tion that you ever heard? Shouldn't the New York Board of Education be fired for reacting in such a childish manner to a portrayal of male anatomy??
2007-01-27 06:04:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
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1.........This is not a question.
2.........There are not enough details about exactly what the teacher did.
3........."sick minds", "medieval", "sick parents" were a VERY poor choice of words for you to use.
4..........Don't try running for office.
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If what I read is true, that he was having students draw pictures of the male genitila on the chalkboard, then he shouldn't be suspended.........but, just flat out FIRED.
2007-01-27 09:55:59 · answer #1 · answered by J T 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He hasn't been fired, he's on Administrative leave until this has been sorted out. Some parents will try to have him fired, and some school board members may listen. I am a teacher, and if this would have happened at my school, the teacher would have been suspended for a while, but not fired.
I don't find it ridiculous to reprimand him. I know that if a guy was asked to draw a penis on the board, suddenly shouts of "mine's bigger", "is that how small yours is", or even "
2007-01-27 07:51:16 · answer #2 · answered by Paul H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not the most childish reaction I have heard of, but it is a bit silly. The teacher hasn't been fired, merely taken away from teaching duties while the incident is investigated. It was not the NY board of education either, it was the school that took him out of class due to parent complaints.
Hopefully it will be resolved maturely.
2007-01-27 06:11:44 · answer #3 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was in an anatomy class where they were teaching sex ed.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070127/ap_on_re_us/anatomy_lesson
Political correctness strikes again!!! What are they supposed to do? Show genitalia as a greyed out area in anatomy? Perhaps suggest that a bunch of kids don't need to know this stuff? What is wrong with these people?
Morons!
2007-01-27 06:14:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You said 'letting' them, so I gather it wasn't in the context of any assignment. Either way, the subject matter seems 'out of context' to me.
When dealing with immature imaginations at an already curious time in their development, no, I don't think the reaction was childish.
Teachers need to act more responsibly in directing the attentions of their classrooms than that indicated in your question.
2007-01-27 06:22:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think the correct answer depends on what classroom this took place in.
Obviously if a math teacher has his students drawing pictures of penises then it is wrong. If it is a science, sex-ed, or a related class in which human anatomy is necessary to discuss, then it is an over-reaction.
2007-01-28 06:08:15 · answer #6 · answered by bulldoze2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The teacher obviously should not have been fired, but this shouldn't be allowed, especially in a public school system or any school system for that matter.
2007-01-27 06:56:17 · answer #7 · answered by ojndoanj 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends...where were they drawing it?
I teach in NYC and can imagine a number of reasons/situations that led to this...without more info it is hard to judge...what is your source?
how the hell would they fire the Board of Ed.?
yeah...after reading the article...that dude is most likely a FREAK..."come on up little boys and draw some wangs onn the board for me.." CREEPY
2007-01-27 06:10:05 · answer #8 · answered by techteach03 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋