Liberal teacher forcing his views on to students- Need help...

[Vertigo]

My High school down in Sarasota is full of liberal propagandists(aka "teachers). In particular, my english teacher has been lecturing us on why we shouldn't go to war with Iraq. He gave us an anti-Iraqi war article for us to analyze, because he "wanted to teach us how to analyze non-fiction", and he kept lecturing on how he was a vietnam veteran, and how Nixon's policies led to many deaths and such. He made us read "The Crucible" (written by communist Arthur Miller)and analyze the main theme behind it, McCarthyism. I am sick of his liberal rhetoric, and I want him to be kicked out of school, or at least be silenced. Can some fellow FReepers give me some tips?

[areafiftyone]

This looks like a job for Bill O'Reilly.

[Bahbah]

Check out the Michael Medved posting a bit lower down. I printed it out for use over the holidays.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Reading the Crucible is a good idea, whether or not McCarthy ended up being correct in some of his accusations.

Tell your English teacher to teach English and to leave his personal viewpoints for another time and place.

[maeng]

First of all let your parents know what is being taught there. Second get the parents of all students who want a change go together to the school board and demand changes. Also, get as much help as possible from radio and news articles. You could also, peaceably, march and protest the teachings of the left wing liberal, anti-Americans.

[ken5050]

Ask him for PROOF of his military service....in a polite way....lots of libs lie about it.....

[Ignatz]

Perhaps, rather than silencing him, it would be better to out-think him. Read Michael Medved's latest column for tips on countering arguments against war with Iraq.

[nicmarlo]

Suggest to the teacher that literature be read that are see both sides of war (patriotic duty v. death). Mark Twain could be read, as I believe besides writing about the civil war, he was active helping the wounded (if memory serves correctly, although the many wounded was difficult for him to see, he saw the patriotism). If this suggestion does not work, go to your principal, telling him/her you want this done. If that doesn't work, have your parents go with you and speak to teacher and principal, then to the School Board Superintendent....for starters. Do some research (if you haven't already) on authors who see the need re patriotic duty, or even moral duty, to prevent the atrocities being done on innocents (i.e., Saddam Hussein on his own people, killing babies).

[laotzu]

Pass the class with excellent marks, & move on. You will graduate soon, and leave grade school behind forever. Your liberal teacher, however, is stuck there.

One should pick their fights.

[wideawake]

First thing you need to do is find out what unit he was in, when he served, where he served, what his rank was and what his serial number was.

Most leftist "Vietnam vets" never served. It would undermine his credibility were he lying about this.

Second, why is he blaming Nixon when liberal, Great Society-creating President Johnson escalated our intervention in Vietnam?

Third, isn't he aware that the Venona documents proved that McCarthy was right and that Alger Hiss was a Communist spy?

Rather than getting him kicked out, you should get him reprimanded by his bosses (that is, by your parents the taxpayers) for politicizing an English class.

[Drango]

Welcome to FreeRepublic...

[robowombat]

ABout 'The Crucible' someone much wiser than I, I think Elia Kazan, remarked 'witches didn't exist but communists did' hence hunting commies was legit as they were traitors. If this fellow is a VN vet ask him under whos watch did US troop strngth grow from a few hundred to a half million (hint JFK and LBJ) so who created 'Nixon's War'?

[mg39]

Agreed, "The Crucible" is important reading.

Your teacher is wrong to foist his views on you, but this is not a capital offense. Your parents should speak with him and if that fails, the principal should be involved. Were this social studies, your teacher would be on more solid ground (especially if he let students ponder both sides of the issue) but what he's doing here is wrong.

By the way, Arthur Miller is one of our great writers. Enjoy his prose and consider the important issues he raises.

[nicmarlo]

In high school, students must read literature, i.e., novels, poetry, etc., not just learn grammer and sentence structure. This is necessary and an important part of learning how to write is by reading well-written materials.

[mvpel]

I know for a fact that McCarthy was correct in at least one of his accusations - my wife's grandmother resigned from her teaching post in the New York schools rather than testify, and she was an avowed Communist to the end of her days.

[Fish out of Water]

Why should you be able to simply silence those with whom you disagree? Sharpen your debating skill and challenge the teacher. That is what I did twenty-five years ago to my liberal English teacher.

[Station 51]

Tell your English teacher to teach English and to leave his personal viewpoints for another time and place.

My wife teaches high school economics and is very conservative. Should she also be silenced about her personal views?

[mg39]

Remember, your wife's grandmother had every right to be a Communist. This was/still is America, where people enjoy freedom of association. McCarthy forgot that important fact or rather, disregarded it.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Try this link. It pretty much destroys his arguments.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29921

[bigaln2]

Also, ask him if he was against Clinton's bombing of Iraq.

If he wasn't against them then, then ask why he's against it now.

Oh by the way, you should have told him that by analyzing the anti-war screed, you were analyzing fiction.