Rich Johnson wrote:
> Oh, so the objection is to _dissident_ poltical teaching. Heaven forbid
> that high school students should be challenged to think and decide for
> themselves.
Uh, no, try again. The problem in this case there was political speech at
all during a GEOGRAPHY lesson.
> FWIW, this particular teacher was disciplined, or punished if you
> prefer. I find it hard to believe that such stuff is a _prevalent_
> problem in US high schools--even though it does make for good incendiary
> copy.
Slap on the wrist, he's still teaching. And it is prevalent. It was oing
on when I was in high school 10 years ago. Difference here was that a student
had the cajones to record him and expose him.
> What're the original sources for these stories?
Too old for me to find easily. Web stories I read in daily perusal 6
months+ ago.
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