Just when you thought it might be safe to celebrate the holidays, a Far-Left leaning teacher, Barbara Kibler, of the George School in Newton, Pennsylvania has other ideas. Her original play, ′Occupy North Pole′, was performed at the school, using children as her pawns, to spread a message of the glory of Socialism. The story which Kibler penned begins with the North Pole being seized by evil Capitalists using eminent domain laws. The mean, wicked Wall Street corporation, the name of which is GREED, then outsources the work of Santa′s elves to China. Santa Claus, himself, is physically assaulted by a greedy Capitalist, as seen in the video below. But fear not! Socialists come to the rescue, beating their spirit drums and preaching the need to redistribute wealth.
At the school website, Barbara Kibler defends her play, stating ″We all need to be politically and socially aware.″ Of course, the real question here is whether or not the 12 and 13 year old students subjected to this blatant propaganda ploy are truly aware of the whole story? Including that of the other side? The 45-minute play was performed last Friday at the school.
One could argue that Kibler′s play was in the tradition of Charles Dickens′ ″A Christmas Carol″, though even Dickens did not preach outright revolution as Kibler does. The story of Scrooge facing his own personal greed and lack of humanity on an individual level comes nowhere near the twisted view of Barbara Kibler. In the end, Scrooge is still a businessman, seeking to profit, but has learned to be a nice guy about it. A tale of individual redemption rather than social engineering.
The Occupy North Pole play performed at the George School in Newton, Pennsylvania, written by dance teacher Barbara Kibler, is yet another example of teachers crossing the line to promote their own political beliefs to the children they are entrusted with. Santa Claus and his elves are used and abused by greedy Capitalists in the play. They are saved through acts of revolution, and a good deal of spirit drum beating, too! The message here reminds me of the old National Lampoon Radio skit about Santa Karl, the Communist version of Santa Claus, who gives children hammers, scythes and bits of leather, all produced by state-run factories by workers who are loyal Party members meeting their state-issued production quotas. At least in the case of the Lampoon sketch, it was comedy, not propaganda.
December 21st, 2011 at 7:46 am
PUKE!
December 21st, 2011 at 1:59 pm
Annual tuition at the George School will set you back about 35-40K for each of your little elves you send there. Ah, the irony.
December 21st, 2011 at 6:08 pm
So, does this school represent the 1% in the world of schools? The annual tuition for 1 student at this school is almost equal to the average salary of a 99%er! Yet, the school performed a play written by a teacher called “Occupy North Pole”. I don’t get it…
December 21st, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Yes, this is the 1% lecturing about how the 99% should be behaving. Hypocrite school and hypocrite teacher.
December 22nd, 2011 at 5:09 am
That’s why they are called “Limousine Liberals”.
The Elitists are generally the most ‘Progressive’ bunch out there. In 2008, about 90% of campaign contributions from those earning $1 Million dollars or more went to Obama and Democrats.
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:56 am
What’s wrong with a story about the evils of greed? Ever read Shakespeare? Ever watched “Pale Rider?” Greed is one of the Seven Deadly Sins, you know.
The evils of greed is a common theme in literature. But in your eyes, saying anything against greed is an attack on Democracy.
Just the opposite is true.
December 22nd, 2011 at 2:12 pm
How about the greed of government, Klo? They can take what they want all day by force. Always more, more, more. They can never do with less.
December 22nd, 2011 at 2:33 pm
As an actual student at George School (in Newtown), I am personally 17 years old, not 12 or 13. IT IS A QUAKER HIGH SCHOOL. None of what the media or this site has been saying is accurate. This site is feeding you radical and insane garbage.
Contrary to “popular” belief, we do not learn about the evils of capitalism. Most students do not pay 30k for tuition. The students that go to this school are very smart and go to some of the top colleges in the country.
Personally, I got into Cornell
Thank you
December 22nd, 2011 at 2:39 pm
This article is contradicting the sites own terms of service which states, “Do not make false or misleading statements.” This site is full of radical right wing nutjobs, who don’t think of anybody else but themselves. Stop spitting out this worthless propaganda and get a life, then maybe you won’t complain about how you’re not getting enough welfare benefits from the government.
December 22nd, 2011 at 2:41 pm
Ah, so you ARE an Elitist, Limousine Liberal! Have fun at Cornell where you will be further indoctrinated into the Socialist-Progressive mindset.
If you were truly smart, you would go to a school that actually teaches you about the real world, like Hillsdale or George Mason.
December 22nd, 2011 at 2:44 pm
Interesting that the posts # 8 and 9 have nearly identical I.P. addresses from Comcast in Pennsylvania. How many more will jump in?
December 22nd, 2011 at 3:05 pm
I didn’t mean to disrespect anyone on this site politically, but putting out false information then defaming the student body is inappropriate. I do live close to this school, and do not like it when people say bad things about a respected entity in my community. I don’t mean any harm against you all, but next time make sure you have your facts right before attacking an organization.
December 22nd, 2011 at 3:14 pm
but next time make sure you have your facts right before attacking an organization.
Pffft, yeah – that’ll happen. You must be new here.
December 22nd, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Thanks for your input AndyZ, but frankly, I couldn’t give a crap what you think.
December 22nd, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Ah, so now we have a third person, Post #12, with the same nearly identical Comcast-PA IP address.
You want FACTS? You want THE TRUTH? Here is some cut-n-paste from your school’s website, georgeschool.org:
For the 2011-2012 academic year:
Boarding Students — $45,710
Includes tuition, room and board, and some materials/lab fees.
Day Students — $31,780
Includes tuition, all meals, and some materials/lab fees.
So much for this being an ordinary school for average Americans earning $40K a year.
December 22nd, 2011 at 3:47 pm
Oh, but if you pay the $45,710 a year tuition before August 15, you get a WHOPPING $200 discount!
My goodness! I’ve been reading your school’s mission statements and so-called ‘core values’. Its like reading Karl Marx! You guys are hopeless.
December 22nd, 2011 at 3:51 pm
I love you, me and you could be good buddies
Peace and Love
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:03 pm
McCain/The Rest of You:
So it’s not OK if a secular progressive private school (as you would describe it) for the liberal 1 percenters decides to “lecture” on corporate greed?
Of course it would be just peachy to you folks if they were instead lecturing on the evils of abortion or that icky Muslim religion.
Hypocrite school? More like hypocrite (and entertaining if you get the joke) website.
December 23rd, 2011 at 6:27 am
What part of Progressivism and Socialism are you missing or confused about, ‘I Miss Nixon’?
That it is okay to be a slave of the state? That non-elected officials can write laws on a daily basis that restrict your life? That the government has the power to steal from you?
The Obama administration regulators add over 200 new laws and regulations to the U.S. Code of Law every month. Let’s say 7 a day. How do you like being subject to 7 new rules and restrictions each day that could result in you being jailed or fined? Of losing your home? Your business?
People talk about corporate greed or how greedy the 1% are. The greediest of them all is the government. They want more of everything.
December 23rd, 2011 at 6:29 am
Oh, BTW, ‘Nixon’, those 7 new rules and regulations everyday Obama is shackling you with…,
The odds are you have absolutely no clue as to what they are until it is too late. How nice is that?
December 23rd, 2011 at 4:45 pm
“What part of Progressivism and Socialism are you missing or confused about, ‘I Miss Nixon’?”
What part of “I paid for this microphone” do you folks not understand?
It’s a PRIVATE school. Paid for with PRIVATE money. Neoconservatives who are offended by the politics taught at said private school need to, well, chill. Or pony up the 40K per whelp. Your choice.
As for Obama “overregulation” goes, on economic issues both parties like to pick winners through legislative action, and on social issues you folks are the bigger threat from a libertarian standpoint.
December 23rd, 2011 at 7:39 pm
So, Nixon doesnt mind privately funded Madrassas that teach terror ?
Just because something is private property doesnt make it right.
Whos gonna pony up sht ?
Go to another school
December 24th, 2011 at 8:46 am
Truth time.
George School is a cult, plain and simple. To verify this fact, look at the posts from the GS drones below (and soon to be above). They sound eerily like Scientologists or Branch Davidians, right? Do you ever hear a GS alum/faculty member say, “Well… maybe we *could* improve upon this…” Nope. They’re perfect!!! Like a cult, the school’s only concern is in making as much money as possible and they have absolutely no interest in providing young, malleable minds with the skills to function appropriately in society (though they’ll try to fool ya into thinking they do…). Notice GS doesn’t ever mention their failures (.. Cameron Douglas comes to mind; the fact that one of the Deans recently sexually assaulted a student also comes to mind ..). They have blindly convinced themselves (and their thoroughly brainwashed students) that they are the greatest school on the planet. But where is their *vaunted* IB program ranked in this country? Where is GS ranked on the “best high school” or “best private schools” lists? Go ahead and search on the U.S. News & World Report site. You won’t find them anywhere. But their obedient cult members will gladly tell you how great they are at the drop of hat! Go, Cougars, Go!
George School only shows interest in those who provide them with buckets full of money or kiss their “Quaker” bum from sun up to sun down. They keep their campus pristine and perfect so everybody will think nothing EVER goes wrong there. The trees are manicured, the roads are manicured, even the squirrels are manicured. Snotty, rich parents who don’t want to deal with their whiny brats any longer visit and think, “Oh, what a wonderful school this will be,” but it’s all a facade meant to bring in more and more affluent suckers.
This school has a major issue with drugs .. but they ignore it. This school has kids who don’t know the first thing about sex, aren’t provided protection and are humping like bunnies in every corner .. but they refuse to notice or properly educate them about safe sex. Half the girls have bulimia or anorexia, and half the boys are racist bullies… but the school ignores it. They disrespect their teachers, don’t say thank you when you hold the door for them, never learn proper manners… but that gets ignored. But hey… they’ll build a new green library for ya! Maybe they’ll build ya a new gym too! And they’ll pretend to be concerned with pressing country issues too! Look how smart we are! Look how together we are! Shenanigans. This school is a hideously dysfunctional mess at its core. Sure, you can put a wig, eyeliner and lipstick on a pig but it’s still a pig. George School is a pig. And a big fat, rich one at that. They are, my Friends (HA!), the definition of hypocrisy.
“Cults, wonderful on the outside but on the inside are very manipulating. Cult leaders are desperate to trick you into joining. They are after your obedience, your time and your money.” — from How Cults Work
December 25th, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Azhola,
That post was the most false and disgusting statement I have ever read. Everything you said was dead wrong. You really need to consider what you just said because you have no idea how private schools really are. You just used the generalizations that other people make and some flashy ones of your own. I really don’t know why I check peoples’ posts on this site but I guess I know misinformed opinions when I see them so I want to enlighten you with the fact that your post is incorrect in every aspect.