village_academy_is_a_scientology_school/#comment-44757 ThatBKChick Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:15:10 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=11758#comment-44757 Actually Sally, I must agree with you, being an African American myself. I just do not know why he would found these educational principles on such foolishness? I know that WIll and Jada for years, has chosen to educate their children at home/themselves, but this is just really distressing and sickening. I actually have a graduate degree in literacy, and I have looked closely at the this educational principles, and I am deeply distressed myself that they wold resort to using the guiding principles of these idiots! Actually Sally, I must agree with you, being an African American myself. I just do not know why he would found these educational principles on such foolishness? I know that WIll and Jada for years, has chosen to educate their children at home/themselves, but this is just really distressing and sickening. I actually have a graduate degree in literacy, and I have looked closely at the this educational principles, and I am deeply distressed myself that they wold resort to using the guiding principles of these idiots!

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]]> By: bessie http://www.celebitchy.com/11758/exclusive_will_smiths_new_private_school_new_village_academy_is_a_scientology_school/#comment-40866 bessie Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:16:55 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=11758#comment-40866 to headache: apparently you didn't graduate grade school! If I were as dumb and unifrmed as you, I'd just keep my ignorant mouth shut :( to headache: apparently you didn’t graduate grade school! If I were as dumb and unifrmed as you, I’d just keep my ignorant mouth shut :(

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]]> By: sally http://www.celebitchy.com/11758/exclusive_will_smiths_new_private_school_new_village_academy_is_a_scientology_school/#comment-38690 sally Tue, 27 May 2008 19:38:32 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=11758#comment-38690 Here is an African American who was a role model - a public figure, to look up to - respect & admire . . . and then he had to go and f*ck it up by becoming a Scientologist - and be an open Scientologist, at that. Whitney Houston is another example! Was a great model until she revealed herself as being a crack whore with no parenting skills (her daughter is quite troubled, and does nothing to help her.) Oprah is one of the few African American role models left. Why couldn't he just stuck to being an actor?? Or, why couldn't he just have QUIETLY sponsored this school? SO disappointing!!!!!!!! Here is an African American who was a role model - a public figure, to look up to - respect & admire . . . and then he had to go and f*ck it up by becoming a Scientologist - and be an open Scientologist, at that. Whitney Houston is another example! Was a great model until she revealed herself as being a crack whore with no parenting skills (her daughter is quite troubled, and does nothing to help her.) Oprah is one of the few African American role models left. Why couldn’t he just stuck to being an actor?? Or, why couldn’t he just have QUIETLY sponsored this school?
SO disappointing!!!!!!!!

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]]> By: JCK http://www.celebitchy.com/11758/exclusive_will_smiths_new_private_school_new_village_academy_is_a_scientology_school/#comment-37288 JCK Fri, 23 May 2008 02:14:38 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=11758#comment-37288 The key point to this article is this, how would you feel if you enrolled your child in a school named 'St James Primary School' only to find out that your child was being taught to obey Shariah law, follow Arabic customs and dress, give prayers to Allah and quietly converted to Islam by teachers actively pushing Islamic religion. How would you feel? Sure there are religious schools. But parents are aware of what they are sending their children to. The key point to this article is this, how would you feel if you enrolled your child in a school named ‘St James Primary School’ only to find out that your child was being taught to obey Shariah law, follow Arabic customs and dress, give prayers to Allah and quietly converted to Islam by teachers actively pushing Islamic religion. How would you feel?

Sure there are religious schools. But parents are aware of what they are sending their children to.

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]]> By: marilyn zych http://www.celebitchy.com/11758/exclusive_will_smiths_new_private_school_new_village_academy_is_a_scientology_school/#comment-37284 marilyn zych Fri, 23 May 2008 01:28:36 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=11758#comment-37284 ...When I was young, back in the day, in Hollywood... a friend came to my door late one night. He said that his life was in danger. He needed a place to hide. He said he wanted to leave Scientology. He said his wife and children had been brainwashed against him. He said, "they told my family that I am in a state of treason". I have never trusted scientology because of this. ...you pay up, give them your confessions (audit), allow your family to be controlled,and you can never leave... You call that religion? …When I was young, back in the day, in Hollywood… a friend came to my door late one night. He said that his life was in danger. He needed a place to hide. He said he wanted to leave Scientology. He said his wife and children had been brainwashed against him. He said, “they told my family that I am in a state of treason”.
I have never trusted scientology because of this.
…you pay up, give them your confessions (audit), allow your family to be controlled,and you can never leave…
You call that religion?

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]]> By: Chris_Europe http://www.celebitchy.com/11758/exclusive_will_smiths_new_private_school_new_village_academy_is_a_scientology_school/#comment-36409 Chris_Europe Tue, 20 May 2008 19:18:40 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=11758#comment-36409 OH MY DEAR !! SCIENTOLOGY IS NOT A CHURCH or EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATION.. IT's REAL A BUSINESS AFFAIR and MAFIA POWER !! WE ARE IN EUROPE a lot of persons and family destroy by this organisation ... OH MY DEAR !!
SCIENTOLOGY IS NOT A CHURCH or EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATION.. IT’s REAL A BUSINESS AFFAIR and MAFIA POWER !!
WE ARE IN EUROPE a lot of persons and family destroy by this organisation …

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]]> By: Travelezz http://www.celebitchy.com/11758/exclusive_will_smiths_new_private_school_new_village_academy_is_a_scientology_school/#comment-36198 Travelezz Tue, 20 May 2008 08:06:24 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=11758#comment-36198 HEY ALL OF YOU-THIS IS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE OLDEST BOOK-Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth=BIBLE "Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this; "to visit orphans and widows in their trouble...in other words true "religion" is LOVE and CARING for everyone. Man has defiled it's true meaing. GOD BLESS HEY ALL OF YOU-THIS IS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE OLDEST BOOK-Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth=BIBLE “Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this; “to visit orphans and widows in their trouble…in other words true “religion” is LOVE and CARING for everyone. Man has defiled it’s true meaing. GOD BLESS

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]]> By: smack http://www.celebitchy.com/11758/exclusive_will_smiths_new_private_school_new_village_academy_is_a_scientology_school/#comment-36187 smack Tue, 20 May 2008 06:48:28 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=11758#comment-36187 Paying to advance levels, sounds like buying gold for WoW. maybe I could join the Scientoligists, and sell my levels on ebay. :-) Paying to advance levels, sounds like buying gold for WoW.

maybe I could join the Scientoligists, and sell my levels on ebay. :-)

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]]> By: Kdoghowls http://www.celebitchy.com/11758/exclusive_will_smiths_new_private_school_new_village_academy_is_a_scientology_school/#comment-36184 Kdoghowls Tue, 20 May 2008 06:14:39 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=11758#comment-36184 I take great offense at the comments made by certain people who have posted here, as to the idea that all religions charge a fee for being part of that religion. Scientologists charge a fee for everything associated with their "religion". Their services, their books and their equipment. Christians give away Bibles, every Jewish synagogue has Talmuds and Torahs for anyone to read, and if you want to see a copy of the Qur'an, you need only look as far as your local mosque. A true religion offers its knowledge and teachings free of charge. Any money or services rendered are given freely. The only people who get money out of offerings are the clergy of that religion, and they are paided because they have no other job or source of income. That said, they don't get paid all that much. I've never heard of a legitimate minister, rabbi, or mullah who lived in a mansion. If Scientology was a legitimate religion, then why does it only seem to spread to rich or upper-middle class people? I wonder if the great Will Smith tried to spread the joy of Scientology to those poor AIDS-stricken Africans he visited a couple years ago, and trumpeted the cause of. Oh wait I'm sorry, Scientology has a word for those people, Notfinaciallyprofitable, which is a Scientology term for "untouchable". 'Nuff said. I take great offense at the comments made by certain people who have posted here, as to the idea that all religions charge a fee for being part of that religion.

Scientologists charge a fee for everything associated with their “religion”. Their services, their books and their equipment. Christians give away Bibles, every Jewish synagogue has Talmuds and Torahs for anyone to read, and if you want to see a copy of the Qur’an, you need only look as far as your local mosque.

A true religion offers its knowledge and teachings free of charge. Any money or services rendered are given freely. The only people who get money out of offerings are the clergy of that religion, and they are paided because they have no other job or source of income. That said, they don’t get paid all that much. I’ve never heard of a legitimate minister, rabbi, or mullah who lived in a mansion.

If Scientology was a legitimate religion, then why does it only seem to spread to rich or upper-middle class people? I wonder if the great Will Smith tried to spread the joy of Scientology to those poor AIDS-stricken Africans he visited a couple years ago, and trumpeted the cause of. Oh wait I’m sorry, Scientology has a word for those people, Notfinaciallyprofitable, which is a Scientology term for “untouchable”.

‘Nuff said.

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