(02-10-2023, 11:00 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(02-10-2023, 10:51 AM)WingerDinger Wrote: I'm telling ya, one of these days, one of these teachers are going to go too far with someone's child, and that parent is going to take matters into their own hands and it's going to be bloody.

The writing is on the wall and most people can see it.

If you’re that worried, home school them. No one is forcing you to send them to a public school.

Always blaming teachers. A tale as old as time.

No one is talking about "teaching" in this thread. We are talking about activism. You are conflating your experience with the actual story. If this story said that he raped a kid and the administration knew about it and laughed, would it be acceptable to defend him by saying "teachers are tired." No. Of course not. That's completely nonsensical. What's that got to do with the accusation, dude? 

You might not be an activist. The majority of teachers might not be activists. But, you know what? There are activists who are teachers, just like there are pedophiles who are teachers. There is a large community that does not want teachers to be activists. That's the topic. If you want to discuss how overworked you are, go for it. I'd be sympathetic. However, imo, your response to this claim does not follow.

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(02-10-2023, 01:57 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(02-10-2023, 01:49 PM)WingerDinger Wrote: Do you see a connection with the videos and links that I posted? 

Let me help ya out.. Every article and video is different. It's not an isolated incident. It's happening all over the country. I can keep posting links to this garbage, but I won't, you can do your own homework.

And nobody lumped you all together (at least I didn't). You getting upset with someone posting a link to this evilness is more concerning than the person posting the link.

So, if this is becoming far too repetitive of a problem, who are we supposed to look at for answers and who is supposed to be held accountable for this?

Hold. The. Individual. Responsible.

What’s the percentage on these videos compared to every single teacher in the country?

I’ll help. There are roughly 4 million teachers in the US. Let’s give you a good 1,000 teachers that are doing these things (no idea the real number.) Thats .025%.

Do not hold the whole profession accountable for the actions of .025%

Also, to this point, you are correct. Teachers are not a monolith.

That said, the problem is with the universities. Anywhere they teach critical pedagogy will produce a certain percentage of activist teachers. Those numbers will increase. That might not be you, but it is a problem. It is growing. And it's not just something that can be addressed at the individual level. Its ok for local governments to try to regulate it to a certain degree, and that can only come via an outcry from the citizens affected by it. 

Nothing wrong with the article or claim, imo. It doesn't need to cast blame onto every teacher or administration. I agree with you there. Does it do that?

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