Teacher forces teens to question being 'straight'

WorldNetDaily ^ | December 02, 2008 | Drew Zahn

[mowowie]

The mother of a Wisconsin teenager was stunned when her high school senior brought home a questionnaire assigned by his English teacher that asked, among several provocative questions, "Is it possible that your heterosexuality stems from a neurotic fear of others of the same sex?"

The mother, Marilyn Hanson, reviewed the questionnaire and thought it completely inappropriate for any class, but especially for a required English class, where, Hanson told WND, "They should be taught to read and write and prepare for college."

"I really believe this was outright indoctrination to the homosexual viewpoint," Hanson said. "I could see this being discussed in a debate class, where both sides were presented. But the other side was not presented."

Hanson told WND, "I think they're trying to shove [homosexuality] down our throats."

Hanson's son, Alex, originally thought he was required to complete the questionnaire for the next day's class. He was struggling, however, to answer the following questions:

[Dasaji]

“stunned when her high school senior...”

Not middle school...and yes, 17 & 18 year olds can handle the controversial nature of such questions as subject of debate and critical thinking. They are gonna get this kind of crap diversity training when they hit the corporate world, may as well get ‘em used to it.

(and it doesn’t mean they have to like it...)

[thulldud]

Considering the menace of overpopulation, how could the human race survive if everyone were heterosexual??

Overpopulation is not a problem we are going to have within our lifetimes. Depopulation is the real threat, and a family-hostile culture (which features school exercises like this one) is the engine driving it forward.

What amazes me most about the "population bomb" is knowing that Paul Ehrlich is still gainfully employed. I couldn't do that in MY business -- I have to be right at least some of the time.

[Chode]

homosexuality is a mental disease that courts/begs physical disease...

[Mogollon]

Teacher should be questioning clerk in unemployment line ASAP.

[Will88]

“Not middle school...and yes, 17 & 18 year olds can handle the controversial nature of such questions as subject of debate and critical thinking.”

Yes, the photo with the article was labeled as a Middle/High School, but the guy was a senior. But this sort of intrusive questioning has nothing to do with debate. Most of those questions contained assumptions about the kids being questioned, and attempted to force the kids to answer questions while making what would likely have been false assumptions about themselves in most cases. This is just some teacher trying to be some sort of activist intruding her views upon her students.

Critical thinking would come in as the students might develop the ability to see this intrusive BS for what it is, and not participate in it. No one should answer such questions filled with false assumptions, but rather should point out the stupidity of the exercise.