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09-20-2007, 11:52 AM

I love when people pay 50k a year to send their kid to private schools and then bitch when some stupid fuck who makes 45k a year teaches your kid something you don't agree with.

I make more money than any of my friends who grew up attending private schools. I like to rub that fact in their faces every chance that I get.

Penthouse Tony · 09-20-2007, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Peaches

1. Bush doesn't have the ability on his own to "start a war"
2. Which war was she referring to? Aren't we fighting in Afghanistan because of the towers?

On your first point Congress sorta gave Bush that ability. A little scary:

(a) IN GENERAL- That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.

From http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/t...res23.enr.html

Kevin Marx · 09-20-2007, 12:03 PM

So many opinions, but it's most important to talk to your child and help them to think rather than to react.

My 12 year old son had a Social Studies teacher last year that had differing views from our own. He would come home from school talking of things and I would look at him and say, "your teacher really said that????"

To whit we would then discuss things from both sides helping him to understand rather than to just accept something from an authority figure.

My wife and I are moderate-conservatives, but that doesn't mean I don't agree with some of the leftist ideas. I don't blanketly accept right wing principles either.

Anyways, I would most highly agree with the statement that this discussion is a little heavy for a 3rd grader and probably the most important discussion would be to ask the principal and the teacher if 9/11 and Afghanistan and Iraq are part of the 3rd grade curriculim. If not, then her response to little Johnny that asked the question should have been that there are many opinions about what has happened and is happening and he should discuss them with his parents to gain a better understanding. I don't think her or her husbands political or historical views belong in the classroom.

SykkBoy · 09-20-2007, 12:06 PM

I would call the teacher and just say what you said here. Open up a line of dialog with her.

I used to see it a lot when I was on my kids' PTA board at school: parents would get upset and the first they'd do is go running to the principal or superintendent, instead of contacting the teacher to possibly resolve the problem.

Maybe what she has done is open up some dialog. I know the subject of war is probably not the best for 3rd graders, but with all of the coverage, it's hard for them to avoid hearing about it. Everyone, including teachers will have some sort of opinion on it. Keep it on a 3rd grader level, but see about opening those lines of dialog.

uno · 09-20-2007, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by A1R3K

history teachers have also taught american children for decades that the american indians sold the country to the english for beads.

Wasn't that just manhattan?

PornMogul · 09-20-2007, 12:09 PM

ya I think your doing the right thing. If I had my kids going to private school, id expect better service than this

baddog · 09-20-2007, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by uno

Wasn't that just manhattan?

He wasn't paying attention in class.

frostyimpressions · 09-20-2007, 01:12 PM

Sure, the point of paying for your kids education is to emphasize Academics, which does include politics. I'd confront her and tell her if she is going to teach about that, she should present all sides of the issue and not be biased.

Donfoolio · 09-20-2007, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Noe

And that the war was started when the twin towers were crashed into. What really pisses me off is that I pay a shitload of money for both of my sons to attend this private school, which is a completely secular, non affiliated school that is supposed to emphasize academics. I'm definitely not paying to have some woman (whose husband is in the airforce btw) to brainwash my son into believing her political views. If anyone has the right to do that it's me, lol. But seriously, I think that her job is to present all sides of a situation and teach my son how to think for himself. So I've set up a meeting with her to discuss this, but I've been told by a few people that I'm way out of hand with this.

What would you do, would you just let it go?

I believe you are right. For whatever it's worth coming from some arbitrary person on a message board. Nobody should be brainwashed and if you are paying for your children to be taught then they should be taught properly. That woman indeed has imposed her own narrow minded view upon your child and whoever was listening and is doing a great disservice to education in general and to your community. You know it to be right and making a big stink about it is a good thing, proving that you want to raise your child properly. I wish more people would stand up to things like that.

It is not my opinion, this is fact. To say something so ignorant to a young mind is a crime. It is child abuse in it's purest form. So yes I believe you should make a big thing about it. I hope my words have enforced your belief in the fact this "teacher" was wrong.

Tom_PM · 09-20-2007, 01:58 PM

Look, this is all no surprise. Something like 65% of Americans believe that Iraq attacked the twin towers. So his teacher is among the idiot majority, lmao.

The power of suggestion is an amazing thing.

PR_Tom is huge and handsome and rich.

jigg · 09-20-2007, 02:54 PM

you pay for the school

therefore since you obviously are not happy with what she said you should take it up with her and tell her exactly what you think. Just be composed and don't try to strangle her haha

Personally I won't accept being told by people I'm way out of hand just because her husband is in the air force, military or whatever.

sltr · 09-20-2007, 03:21 PM

we're fighting another war in addition to the war in iraq- the one in afghanistan against the al qaeda terrorists.

perhaps she was referring to that one.

Penthouse Tony · 09-20-2007, 03:30 PM

Don't lynch the teacher yet. The 3rd grader could have misunderstood or only heard part of what she said. I know my attention span was weak at that age.

Noe · 09-20-2007, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by esnem

I love when people pay 50k a year to send their kid to private schools and then bitch when some stupid fuck who makes 45k a year teaches your kid something you don't agree with.

I make more money than any of my friends who grew up attending private schools. I like to rub that fact in their faces every chance that I get.

Well, I live in Las Vegas, after moving from LA and the public schools in both places are shit. If you have children then you'll probably understand that I'm just trying to give them the best possible opportunities in life that I can. It doesn't guarantee their success, but at least it gives them better odds at it.

Noe · 09-20-2007, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

He wasn't paying attention in class.

tranza · 09-20-2007, 04:21 PM

I'd talk to the principal/director, not her.

GatorB · 09-20-2007, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Sexbankroll

if you really think about it, this is a fantastic op for boy you and your son!

you said: "I think that her job is to present all sides of a situation and teach my son how to think for himself."

Isn't that what she has done? Your son listened to her, went home and asked you a question

boom!

thinking for himself

NO see it's her job to present FACTS. It's one thing to present both the North and Souths side of the Civil War it's another just to make shit up to advance a cause.

Let's see 15 of the 19 hi-jackers were Saudis and NONE were Iraqi so naturally we invade IRAQ and are buddy buddy with Saudi Arabia. That's like the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor and using that as an excuse to invade China and FDR is still best buddies with Hirohito.

OY · 09-20-2007, 04:36 PM

I think you and the teacher should go back in time a bit more to look at the realities of things in Iraq. The problem started in 1918 when the British appointed a king (sunni) to rule Iraq for them. It was NOT a good move and the rest is history. Bush just made it worse...

I would have the teacher "written up" like she writes up kids of her own for doing stupid stuff in class.

IMHO

V_RocKs · 09-20-2007, 04:55 PM

Send your kids to private school and you get the opposite of public schools.

Since you are a moron... that means you get Republicans... Fuck... It is the whole reason why private schools exist, man!

To brainwash kids at an early age to think Republican!

Ryan St. Germain · 09-20-2007, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Sexbankroll

if you really think about it, this is a fantastic op for boy you and your son!

you said: "I think that her job is to present all sides of a situation and teach my son how to think for himself."

Isn't that what she has done? Your son listened to her, went home and asked you a question

boom!

thinking for himself

but she didn't present both sides and allow him to think for himself. She gave one side of the argument, and the boy had enough sense to go home and ask about it.

I'd definately bring it up with her and/or the person above her. I'd make it a point to say that while you appreciate giving different points of views on things like that, that she needs to do precisely that; give different points of view, and not just her own.

Someone once said that it's a measure of intelligence to be able to carry conflicting thoughts on any one matter at the same time. Someone else said that was schizophrenia. I'll let you decide.

Rochard · 09-20-2007, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Noe

Schools need to begin the lesson plan way before 9/11, way back to the Iran Contra Affair, the shit we did playing puppet with the Iranian Shaw, selling guns to both Iraq and Iran....and even way before then.

Why stop there? Why not go back to the end of the Turkish Ottoman Empire? At least then we can blame it on the French.

shekinah · 09-20-2007, 05:19 PM

Well you cannot, force people to change what they believed in.. The sad part is that she should've kept her views by herself and did not tell it to the kids.

Sarah_Jayne · 09-21-2007, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by AlienQ

I got night classes at the local highschool.

In the room where they are teaching the class there is a clock and right below it a republican elephant largely printed on 8x11 paper.

The room has a larger poster near the teachers desc its one of those posters that is a photo collauge of the US dollar all the smaller photos that comprise the US dollar are photos of dead indians and photos from world war 2.

Public school...

For all you know that class is studying political parties and it was the turn of the republican party. The second collage actually sounds rather thoughtful and if it was made by a student rather suggests they had been studying the things which the country was built upon..good and bad.

2012 · 09-21-2007, 02:20 AM

duh, everybody knows it was the evil doers

mikesinner · 09-21-2007, 02:51 AM

Most high school teachers are morons. You only need like 3 years of college to teach these days

Sarah_Jayne · 09-21-2007, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by mikesinner

Most high school teachers are morons. You only need like 3 years of college to teach these days

give it a try then

hateman · 09-21-2007, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by CDSmith

I'd print out what you just said and take it in person to the head of the school and ask him or her what they're going to do about it.

That's what I'd do.

I'd just send them this thread link.

2012 · 09-21-2007, 04:04 AM

I hope they smokem outter their holes soon

Noe · 09-21-2007, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Rochard

Why stop there? Why not go back to the end of the Turkish Ottoman Empire? At least then we can blame it on the French.

Which is always a pretty legit reason, lol.

09-20-2007, 12:03 PM	#53
Kevin Marx Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,888	So many opinions, but it's most important to talk to your child and help them to think rather than to react. My 12 year old son had a Social Studies teacher last year that had differing views from our own. He would come home from school talking of things and I would look at him and say, "your teacher really said that????" To whit we would then discuss things from both sides helping him to understand rather than to just accept something from an authority figure. My wife and I are moderate-conservatives, but that doesn't mean I don't agree with some of the leftist ideas. I don't blanketly accept right wing principles either. Anyways, I would most highly agree with the statement that this discussion is a little heavy for a 3rd grader and probably the most important discussion would be to ask the principal and the teacher if 9/11 and Afghanistan and Iraq are part of the 3rd grade curriculim. If not, then her response to little Johnny that asked the question should have been that there are many opinions about what has happened and is happening and he should discuss them with his parents to gain a better understanding. I don't think her or her husbands political or historical views belong in the classroom. __________________ ICQ: 370 037 008

09-20-2007, 12:06 PM	#54
SykkBoy Jesus loves bacon Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Sin City, Motherfucker Posts: 19,969	I would call the teacher and just say what you said here. Open up a line of dialog with her. I used to see it a lot when I was on my kids' PTA board at school: parents would get upset and the first they'd do is go running to the principal or superintendent, instead of contacting the teacher to possibly resolve the problem. Maybe what she has done is open up some dialog. I know the subject of war is probably not the best for 3rd graders, but with all of the coverage, it's hard for them to avoid hearing about it. Everyone, including teachers will have some sort of opinion on it. Keep it on a 3rd grader level, but see about opening those lines of dialog. __________________ Support my new movie “The Second Coming”

09-20-2007, 01:12 PM	#58
frostyimpressions Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 918	Sure, the point of paying for your kids education is to emphasize Academics, which does include politics. I'd confront her and tell her if she is going to teach about that, she should present all sides of the issue and not be biased. __________________ Lisa

09-20-2007, 01:58 PM	#60
Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	Look, this is all no surprise. Something like 65% of Americans believe that Iraq attacked the twin towers. So his teacher is among the idiot majority, lmao. The power of suggestion is an amazing thing. PR_Tom is huge and handsome and rich. __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

09-20-2007, 03:30 PM	#63
Penthouse Tony Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 5,835	Don't lynch the teacher yet. The 3rd grader could have misunderstood or only heard part of what she said. I know my attention span was weak at that age. __________________ aamos AT FFN dot com Penthouse.com Business Development ICQ: 49090846 \| Yahoo IM: ff_aamos

09-20-2007, 11:52 AM	#51
esnem Guest Posts: n/a	I love when people pay 50k a year to send their kid to private schools and then bitch when some stupid fuck who makes 45k a year teaches your kid something you don't agree with. I make more money than any of my friends who grew up attending private schools. I like to rub that fact in their faces every chance that I get.

09-20-2007, 12:09 PM	#56
PornMogul Confirmed User Join Date: May 2007 Location: LA Posts: 1,495	ya I think your doing the right thing. If I had my kids going to private school, id expect better service than this

09-20-2007, 02:54 PM	#61
jigg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,527	you pay for the school therefore since you obviously are not happy with what she said you should take it up with her and tell her exactly what you think. Just be composed and don't try to strangle her haha Personally I won't accept being told by people I'm way out of hand just because her husband is in the air force, military or whatever.

09-20-2007, 03:21 PM	#62
sltr Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,191	we're fighting another war in addition to the war in iraq- the one in afghanistan against the al qaeda terrorists. perhaps she was referring to that one.

09-20-2007, 04:21 PM	#66
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09-20-2007, 04:36 PM	#68
OY Industry Pioneer Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA/EU/ASIA Posts: 5,401	I think you and the teacher should go back in time a bit more to look at the realities of things in Iraq. The problem started in 1918 when the British appointed a king (sunni) to rule Iraq for them. It was NOT a good move and the rest is history. Bush just made it worse... I would have the teacher "written up" like she writes up kids of her own for doing stupid stuff in class. IMHO __________________ Around since 1997, and the company that introduced "Cascading Billing" in MPA3® Affiliate Management and Tracking Software Outsourcing With A Norwegian Twist - NordBits - Inquire within!

09-20-2007, 04:55 PM	#69
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09-20-2007, 05:19 PM	#72
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09-21-2007, 02:20 AM	#74
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