[wintertime]

I’m sure that somewhere there are teachers who do a really top-notch job, leave their politics at home and produce excellent results

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There are only 2 kinds of government teachers:

1) Bad Teachers
2) Enablers

If you’re part of the government school system ( in any way) you are part of the problem.

There is only one solution:

CLOSE down government schools!
Remove your own child.
Organize with others to form church schools.
Organize with others to elect representatives who will padlock government schools.

[admiralsn]

I am neither a bad teacher, nor am I an enabler. I have taught in public schools for 15 years. I do not teach an agenda, I teach a subject. When I taught high school government, I did NOT impart my conservative views on my kids any more than I allowed liberal views to enter in. I tried to teach them how to make up their own minds. If asked, I shared my opinions, but I always tried to allow students to make up their own minds.

As far as this story, I was appalled when I read it. At the school where I teach, this would NOT happen, and simply because we are concerned about the well being of our kids. It's not Utopia, and there ARE teachers who don't have the well-being of children foremost in their minds, just as there are no perfect employees in ANY company. I have nothing against home-schooling, however I have seen bad parents attempt to homeschool and cause a child more harm than good. To scare the crap out of kids and calling it a "lesson" is ridiculous. You teach kids by discussing, showing, modeling, etc., but not by turning out lights and screaming and hollering and telling them they will die if they don't learn a lesson.