Posted on 03/13/2006 2:39:13 PM PST by the anti-liberal
School District to Taxpayers and Parents: Up Yours ..... and the Homeschooling Movement Gets a Yet Another Shot in the Arm: Here is yet another reason for parents to homeschool their children if at all possible (By the way, the story is hopelessly slanted -- The lecture was objectively biased; plus, the primary issue here is teaching the subject matter, and secondarily the political indoctrination Jay Bennish engaged in while not doing his job):
Bennish to teach again
Punishment not revealed; teacher returns MondayAn Aurora social studies teacher accused of giving a biased lecture that sparked national debate over academic freedom was reinstated Friday after assuring administrators he would give balanced viewpoints in all classroom discussions.
Jay Bennish will return Monday to his teaching duties at Overland High School, less than two weeks after Cherry Creek School District administrators placed the 28-year-old on paid administrative leave.
Speaking after a meeting with administrators Friday, Bennish said that he was "excited to be back in the classroom" and that he would continue to use his job as a way to "encourage democratic values in our society" and to "promote social justice, just as I have always attempted to do."
"I continue trying to improve myself as a teacher," he said, adding he would still seek to make his students "think critically."
Disciplinary action was taken against the teacher, though Superintendent onte Moses declined to provide details. Bennish did not lose any of his salary, his attorney said.
In his lecture during a geography class last month - which student Sean Allen recorded and then made public - Bennish compared President Bush to Adolf Hitler, criticized U.S. foreign policy and said capitalism is "at odds with human rights."
The message to indoctrinating teachers is, "Indoctrinate to your heart's content. When you get caught, you'll get a slap on the wrist (you might even become famous), and then you'll have to 'be good' for a few years. After a while, you can resume your regular habits of indoctrination. Rinse and repeat as necessary until retirement."
The message to taxpayers and parents who expect their kids to be taught the classroom subject matter instead of having them subjected to political rants: "Up yours. You can't touch us."
Will anything come of this? Apparently not.
At least he got a hair-cut, huh?
The lack of 'visible penalty' doesn't mean there wasn't a penalty and we shouldn't assume there wasn't one.. From an HR perspective, if any disciplinary action was done correctly, no one will know other than those directly involved.
Wow, where have *I* been during this national debate? Seemed like something the left HOPED would spark a national debate, but didn't.
At least Sean Allen won't have to suffer him any more. I understand he'll be transferring to a different (hopefully private) school.
Just heard the kid and his dad on the Hannity radio show.
The kid is leaving either the class or the school. The dad is surprised (!) that the school officials and Bennish violated what he thought was an understanding that neither side would keep talking about this in the media. Both dad and kid said they made it clear all along that they didn't want Bennish fired.
Until our people wake up and smell the coffee, and then grow some ballz, we will keep getting bent over.
Pathetic.
I believe the teacher said he would continue to teach in the same way he always has. Who cares if there was some little "penalty," if it has no effect?
One of them 'alternative' schools no doubt. What school would knowing hire him now? Hmm, well, nevermind...
Your idea is on track, Quilter. Somehow, we never seem to get it together. The other kids in the class, and their parents, probably just wish this had never happened.
c'mon people...can't you see....this....is.......
BUSH'S FAULT!!!!!
For every cause there's an effect, we'll see what that is soon enough.
Need a pic for this...
And next time Liberals claim that our kids are not being indoctrinated in public schools...
It's only indoctrination if they're not the ones doing it, don't cha know...
"Congrats, you get the prize for the first mention"
Congrats to you...I've been saying this all day and YOU were the first one to give me a prize.
Now I feel redeemed.
Thanks.
Exactly.
... We will have another good counter-argument. All credit to Sean and his family for publicizing this. But I'd like to see an incident where a family doesn't let it die. This one will die.
Wanna bet that kid will have a black mark on his school record so that if he tries to go to a big university, he'll be earmarked as a "troublemaker" before he ever sets foot on campus. Of course, that is if he's accepted!~
Where you live in OR?
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