'Time Bomb'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
No, I mean the guy who was saying teaching on the theme of "racism is bad, mmkay!" in TKAM was teaching a belief, was saying that skirts close to teaching religion.
I was arguing that saying "racism is bad" is no more teaching a belief than teaching, "stomping on the throats of other people because you can is bad."
He did a lot more than that - he was teaching Creationism.
You know, I'm as against teaching Creationism in public schools as the next person, but I'm going to take a radical stance and say that burning images into students' arms is the worse offense here. One is ideologically inappropriate, the other is assault.
It all reads as not very thinky to me, but whatever.
Sounds more "narrow-minded as a dirt path," but I'm not sure that's so different from what you're saying.
I'm going to take a radical stance and say that burning images into students' arms is the worse offense here
According to the article, there's a "plausible explanation" for that. I'm so curious as to what that might be.
You know, I'm as against teaching Creationism in public schools as the next person, but I'm going to take a radical stance and say that burning images into students' arms is the worse offense here. One is ideologically inappropriate, the other is assault.
I read that he did it with the students' permission.
Sure, that makes perfect sense, because teachers always do what students tell them to.
so, I had blood taken on Monday for annual check on stuff tests. My doctor wants me to come in to go over them. She said nothing about this on Monday, in fact mentioned having the results mailed to me. This means something is up, doesn't it?
I read that he did it with the students' permission.
I would think an eighth grader in most states wouldn't be the one to give permission for something like that. Isn't 18 usually the age where folks can get pierced/tattooed without a parent's permission? One would think the same holds true here. Not a lawyer, though, and every state is different on that subject, I'm sure.
I would think an eighth grader in most states wouldn't be the one to give permission for something like that. Isn't 18 usually the age where folks can get pierced/tattooed without a parent's permission? One would think the same holds true here. Not a lawyer, though, and every state is different on that subject, I'm sure.
I remember what I read now. This issue with this teacher was in the news about two years ago. One kid and his parents complained about the cross the teacher burned into his arm. But other parents were arguing they didn't have a problem with it, so it was OK. The one kid ended up getting harassed a lot for (I think) being an atheist. Or at least everybody thought that.
I wondered why nothing was done to the teacher, but it turns out it took two years to fire him or something.
and say that burning images into students' arms is the worse offense here.
::blink:: WTF?? Dude's been fired, right?