Author Topic: Overzealous Teacher (Read 2962 times)

straffo · « **Reply #45 on:** March 09, 2006, 12:49:11 PM »

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Originally posted by EN4CER
I’m glad to hear everything is no nice and free and open in your country but then again – how many times was your country invaded?

Did the US ever Had Germany on it's border ?

EN4CER · « **Reply #46 on:** March 09, 2006, 12:52:33 PM »

#7 and #16

EN4CER · « **Reply #47 on:** March 09, 2006, 12:53:38 PM »

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Originally posted by straffo
Did the US ever Had Germany on it's border ?

No but we still pushed em back for you - 2 Times!

Delirium · « **Reply #48 on:** March 09, 2006, 01:00:34 PM »

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Originally posted by straffo
Did the US ever Had Germany on it's border ?

Yep.. lots of wreckage from 'Torpedo Alley' on the Eastern shore, Cape Hatteras in particular.

straffo · « **Reply #49 on:** March 09, 2006, 01:11:32 PM »

Well I was more thinking of the border you can walk over

(nice twist anyway

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Mighty1 · « **Reply #50 on:** March 09, 2006, 01:18:08 PM »

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Originally posted by nirvana
Do you have high school age children, Mighty? If i think back, my world geography teacher brought up politics quite a bit, rise of Communism in Russia, Cold War, WW2 and concentration camps, Nazis, stuff like that. He wasn't spouting off about how Bush is equal to Hitler, but damn, there are always politics with geography. Hell, you could say the middle east is a big political screw up from WW1. But I digress...

So you're angry at him for wasting time, sure, think a little deeper and how much hatred you feel towards him for calling Dubya a mini Hitler. Besides, Bennish was wrong at any rate, Bush isn't smart enough to be Hitler.

I have a son who is a junior in HS and a daughter who is a senior in college.

I never said I was angry at him I said I think he was wrong in how he was treating his class.

As for your YOUR little rant about Bush......that is your opinion of him and I don't agree with it.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #51 on:** March 09, 2006, 07:02:11 PM »

The teacher in question was SUPPOSED to be teaching GEOGRAPHY.
Not debate tactics. Not political science. Not history. GEOGRAPHY.

However, since the first day of school, he has spent AT LEAST 30 minutes of a 50 minute class every other day ranting about Bush and daring students to contradict him. AT LEAST 30% of the time, he is NOT DOING HIS JOB.

Rather than EDUCATE his students on the subject he is tasked with teaching, he is attempting to INDOCTRINATE his students.

No, his 1st Amendment rights are NOT being violated, either.

He should either do his job and educate the students on the subject he is being paid to teach, or he should be FIRED. That's what happens to people who do not do their job. If he wants to indoctrinate people, he needs a different job.

Yes, I have two children (one is techincally an adult now) and yes, it pisses me off to no end to have some pompous ******* teacher decide to indoctrinate students to his or her political inclinations rather than teach them the subject he or she is supposed to be teaching. I pay a large percentage of my earnings in taxes for education, and I'd like my children to get an education at school, as opposed to an indoctrination.

Sandman · « **Reply #52 on:** March 09, 2006, 09:12:24 PM »

Ahem... World Geography is by definition, political.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #53 on:** March 09, 2006, 09:35:49 PM »

Bull. Geography is geography. Politics is politics. Just because it is "world" geography doesn't make it political. It makes it global, as opposed to regional.

The ******* is spending 30% of the class bashing the current administration of the country. Of course, that would be bad if he did it during the Klinton administration. He is promoting his agenda and his political beliefs, not teaching. He is supposed to be teaching. Spin it all you want, he's wrong. Period. Yes, it really is that simple.

Sandman · « **Reply #54 on:** March 09, 2006, 09:41:01 PM »

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Originally posted by Captain Virgil Hilts
Bull. Geography is geography. Politics is politics. Just because it is "world" geography doesn't make it political. It makes it global, as opposed to regional.

If you study geography you're going to study countries and the people and politics that shape them.

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #55 on:** March 10, 2006, 12:14:38 AM »

See my post earlier. If the guy teaches Geography by only teaching "borders and maps", then he's NOT doing his job either.

Althrough it is hard not get involved in personal political belief when you are talking about countries political climates, I do agree that the teacher pushed the matter a bit too far. Yet, I fail to see the need for a "public crucifixion".

As far as the hate generated on the topic, I would quote the proverb : "It's the one that knows the least that has the strongest opinion".

Sixpence · « **Reply #56 on:** March 10, 2006, 02:26:34 AM »

I read that the kid and the teacher are both receiving death threats?

straffo · « **Reply #57 on:** March 10, 2006, 02:36:35 AM »

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Originally posted by Captain Virgil Hilts
Bull. Geography is geography. Politics is politics. Just because it is "world" geography doesn't make it political. It makes it global, as opposed to regional.

Well,without politic how do you explain how the border are placed ?

Mighty1 · « **Reply #58 on:** March 10, 2006, 07:33:36 AM »

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Originally posted by SFRT - Frenchy
See my post earlier. If the guy teaches Geography by only teaching "borders and maps", then he's NOT doing his job either.

As I've said before here Geography IS borders and maps.

I agree I don't think this is news(been going on for years) and it should never have made it to the MSM.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #59 on:** March 10, 2006, 07:50:47 AM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
If you study geography you're going to study countries and the people and politics that shape them.

You have geography confused with social studies.

Nevermind the fact that if you spend THIRTY PERCENT OF CLASS TIME on an anti Bush rant, you aren't teaching anything. Except maybe your own arrogance and obsession.