All that power must have gone to the kid’s head. The ring does corrupt, after all.
In the sleepy town of Kermit (that should have been your first clue), a fourth grader was suspended from school when the boy claimed to have the “One Ring” and could make his friend disappear.
For you “muggles,” the One Ring is a reference from the fictitious movie “The Lord of the Rings.” In the movie, the ringbearer could slip the ring on his finger and become invisible.
Apparently, this school took that as secret code for kidnap and murder.
The boys father told the New York Daily News that his son “didn’t mean anything.” He went on to say, “I assure you, my son lacks the magical powers necessary to threaten his friend’s existence. If he did, I’m sure he’d bring him right back.”
That’s one badass kid, going toe to toe with Sauron for power.
I’m just saying, if the school board had simply watched a few more movies, they might have understood the reference a bit better. I know this is a different age and all, but aren’t we jumping on kid’s imagination a little too hard, here? I have a few acquaintances I wouldn’t mind if they “disappeared” for a while, too. And ex-boyfriends. And Miley Cyrus.
If any of the teachers would like to give me a call, I would be happy to school them on the reference. A little movie culture never hurt anything. Except this kid’s education for a week.
Image courtesy of Rosana Prada via Flickr, Creative Commons.
they do jump on the kids for every little thing…it’s sad…but, as usual, you presented it in a way that make me sip my coffee out on the computer screen lol!! Kermit lol!
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How ridiculous! Even if you’re not a huge LOTR fan as I am, how can you not have a little common sense and humour?
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My daughter had a teacher who had such horrible grammar and spelling in a note to me, that I just had to respond. I told her basically that you don’t punish en masse for the sins of one or two. And that maybe she should have paid more attention in class herself….. lol
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Pretty soon kindergartners will be suspended for believing in Santa Claus.
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They probably already are. Santa causes Global Warming and drowns kittens.
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That kid stole my idea, no wonder they suspended him.
Are these school principles come from some kind of nut house?
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And rightly so, the ring holds a mighty power and it takes someone worthy to wield it…Foolish boy
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Bloody shocking. Schools are becoming little halls of indoctrination. Kids have no room for imagination anymore.
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Good Lord.
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Reblogged this on mondozeitgeist and commented:
ZING!!! :)
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But what if he’s right……………..
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*chuckles*
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I understand schools being concerned for the welfare of their students, but once those in charge become informed it would be nice to think that they would act with some compassion. .
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I heard about the interview with the dad here in Austin. The ridiculousness!!!! The dad sounded pretty freaking hilarious though.
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Reblogged this on Bit by the cold of december, i’m warm beside your smile.
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