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Given the fact that the teacher states that globalization is an upcoming topic of study, and he makes the point that the State of the Union address is aimed at the whole world (not just the American public), it seems to me that this topic is fair game - global and alternative perpectives on American actions and American political discourse seem like valuable things to even consider.
Besides, it sounded a lot more like a dialogue than a diatribe to me... I'd be surprised if there's anyone here that never had a teacher that opened up a dialogue (at student prompting) on a parallel subject. The claims that suspension was legitimate on the grounds that "Benning wasn't doing what he is paid to do" are a little facile without some sort of evidence that the kids in his class aren't learning the material that's on the syllabus.
And to all the people who seem to be posting in this thread without having listened to the lecture we're discussing - that seems a little presumptuous and rude to me. Please have the courtesy to exert that minimal effort before posting your thoughts.
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