Restoring my faith in US school system

[Richelieu]

Balances out the Intelligent Design stuff i guess...

BENNINGTON, Vermont (AP) -- A high school teacher is facing questions from administrators after giving a vocabulary quiz that included digs at President Bush and the extreme right.

One example:
"I wish Bush would be (coherent, eschewed) for once during a speech, but there are theories that his everyday diction charms the below-average mind, hence insuring him Republican votes."

"Coherent" is the right answer.

[duke o' york]

Which faith would that be? Neo-conservative Protestantism?

This kind of thing should be standard, if only to get the kids interested in the news. I think the questions (well, in particular the digs) should be as balanced as possible, but still - this is far better than having questions that only relate to vocabulary in mundane, fictional, surroundings.

[BlackCat]

Re: Restoring my faith in US school system

Originally posted by Richelieu
Balances out the Intelligent Design stuff i guess...

Nope.

[Ted Striker]

Yep.

[BlackCat]

Originally posted by Ted Striker
Yep.

Nope.

[Richelieu]

Strong arguments there but the jury's still out.

[BlackCat]

Well, didn't know you wanted serious arguments.

One thing is to joke about some politician - that's always fun. Comparing that with the impact of ID getting a foothold/legacy in schools is a totally different thing. A joke is a joke - ID is dangerous.

Oh - I really hope that teachers saying stupid things as mentioned claims that it was meant as a joke - otherwise fire their sorry ass - they have no place in a school (I would have said the same about teachers mentioning that other presidents special handling of his cigars).

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by BlackCat
Well, didn't know you wanted serious arguments.

I didn't. I was commenting on your debating style.

[BlackCat]

Originally posted by Richelieu


I didn't. I was commenting on your debating style.

Well, I just sinked down to the level of the OT - you can't say that that is bad debating style

[Dr Strangelove]

Gee, I remember teachers remarking that they were glad that President Kennedy was dead. No one made a fuss.


LBJ got'em back by integrating their schools.

[Dis]

brainwashing by the left.

of course the right does it as well, but that doesn't make it right. 2 wrongs don't make a right.

[Mao]

Funny Dis, but that's exactly true...heh

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Ted Striker
Yep.

Sorry Ted, but

Originally posted by BlackCat
Nope.

Nothing can balance out the ID travesty except it being completely banished from all public school science classes.

[rah]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Gee, I remember teachers remarking that they were glad that President Kennedy was dead. No one made a fuss.


LBJ got'em back by integrating their schools.

Obviously you weren't in a Catholic school.
All the nuns cried for weeks.

[OzzyKP]

Considering this happened in Bennington, I'm surprized anyone objected.