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To: Sister_T
Some of these same folks, when confronted with the hypothetical you offered about abortion would applaud a substitute teacher for refusing to teach that abortion is okay, according to the "lesson plan" but Santa, whoa! That "b***h" should have stuck with the lesson plan because it's okay to teach children about a jolly fat guy in a red suit who "sees you when you're sleeping, knows when you're awake, knows when you've been bad or good so be good for goodness' sake" who delivers whatever they want to them, all in one night!

I have not seen one post which infers that the woman would have been wrong to NOT teach the lesson at all. She could have done something else. Instead, she forced herself in between children and parents and what they believe.

514 posted on 12/26/2005 3:43:52 PM PST by Dianna
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To: Dianna; Conservatrix
I have not seen one post which infers that the woman would have been wrong to NOT teach the lesson at all

I don't know whether you mean infers or implies, but in either case, in defense of Theresa Rodriguez Farrisi, a substitute is supposed to teach what's given in the lesson plan. If he doesn't, then the schedule for covering a unit can be thrown off, etc. There's a lot of schedule management in teaching, especially elementary school--to plan things around holidays, fit district requirements and schedule, standardized tests, etc.

Still, as I said earlier, there are other options... One is to ask the principal (tough, as they are very busy in morning), and another is to teach it as a sociology lesson, depending on the teacher's lesson plan goals.

What I think is very wrong is to defend the approach Ms. Farrisi used, rather than to submit an apology if she does, indeed, realize she was wrong.

696 posted on 12/28/2005 10:20:41 AM PST by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: Dianna
Then you missed my post #425

and

demkicker's post #117

There may be more on this long thread, but these opitions were available and it came from two substitute teachers.

700 posted on 12/28/2005 10:46:21 AM PST by right wing (I BELIEVE CONGRESSMAN WELDON!)
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