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They DON’T revolve around the earth? Wow! Tell more more.

Recently, her son’s teacher told the class that all the planets revolve around the Earth, and drew a picture to illustrate.

“My son, who’s a little bit of a space geek, raised his hand and was like, ‘No, that’s not how it works,’” [Beatrice] Weber says. “And the teacher was actually surprised and actually paid a lot of attention when my son explained it to him. And I was like, ‘Wasn’t he angry that you disrespected him?’ He’s like, ‘No, no, no. The teacher was very curious. He said he had never learned that before.’” …

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NY’s yeshivas: We do it our way!

Margaret Soltan, September 30, 2022 4:14PM
Posted in: forms of religious experience

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2 Responses to “They DON’T revolve around the earth? Wow! Tell more more.”

  1. Stephen Karlson Says:

    Good enough for Ptolemy the Great?

  2. Margaret Soltan Says:

    Yes, and good enough for the Yeshiva students that taxpayers subsidize.

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