It could be that parents are pulling the wool over innocent eyes, but maybe it doesn’t matter.
(Spoiler alert: kid-sensitive content)
A rotten-hearted substitute teacher in New Jersey has done the unthinkable. This unnamed individual is now reportedly out of a job after telling an eager group of first graders that Santa isn’t real, and for that matter, neither is the tooth fairy. Seriously? Someone’s got a bag of coal coming down the chimney!
What were they thinking? OK, let’s try to be open-minded. Perhaps he or she was trying to do the kids a favor. No, really. It could be that this adult was under the impression that convincing children to believe in “mythica”l figures is actually bad for them.
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Unfortunately, evidence points to the fact that this isn’t the case.
Some experts feel that “lying” to children for many years about something as large as Old St. Nick could be bad for them in ways that have yet to be considered. They feel it’s morally wrong.
Others, however, feel that it’s vaguely connected with a belief in God, and that this could be a good thing. A vast majority of kids don’t report feeling betrayed by their parents when they find out the truth, science shows, and so where’s the harm?
Still waffling? Let your heart guide you. Check out these thoughtfully prepared and thorough answers as to how Santa does his thing on Christmas eve, provided by physicists at the University of Exeter. Maybe it’s the adults who’ve forgotten how to believe.
