I understand all of that. What I don’t know is the purpose of showing the video to the students. Without that, I cannot make a fully informed conclusion.
Your conclusion is based on the assumption that the teacher had a nefarious purpose. You may be correct, but you don’t know that based on the information contained in the article.
If he taught “cultural studies” and showed the video to point out the lesson that you just outlined, you might be fine with it. If he taught “media communications” and the purpose was to demonstrate how a satirical news show influenced a social media trend (#MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain), I might be fine with it.
The point is, we don’t have all the facts.
There is absolutely nothing produced, made, or excreted by that doosh John Oliver that has any redeeming cultural or educational value.
My bro in law loves him, and so I have had time to view his product. It is based on resentment, envy, and hatred of conservatives.
It is typical millennial fare, short on facts and reason, but big on emotion, feelings, and “gotcha” type insults.
If I saw him getting strung up I would not stop it. I’d call it justice.
I see your point and concur. The reporter failed to provide the details we needed to complete the picture.
So, I wandered over to the patch (dotcom) only because it was one of the top three search results. Looks like ‘media communications’ is off the table; Joseph Ventre is a history teacher. The video was also at the site.
From a ‘cultural studies’ perspective, I found it borderline suitable for 14-17yo’ds who’s brains are still wiring and who may not understand sarcastic showmanship. And, for conservative parents anyway, a little heavy on the use of vulgarity side. Now I don’t know if there’s an equivalent rant about Cruz or Kasich floating around, which would seem to be necessary viewing if some comparative lesson was being taught. Maybe someone can interview Mr. Ventre as to why he chose the Stewart segment over other material, and what point he was attempting to make to a captive and impressionable audience.
Ventre, btw, has reportedly withdrawn his letter of resignation. So maybe he’d be open to discussing his intent.