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Originally Posted by Seaver
The fact you cant have a discussion with someone who views the WTC as a legitimate military target? That these rants would create a hostile learning environment in the same way as attempting to legitimize slavery in a music class... topics that have nothing to do with each other like his geography class.
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ge·og·ra·phy (jē-ŏg'rə-fē)
The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity.
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Read: the effects of human activity. Capitolism, terrorism, politics...all are effects of human activity.
The most hostile learning environment of all is one of limited information and maximum control. Learing is about the whole story...about full truth and the exploration of said truth. My little brothers text book states that the war in Iraq was over weapons that WE FOUND. There must be a counter point to this absurdity. This teacher is one such counterpoint. Is it an extreme counterpoint? That depends on your perspective. I don't think so. You do. Why not let the kids decide for themselves? BTW, of course the WTC was a legitimate target for terrorists.
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Originally Posted by Seaver
The fact that he openly and willingly broke the school code. The fact that kids dont just record their teachers, which says this was a daily occurance.
What dont you get?
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The fact is that the school code is dangerous. There are two sides to every story, and this teacher was covering one side. I would have killed for a teacher like this back in HS. I only had one teacher willing to level with us about political and social reality, and he was my AP physics teacher. I don't know crap about physics today, but what he taught has helped me immensly in my development.