Teacher sorry for using assassination in lesson
Published: 5/27/10, 3:26 PM EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama teacher who used a hypothetical assassination of President Barack Obama as an example in a geometry lesson says he is sorry.
Come on. Geometry?? What happened to using pool shots? At least if you are going to attempt to use a gunshot why not use the magic bullet that killed Kennedy. This teacher needs to be shown the door for a number of reasons. Not my state, not my school district so I don't have much say but if this occurred in my district, my school board would be hating on me until they were voted out of office if they let a teacher with this approach stay around.
Note: I'm not attacking all teachers here. More school boards and parents for allowing this to continue
wiscoleeds wrote:This is just an inappropriate example. Doesn't matter if the president is Obama or Bush. Now if he had used Hitler....
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You know... it's highly questionable whether I'd vote for Obama if he ran again, but still... to go and hypothesize to students about his assassination?
I just don't get some folks. They cheer when he "lost" the bid for the Chicago Olympics and they boo when he "won" the Nobel Peace Prize.
I admit, although I am a Democrat, I'm no longer a big Obama fan, and I definitely scratched my head in confusion when they awarded him the Nobel "I'm Not GWBush" Peace Prize.
Even though... many people were obviously furious and disgusted when The President of The United States won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Come on, folks. Being critical is ok. Being unpatriotic is another.
(I'm not talking to any BN'ers at all... just dumbasses like the teacher in the story. Believe me, there are plenty.)
Skibo wrote:
Note: I'm not attacking all teachers here. More school boards and parents for allowing this to continue
Then you ought to fix your thread title. And that teacher deserves the blame in this case, not the parents.
Get your thoughts and feelings sorted out a little. I think we might have the beginnings of a good thread here. But the title and the misdirect to school boards and parents detracts from a good discussion.
Teacher sorry for using assassination in lesson
Published: 5/27/10, 3:26 PM EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama teacher who used a hypothetical assassination of President Barack Obama as an example in a geometry lesson says he is sorry.
Come on. Geometry?? What happened to using pool shots? At least if you are going to attempt to use a gunshot why not use the magic bullet that killed Kennedy. This teacher needs to be shown the door for a number of reasons. Not my state, not my school district so I don't have much say but if this occurred in my district, my school board would be hating on me until they were voted out of office if they let a teacher with this approach stay around.
Note: I'm not attacking all teachers here. More school boards and parents for allowing this to continue
Ridiculous...
On a seperate matter Skibo...you mention the magic (single) bullet theory....your profile pic has our good buddy from PA - Arlen Spector. He was on the Warren Commission and is credited with being at least the co-author of the single bullet theory.
I live here in Alabama about 60 miles from where the incident took place. The anti-Obama hatred here is unbelievable. I had dared to believe that racism of this magnitude was a thing of the past, but as usual I dared to have hope for the goodness in the heart of my fellow man and that is a stupid thing to have these days. Obama is doing a good job and these clowns down here can't stand it.
