[cripplecreek]

He is a geography teacher. I guess I would need to hear the other side of the story to be sure but it seems odd that they would remove a geography teacher for having foriegn flags in the classroom.

[BlueNgold]

Then get a map ...

[photodawg]

He is a geography teacher. I guess I would need to hear the other side of the story to be sure but it seems odd that they would remove a geography teacher for having foriegn flags in the classroom.

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No geography curriculum starts the year discussing China and Mexico. That is just too coincidental. I would need more information. Were there any other flags displayed? Was their any commentary or other displays like maps or globes? Just what is the purpose of those two flags as opposed to many others that could be displayed? Are the majority of students Mexican and Chinese. Which China was he displaying?

[LasVegasMac]

but it seems odd that they would remove a geography teacher for having foriegn flags in the classroom.

State law says otherwise, apparently.

Besides, who needs a foreign flag to learn where that country is, what they do, etc.?

I'd like to know if this teacher had a flag for every other country in the world.....

[frankiep]

I agree. On the surface this just sounds ridiculous. If you are teaching a geography I don't see any problem with having flags of different countries displayed. Like it or not, there are over 190 other countries in the world, and at least knowing what other flags look like is probably a good thing. Hell, alot of school kids, and adults, can't even tell you where other countries are on the map.

I'm with the teacher on this one. This is just idiocy by the school board (or whoever suspended him). He should take a stand against this nonsense.

[ApplegateRanch]

Colorado law that makes it illegal to display foreign flags permanently in schools.
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the principal looked at the curriculum, talked to the teacher, and found that there was really no curriculum coming up in the next few weeks that supported those flags being in the classroom,"

And, how odd, that only the Chinese and Mexican flags are involved.

Trading partners? Then where are Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Canada...?

Major contributors of illegal immigrants? Then were were the flags of Ireland, Korea, Egypt, "Palestine"...?

Biggest suppliers of cheap junk? Then Mexico no longer qualifies.

Major perpetrators of government sponsored domestic civil rights abuses? Then where were the flags of Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, DPRK, Iran, The Bolivar Republic of Venezuela, Nepal, Somalia, Sudan...?

I just don't see what legitimate lesson they, and only they, pertained to ON THE FIRST & SECOND DAY OF CLASS.