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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:34 PM
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People Who Should Not Be Teachers.
Edited on Mon Oct-16-06 02:37 PM by Bornaginhooligan


1. Muslim women.

As an American, muslims scare the hell out of me. Just imagine how they must scare school children. A simple extension of that logic would mean that the hundreds of millions of children in the muslim community must be absolutely terrified. They must be completely illiterate too, since women can't teach if they're wearing veils. Don't forget the slippery slope, if we let Muslim women teach, soon they'll be letting witches and bikini girls teach too. And of course, there's the security issue. Perhaps a dangerous individual, maybe a homicide bomber, could use the veil as a disguise and sneak into the school. Irregardless of their actual ability to teach, the real issue is what the children would be learning. Surely such persons would teach dangerous and unsavory ideas.

2. Catholic women.



Here again, we're presented with the inability to teach. Communication is an important part of learning, and how can they be expected to communicate if their ears are covered? And how can they supervise recess if it's a windy day? And again- security. How do we know these aren't dangerous criminals disguised as nuns? Answer: we don't. Furthermore, surely such persons would teach some very dangerous and unsavory ideas.

3. Deaf people.



Communication is an important part of learning. How do you expect students to be able to communicate with deaf teachers? What about the slippery slope? If we let deaf people teach, what about people who can't walk? Surely such people would teach some very dangerous and unsavory ideas about equal access.

4. Black men.



As an American, there's nothing that scares me more than muslims then black men. How do we know that the black man who walks into the classroom is the teacher? Don't they all look the same? How are they going to communicate with the children with all that jive talk? Surely such people would teach some very dangerous and unsavory ideas about regrettable supreme court decisions.

5. Homosexuals.



If ever there were slippery slopes, it would be with the homosexuals. Do you really want these people teaching your children all sorts of dangerous and unsavory ideas? I sure don't.

6. Dangerous NYC liberals.



Now these are the people with dangerous and unsavory ideas! Fortunately, this one was fired for giving Langston Hughes literature to his students. Do you know who Langston Hughes was? He was a communist with very unsavory ideas about black teachers.

7. Nerds.



Teaching is about communication. And who has the worst social skills around? Nerds. Furthermore, they'll teach our children about dangerous and unsavory ideas such as evolution, geology, astronomy and mathematics.

8. People with too much facial hair.



How can you communicated with someone who keeps half of their face covered? Obviously, anybody with a fake beard could just sneak into the school where this customer teaches. Obviously some dangerous and unsavory ideas being taught here.


Yes folks, those are the people who shouldn't be teachers. If we want to do our children a favor, we should make sure are children are white, protestant, heterosexuals with proper haircuts and most importantly they should be normal:



Next up: What sort of children should be allowed into the classroom.
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Temporary1 Donating Member (135 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:36 PM
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1. lol
X D
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:37 PM
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2. Nice try. People in MASKS have limited employment opportunities.
Just saying.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:39 PM
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6. I agree with you 100%.
Which I made perfectly clear in my OP.
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 09:36 AM
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36. Waitasec. All the brouhaha was about a TRANSPARENT veil? -nt
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Cameron27 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:07 AM
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45. Transparent?


This is a photo of the person in question.
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 11:30 AM
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74. Ah, then the answer is no. Count me on the "no veils" column.
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:39 PM
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7. Wow...such enlightenment & wisdom regarding different religions.
:sarcasm:

Just saying.
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 04:50 PM
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28. look, haruka, I usually agree with you, but in this case, sorry --
It would be ridiculous for our school district to hire any perosn who could not speak to my husband (or myself) about our daughters education and progress.

We have many, many students in middle school here who wear the head covering and nobody seems to mind. A good friend of my daughters wears long pants to gym because it is part of her culture to cover up. No biggie. But "I can't speak to men...like students fathers and the Assistant Principal" and "I will wear a veil over my face in the classroom"? No dice.
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Iris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:57 PM
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14. Yes. In unenlightened, xenophobic communities.
Yep. They sure do.
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spoony Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:20 AM
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52. Why do some people insist on the word "mask"
It isn't a bloody Halloween costume and that woman isn't Jason Vorhees or the Phantom of the Opera.
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immoderate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 04:44 PM
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80. Just watch out for...


--IMM
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:37 PM
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3. K&R
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:38 PM
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4. Bwah! Don't forget people who wear gender specific clothing.
Edited on Mon Oct-16-06 02:39 PM by mondo joe
Otherwise we'd have to explain to children why in traditional US culture only men wear ties and only women wear skirts.

Which pretty much leaves us with only this potential teacher:

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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:45 PM
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10. People with large warts, moles or birthmarks on their faces. Scares the
kids.
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jhain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 03:02 PM
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18. What about nuns with warts!!
Edited on Mon Oct-16-06 03:03 PM by jhain
I had a teacher that fit that bill. SHE was scary!

great thread ;-)
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 03:18 PM
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25. My favorite nun teacher story - A friend of mine told me that when he was
going to Catholic school at the time when the nuns were permitted to change their habits so that they no longer were floor length. The first day of school the kids were astounded to see the legs of their teacher for the first time. The nun noticed them staring and quipped, "Well what did you expect, wheels?" Gotta love those Catholic nuns.
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mzteris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:38 PM
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5. excellent observations . . .
thanks for bringing this out in the open.

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MisoWeaver Donating Member (99 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:41 PM
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8. Jackie Kennedy A Muslim?
Whats that about?
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:46 PM
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11. Is that who that is?
I couldn't tell because of the veil.
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 03:07 PM
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21. Funniest. Post. Of. The. Day.
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jkshaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 03:03 PM
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19. Jackie Kennedy
... was wearing a veil at the funeral of her husband, John F. Kennedy. He was shot in Texas from a window in, I think, the Texas Book Repository.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:44 PM
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9. Left handed people and people with accents.
Lefties might give the wrong idea to the red blooded, all-American, right handers and induce them to use their left hands in an unGodly way.

People with accents will only confuse the poor, helpless, tykes into thinking that Nuclear isn't pronounced Newkyoulewr.

It's all a commie plot to take over the mind of our innocent little blond & blue eyed chirrun.
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spoony Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:22 AM
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55. Especially those accents!
And anyone who speaks too quickly, because children are dumb and cannot follow anything more than slow, perfectly articulated English with exaggerated lip movements so they can see the sounds being made.

;)
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:46 PM
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12. Brilliant.
:rofl:

Also, I would be very afraid of any religious teachers, especially those that wear plain clothes and shun make-up like the Amish. All those bare faces without mascara and lipstick are bound to scare the children.
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:52 PM
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13. Doped up Stepford wives are OK
Especially if they've killed somebody.



http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/laura.asp
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SmokingJacket Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 02:59 PM
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15. Excellent post.
Rec'd.

As I said in the other thread, how about focusing on the teaching? If someone can teach my kid to read wearing a freaking clown costume, he should go for it.
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Ariana Celeste Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 03:00 PM
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16. Excellent.
:thumbsup:
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 03:00 PM
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17. LOL Nuns on the Run!
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 03:05 PM
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20. all children should be taught by this guy...

then allowed to run the streets unsupervised while they maraud & pillage unsuspecting rubes...hey wait a minute, that's what they're doing now never mind :thumbsup:
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 03:14 PM
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22. Don't forget the handicapped...
...if someone's legs don't work, well, obvioulsy, the brain cannot work either, right???

:eyes:

Ever notice that if someone is in a wheelchair, so often people will speak slowly and/or loudly ~~ like it is a MENTAL and not a physical handicap! Sheesh!

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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 03:17 PM
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23. Yes..but what about mimes?
You didn't say anything about mimes.
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 03:21 PM
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26. yes, without doubt, mimes with veils SHOULD be allowed...
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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 09:42 AM
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40. Let the mimes speak for themselves....
I'll remain silent on the subject.
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:22 AM
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56. good one, B...
:rofl:
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 03:17 PM
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24. Katherine Hepburn and Michael J Fox too.
Wouldn't the trembling associated with Parkinson's interfere with perfect communication, and create a hardship for children who need special attention?

Also, Katherine Hepburn is deceased which would be a second strike against her.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 09:00 AM
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32. you are just right on. how distracting for some kid to have to experience
a teacher that shakes and trembles uncontrollably. because we cannot expect any more from our children but to give them only the exact most perfect environment for them to possibly be able to learn in

only beautiful people can teach. all ugly people need not apply. i am sure studies will show beautiful people are more effective in communicating than ugly people.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 09:10 AM
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33. My dad was a teacher for 40 years and he had Parkinson's.
In fact, he retired when his shaking got so bad he couldn't write on the board anymore.

Maybe it's because my mom died yesterday and I am feeling kinda blue today, but I find this entire thread (and your post especially) very offensive.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 09:16 AM
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35. some of us found the other thread pretty offensive too
sorry this hit somewhere close to you. and i certainly am feeling empathy for you at the lost of your mom. i remember well the feelings of my moms death. and your experience just yesterday. that is too close. it is an odd world when we lose our mom, you feel so different yet watch the world going on about its business. just a odd place to be. i am sorry for your pain.

but it would be nice if you could possibly see that what was being suggested in the other thread, could possibly be just as offensive.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 09:57 AM
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41. Well like I said in that other thread
A veiled face is not an effective instructional tool.
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:17 AM
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49. I'm sorry you don't have the ability to learn from someone
Edited on Tue Oct-17-06 10:18 AM by Clark2008
different than you.

I never had ANY trouble communicating with my veiled sisters-in-law.

God - honestly. Do you think you can't hear behind that veil? Do you really think that? How idiotic a statement that is. Really.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:25 AM
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57. yes let's just rehash that whole thread
Teaching is about communicating. You can't do that effectively with a covered face. How idiotic to believe otherwise.
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 11:05 AM
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69. Well, I think it's idiotic coming from those who have never even
done it.

:eyes:
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:18 AM
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50. sometimes the greater lesson for a child is tolerance, acceptance,love
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:26 AM
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58. And who cares about Reading, Language and Math?
Edited on Tue Oct-17-06 10:27 AM by proud2Blib
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:29 AM
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60. Do you have any evidence that she could not effectively teach
reading, language or math?
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:32 AM
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62. For the umpteenth time
Teaching is about communicating. You can't do that effectively with your face covered. Not to 2nd graders.

I have a master's degree in special education. Is that enough evidence for you? Should I scan my diploma and post that?
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:33 AM
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64. no it isnt. i want someone who has experienced a teacher with veil
tell me she was an effective teacher. it certainly is not enough for me that you assume she cannot be effective. absolutely NOT enough
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:34 AM
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65. You've stated your opinion, not provided evidence.
Do you understand the difference?
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:42 AM
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67. It's a professional opinion
based on many years of teaching and of training teachers. Do you understand what a professional opinion is?
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:43 AM
Response to Reply #67
68. I certainly do. Ever notice that you can find a range of professional
opinions?
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 11:31 AM
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75. I myself was a teacher for many, many years.
In my professional opinion, it's unmitigated bullshit.

As evidenced by the OP.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:32 AM
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63. i do of course. seeing how we have a house full of books
both kids avid readers. 6th grader reading senior level, a duke university particpant in reading,.... a 8 year old reading middle school level.

what i do not get with so many of these arguments is how there has to be a loser. how there has to be anyone giving something up. how if my children are learning tolerance and love and acceptance they have to lose on math and reading.... that is not our reality, that is not our world, that is not how we live. because you limit yourself in thought, does not mean we will all fall in step with you. you fight this womans ability to have a teaching asst job. i will stand up for this womans right to a job and my children having the opportunity of experiencing diversity.

in no way would my childrens education suffer. i have had poor teachers, not good teacher, incapable teachers, and my children did not lose out on education, i saw to that. and they did learn something beyond in that experience, without it, they would not know.

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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 09:41 AM
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39. Sorry for your loss, but you might also consider that the OTHER
thread was offensive as well. This is just satire on THAT.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:00 AM
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42. Yes there were some offensive posts there
The sad part is it isn't about her religion, it's about her capability to teach. No can do with a covered face. I also found it quite revealing that she interviewed and was hired for the job sans veil. So it sounds like she puts it on at will. That certainly isn't an expression of religious devotion.
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:02 AM
Response to Reply #42
44. No, it's quite about her religion. More specifically, it's about some
here wanting to punish her for choosing to wear the veil because it offends our sensibilities.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:18 AM
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51. Well I guess I was one of the only ones who was thinking of her
STUDENTS. They always come first to dedicated educators. That's why my dad retired and took a smaller pension. Sure he could have claimed to be disabled and that the school owed him employment. But he was thinking about what was best for his students. How sad that what is best for the children is not considered in this debate over that veiled face.
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:20 AM
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53. Baloney. She aleady said she'd teach without covering her face and
Edited on Tue Oct-17-06 10:21 AM by mondo joe
only needed to cover up when adult men were preesent.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:28 AM
Response to Reply #53
59. That 'fact' was posted
but not mentioned in the cited article. So who knows where it came from.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:21 AM
Response to Reply #51
54. it is also offensive to suggest we dont care about our child, fellow
student, or their education, dont you think. i would on any grounds challenge you to my parenting, my childrens ability, and their education they have received to this point. because we can see the possibilities beyond your limited box in no way interfers with the childs education, but expands on it.

talk about offensive. to suggest i do not care about my childs education?
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:30 AM
Response to Reply #54
61. You are reaching now
and putting words in my mouth.

My point is the needs of the students are more important than those of the teacher. That is a fact. Sorry you don't get it.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 11:19 AM
Response to Reply #61
70. i get it. it is clear i get it. i dont agree with you. so much easier
dismiss by simply saying i dont get it. you are a clever woman. my post clearly shows i get it. again your condescending remark is a little offensive, just to share. as if i dont get it. i bet you get it too.... you just dont agree with me.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 11:20 AM
Response to Reply #33
71. You're offended, eh?
That's odd. They're pretty much your arguments from the other thread.
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AnneD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 04:42 PM
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27. As someone in the educational field...
your essay clearly states what is wrong with our public school system today. I can't wait for the other essay what kids shouldn't be allowed in public school. ;)
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 09:11 AM
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34. Food for the voucher movement
I'm sure it's only a matter of time before this thread ends up on several freeper boards.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 11:26 AM
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73. LOL
Really? It's basically a satire of freeperish beliefs.
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AnneD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 01:22 PM
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77. But...
it will fly right over their heads. Humour is lost on the fanatical.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 07:52 PM
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29. bump for the evening crowd.
Who probably shouldn't be allowed around children.
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tomreedtoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 11:15 PM
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30. And the others are abusers or dominatrixes. I know.
Of the 50 or so teachers I've had from grade school to college, only about three of them gave a damn about the subject they taught. The rest wanted to abuse and dominate students, to make up for their low self-esteem or other stuff in their pathetic lives. And I know, because I dated one of these creatures for far too long, and I saw how she treated her kids.

The real problem is the primary and secondary education system in the U.S. It should be scrapped and put on hold for about ten years until someone figures out how to educate kids properly. And all the pretenders with teaching credentials should go to work alongside their past students at the register at McDonald's, to see the results of their incompetence.
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midnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 08:55 AM
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31. Thanks for the visuals.
I love the first one. I watched Eye On They Prize last night. It was the teachers who gave the demonstators credibility in the communities eyes.
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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 09:39 AM
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37. Sanest thread on the topic I've read in the past 2 days.
Well done.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 09:41 AM
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38. I love it when people try to hide their bigotry behind a statement like...
... "the veil impedes communication with the children, that's why I'm opposed to it"

That's awesome shit - roflmao! I'm sure all of those veil-wearing muslim mothers raising children for 1000 years don't know what they're doing, but DUers do.

Genius,
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:02 AM
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43. Some folks suffer under the delusion that merely because they can ...
... form an opinion that it's a valid opinion. I think it must have something to do with poor potty-training - pride in emissions, or something.

I think it's amazing that so much 'expertise' in education and the welfare of children exists and is apparently being kept secret from professional educators and youth counselors. I try to remember back to my first job as a high school math teacher in an all-boys Catholic school. I must be stupid. Even though my students were in the lower aptitude tracks, they scored highest on the state-wide achievement tests. The funny thing is that I'm not Catholic. Perhaps I shouldn't have been hired. I've tried to figure out how a woman wearing a veil might have been bad for those kids ... and I just can't. Quite frankly, I just can't imagine the students saying anything about the veil after the third or fourth day. (They seemed to take things I might regard as 'different' in stride - far quicker than any adult.) After the first week, I doubt they'd say much besides how difficult her latest test or quiz was. Kids are narcissists - naturally - a normal part of adolescence. I can't imagine a veil being of interest to them for more than a couple of days.

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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:08 AM
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46. Yup.
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Fleshdancer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:11 AM
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47. hey now. Kids need to share some of this blame too.
Because, you know, how is a blind kid going to learn if s/he can't see the teacher's face and body language? Yet they go to school and waste OUR tax dollars anyway when it's been proven here on DU that education is 99.9% facial expressions!




:sarcasm:
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:12 AM
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48. Bravo!
:applause:

You made me smile.
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AzDar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 10:36 AM
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66. Keep ALL religion and religious symbols out of public schools.
Works for me.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 11:21 AM
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72. Right.
And let's not forget about the religious people. We don't want kids asking questions.
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AzDar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 01:20 PM
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76. When one enters a public institution, one should check one's religion
at the door. Questions are fine; endorsing one's religion while teaching public school is not, imnsho.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 03:24 PM
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78. LOL
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AzDar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 04:35 PM
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79. Pretty much...... n/t
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