I thought this was a joke when I first heard about it, but apparently it's not. A Seattle public elementary school teacher wouldn't let a high school volunteer help out with the annual Easter egg hunt unless she referred to the eggs as "Spring spheres." So the third graders didn't have an Easter egg hunt, they searched for "Spring spheres."Wow.
Though I wouldn't do it if I were an administrator, I could understand why others would remove the word Easter as a religious reference, although Easter eggs are also part of the Jewish tradition (verified by two of my orthodox Jewish colleagues). So would Budhist, Muslim or atheist third graders or their parents be offended by the Easter reference?
But calling eggs "spheres?" Seriously? Aside from the fact that that isn't even geometrically correct, the word "egg" has no religious connotation whatsoever. Either people are taking political correctness WAY over the top, others get offended WAY too easily, or the former is a function of the latter. In any event, the kids weren't fooled. "When I took them out of the bag, the teacher said, 'Oh look, spring spheres' and all the kids were like 'Wow, Easter eggs.'"
What does this story tell you about today's society?
