No place but Texas. I am so embarrassed. This was from my son's school.

[johncoby2]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7549067.html

A Clear Creek ISD teacher has been placed on administrative leave after being accused of making insensitive comments to a Muslim student about the death of Osama bin Laden.

The Clear Brook High School teacher is accused of profiling a student in his ninth-grade algebra class Monday by telling the girl, "I bet that you're grieving."




My son tells me that the students were firmly behind the girl the teacher did this to. Incredible that he thought it was funny. He is an Algebra teacher and tennis coach. (former)

[RKP5637]

1. What a damn fool this guy was. n/t

[NYC_SKP]

2. An Algebra Teacher. For Fuck Sake. Algebra. Well he didn't know SHIT about Algebra.

Like the ORIGINS of Algebra...

asshole.

"Algebra was invented by the Muslim mathematician Al-Khwarizmi in the book he wrote in 820."

[Hissyspit]

9. Yup. Supposedly the word "algorithm" is from "al-khwarizmi."

"algorithm
1690s, from Fr. algorithme , refashioned (under mistaken connection with Gk. arithmos "number") from O.Fr. algorisme "the Arabic numeral system," from M.L. algorismus , a mangled transliteration of Arabic al-Khwarizmi "native of Khwarazm," surname of the mathematician whose works introduced sophisticated mathematics to the West (see algebra). The earlier form in M.E. was algorism (early 13c.), from O.Fr. Modern use of algorithmic to describe symbolic rules or language is from 1881.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper"

Misquoting Woody Allen: "Those who can't, teach. Those who can't teach, teach gym. Those who can't teach gym or algebra, get fired as bigots." O.K, tennis is not gym, per se, but...

[kestrel91316]

12. The word "algebra" has an Arabic origin:

"....the word algebra comes from the Arabic language (al-jabr, الجبر literally, restoration) and much of its methods from Arabic/Islamic mathematics...."

from Wikipedia

[Warren DeMontague]

18. That is awfully ironic.

But, then, the teacher sounds like sort of a zero.

Which I believe Muslim mathematicians invented, too.

[panader0]

3. "No place but Texas"?

I think that could happen here in AZ too.

[bobbolink]

4. With the way education is going, this will be the level of knowledge in ALL states.

:(

[liberal_mama]

22. It's sad, the War on Education

It's so hard for me to believe that there are so many stupid people living in our country. Sometimes the internet depresses me. Before the internet, I didn't realize that so many people were dumb as bricks. :(

[XOKCowboy]

5. Oklahoma also...

Don't you know that all Muslims want to kill us "infidels"? That's what I hear all the time in OK. From people that have never met a Muslim but Glen Beck and Fox News told them so.

This isn't just a Texas thing.

[krabigirl]

15. That could happen easily where I live in California.

[tammywammy]

6. What an awful thing to say to a student. n/t

[Poll_Blind]

7. Dude. That's an out of touch person....waaaay out of touch. Like "All negroes know each other."....

....out-of-touch. I honestly kinda thought that shit went the way of the dodo......I don't even know why I think any bad idea goes the way of the dodo....

PB

[Lasher]

8. Embarrassment unjustified. Be proud of the students who rallied around her.

That is my reaction.

[Mojeoux]

17. Mine too. So Cool that young people can see things with Fresh Eyes!

Bless their hearts for backing their class-mate.

[blondeatlast]

10. "You've got to be caaaarefullyyy taught..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27ve_Got_to_Be_Carefully_Taught

"South Pacific" is relevant today.

[uponit7771]

11. What a bastard, DFW is pretty mixed culturaly.....this teacher no doubt was from west Texas

yeap, just googled it....not surprised...up around Oklahoma too

[AtomicKitten]

13. I hope the parents sue the slimy bastard.

[handmade34]

14. he gives teachers a bad name

hope he is fired

[Welibs]

16. The kids have more brains than the teachers!

[Warren DeMontague]

19. Sounds like everyone else did the right thing.

What an ass.

[txwhitedove]

20. It's not the State of Texas' fault that teacher was stupid. Stupidity and bigotry

are universal.

[Blue Owl]

21. What -- he was an Al-Gebra teacher?!

Sounds like a terrorist to me -- THROW HIM IN GITMO

[WinkyDink]

23. Heh; it IS Arabic!

While the word algebra comes from the Arabic language (al-jabr, الجبر literally, restoration) and much of its methods from Arabic/Islamic mathematics,.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebra