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A 7th Grader Wouldn’t Back Down When Her Teacher Told Her to Deny God. Then Came the Backlash.
Independent Journal ^ | 28 Nov 2015 | Jed Smith

Posted on 11/29/2015 11:13:35 AM PST by amorphous

A Texas girl spoke out after her teacher alleged made her say "God is a myth," has experienced fallout for standing up for herself and her beliefs.

Twelve-year-old Jordan Wooley says she has been bullied and told to kill herself following media coverage of her story.

It started when Wooley's teacher assigned a quiz at Katy, Texas's West Memorial Junior High School asking students to label statements as "fact, assertion, or opinion."

Statements included "America is the most free country on Earth," and "there is a God." Jordan labeled the latter as "fact,' and her teacher told her to mark it otherwise, or face an "F" grade.

The Katy Independent School District claimed that it never happened and that Wooley's story could not be verified. But Wooley would not relent, calling the school board "liars," and demanding an apology in a statement on Monday.

(Excerpt) Read more at ijreview.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: arth; education; god; school; secularhumanism; teacher; texas
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To: amorphous

It’s pretty simple, really. All children should be taught that when a teacher threatens them with an “F” they should say “Uhh, yeah, my parents are gonna need that in writing, including your signature and the very specific requirements I did not meet.”


81 posted on 11/29/2015 5:42:09 PM PST by Go_Raiders (Freedom doesn't give you the right to take from others, no matter how innocent your program sounds.)
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To: amorphous

Pics or it didn’t happen.


82 posted on 11/29/2015 6:18:30 PM PST by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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To: taterjay

I too received a poor grade in my sociology class in college because I routinely debunked the professors liberal agenda.

I countered his “America is inferior to Canada” crap with facts and the 18 year olds were amazed. It helped that I was originally a Canadian citizen. You could see the professor become visibly enraged.


83 posted on 11/29/2015 6:25:01 PM PST by AbolishCSEU (Percentage of Income in CS is inversely proportionate to Mother's parenting of children)
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To: goldi; All

When I was in public grade school in NJ in the 1940s, in home room we were REQUIRED to pick and read a psalm, say the Lords prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance.


84 posted on 11/29/2015 10:25:24 PM PST by gleeaikin
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To: mkjessup; Faith Presses On; cincinnati65; All

“Find the bastards and string THEM up with some damn piano wire!”

I am not sure that statements like this enhance the image of Christianity or lessen the appeal of being non religious. That said, if true, the teacher’s behavior was outrageous. If the teacher insisted the answer was False, rather than Opinion, then she insulted about 5 billion believers of one flavor or another.


85 posted on 11/29/2015 10:40:06 PM PST by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin
"Find the bastards and string THEM up with some damn piano wire!"

I am not sure that statements like this enhance the image of Christianity or lessen the appeal of being non religious.


Oh, you think I should apologize? If so, it ain't happenin'.

That said, if true, the teacher's behavior was outrageous. If the teacher insisted the answer was False, rather than Opinion, then she insulted about 5 billion believers of one flavor or another.

When those defending such horrific conduct on the part of the teacher, choosing to begin the process of online threats and intimidation of that 12 year old girl, telling her to "kill herself", let me tell you pal, piano wire is probably TOO GOOD for such dirt bags.
86 posted on 11/30/2015 3:07:53 AM PST by mkjessup (JimRob: "It's Trump or Cruz, all the others are amnesty pimps" And the man is RIGHT!)
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To: Pontiac
More details.

The conservative school board tried to change a lot and the bureaucrats didn't like it. For example, they tried to change the AP History curriculum back to a more traditional presentation of American History and were slapped down with sick outs and student walk outs. Something that the Unions are very good at since they strike every few years. This got a lot of press and painted the conservative school board as closed minded and unfair.

Bottom line: the Unions are pretty good at the misinformation game and with the local MSM in their hip pockets, the recall almost inevitable.

87 posted on 11/30/2015 6:49:16 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: Political Junkie Too

The link to the Katy isd web site is dead, but the news story reprinted the Katy isd statement.


88 posted on 11/30/2015 7:03:55 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: amorphous

My “tag line” says it all.....


89 posted on 11/30/2015 7:11:21 AM PST by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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To: amorphous; bgill

Another link:

http://m.click2houston.com/news/student-says-teacher-asked-class-to-deny-god-exists/36081128

https://www.google.com/url?q=http://m.click2houston.com/news/student-says-teacher-asked-class-to-deny-god-exists/36081128&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwihoP7Bt7jJAhVM6yYKHdNrBdsQFggaMAY&sig2=oxJp-37G6XBn-gWuDD04Cg&usg=AFQjCNEqbNTHZZnYQYBpnwCH05LgYqHedA


90 posted on 11/30/2015 7:14:18 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: WildHighlander57; bgill

Thanks.

Using God as the subject of a “critical thinking” lesson for 7th graders, proves the teacher herself isn’t capable of such. It’s comparable to 7th graders attempting quantum theory math.

What a messed up education system our billions in tax dollars hath wrought.


91 posted on 11/30/2015 7:27:18 AM PST by amorphous
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To: amorphous

I believe the kid over the school board.


92 posted on 11/30/2015 7:42:56 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: grey_whiskers

I think the girl (or her parents) released her own name.


93 posted on 11/30/2015 7:48:56 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: mkjessup; All

Apparently, what actually happened has been seriously misrepresented. The school has questioned other students in the class, none of whom agree with what the girl has charged. The test was not graded, and the school has removed the question from the test. Here is the link for additional information.

http://www.snopes.com/2015/10/28/katy-texas-god-assignment-controversy/

What on earth is your source for the teacher telling the girl to “kill herself” on line?


94 posted on 12/01/2015 12:15:02 AM PST by gleeaikin
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To: BlessedBeGod; All

This story may be a serious misrepresentation of the facts. Apparently the quiz was never graded, and that question has been removed from the quiz if it is ever used again.

http://www.snopes.com/2015/10/28/katy-texas-god-assignment-controversy/


95 posted on 12/01/2015 12:20:26 AM PST by gleeaikin
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To: VanShuyten; All

More information indicating story was way overblown.

http://www.snopes.com/2015/10/28/katy-texas-god-assignment-controversy/


96 posted on 12/01/2015 12:21:54 AM PST by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin
What on earth is your source for the teacher telling the girl to "kill herself" on line?

I never said the teacher herself did, re-read the pertinent part of my post #86, and pay close attention:

When those defending such horrific conduct on the part of the teacher, choosing to begin the process of online threats and intimidation of that 12 year old girl, telling her to "kill herself"...

Note: I referred to those who would defend the conduct of the teacher, choosing to "begin the process of online threats ...", not to the specific teacher.

Get it now?

As for my 'source' for the online comments telling that girl to kill herself, how about Jordan Wooley herself?

Twelve-year-old Jordan Wooley says she has been bullied and told to kill herself following media coverage of her story.

As for 'snopes.com'? Screw the liberals running that disinformation website. No thinking conservative should trust what those libtards have to say about anything. Here's an example: they still are actually trying to defend Hillary Rotten Clinton from the historical FACT that she was fired from the Watergate Committee in '74 by Jeffrey Zeifman.

Any further inquiries, just let me know.

97 posted on 12/01/2015 2:16:32 AM PST by mkjessup (Islam is the ENEMY of all civilized people. Obama is a Muslim. What's that tell ya?!?)
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To: mkjessup
As for 'snopes.com'? Screw the liberals running that disinformation website
Still waiting for Snopes to debunk the "hands up don't shoot" narrative. But hell will freeze over, or the Jets or Bucs will win a Super Bowl before that ever happens.
98 posted on 12/14/2015 1:24:26 PM PST by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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