Is it right for teachers to impose there political views on students?

Question

Is it right for teachers to impose there political views on students?
Hello. I'm 15 and I was doing homework and I want to see what others thought.what my lesson said;
Republican National Convention - The Republican National Convention is held every four years by the United States Republican party to determine the party's candidate for the coming Presidential election and the party's platform. In the past this issue was often contentious and the convention could make or break a candidate, but in recent decades the candidate has already long-since been anointed by the Presidential primary process. The occasion of the national conventions marks the close of the primary election period and the start of the general election

Democratic National Convention - The Democratic National Convention is held every four years by the United States Democratic party to determine the party's candidate for the coming Presidential election. In the past this issue was often contentious and the convention could make or break a candidate, but since the post-1968 McGovern reforms, the candidate has already long-since been anointed by the Presidential primary process, and the convention is now generally perceived as not much more than (a.) a big fiesta with a lot of red, white and blue decorations, (b.) a chance for political reporters to preen, and holler over the din into their microphones at their anchors who are really only a few steps away, (c.) an opportunity for the party to debate the party platform, (d.) a nationally televised publicity stunt.

See the difference?

Answer 1

Well first the DNC and the RNC are not just a convention for PRESIDENTIAL candidates-- it is for each party's individual national senators and representatives of the house also. So this is factually wrong on both. Next, it clearly shows lack of facts, intelligence, and professionalism by any educator to publish such opinions and blatant criticisms as fact. I trust you displayed this document to your parents? Then to your principal? I have a story-- I was in school in a suburb of Memphis, TN-- recently moved from Great Britain to America. My first American public school at 4th grade. My science teacher-- a Ms. White (I remember her name because she was first black teacher I ever had-- Great Britain/Scotland is mostly ALL WHITE and VERY boring;-) She gave us an exam and one question was "Do you see air?" Well I (and about 98% of the class) wrote "NO" So she yelled at the class after she graded our exams and how we (but 2 of the 30 kids in the classroom) wrote NO also. So I got up and debated with her "Well Ms. White-- how do we see air? Is it pink with purple polka dots? Is it made of ping pong balls and we bounce into it with every breath? WEll -- previous to sending me to the prinicipal-- she yelled back-- YOU SEE IT IN THE TREES-- BLOWING THE LEAVES! YOU SEE IT WHEN IT BLOWS A DOOR SHUT! YOU ARE SUCH A STUPID FOREIGNER! My parents were too busy to hear my troubles at school;-) So I wrote to my local newspaper-- they did a whole story and also was on local news. Ms. White was NOT fired; she kept on teaching and made my life MISERABLE the whole year. Another teacher the next year at same school gave us an exam in American History. The question we all got wrong-- Name the most important person in American History. Some of us put George Washington (remember we are 5th graders now) Some wrote "my father". Some wrote Jesus Christ... She said we were all incorrect. It was Martin Luther King, Jr. And all of us just accepted it. This teacher taught me a great many things that were correct. And I learned early in life "choose your battles because you will have MANY in life". So I suggest at 15 years old-- this should be YOUR FIRST BIG BATTLE-- nail this teacher to the wall-- contact local newspaper and have them print a story; call local news stations and radio-- I have a database of info if you tell me your city/state. Good luck! Your teacher is disrespecting YOU as an intelligent human being by imposing her OPINIONS on you and presenting them as FACT. First try speaking to her privatelyy before pursuing the media/principal/your parents. SPEAK to your teacher first-- present YOUR FACTS(so you WILL have to do homework;-) and listen to where she received HER facts to publish it for your homework. If she states it is her personal opinion-- then state you will take this to the principal because you and your parents did NOT PAY (your taxdollars or tuition money) to learn ONE teacher's opinions but to learn FACTS of American political parties. Again, good luck!

Answer 2

I don't find anything wrong with this. Oh, wait I see, it's trying to make the convention look like a real big party. Anyway teachers should not force their politics on students. It's wrong.

Answer 3

No, it's annoying but you will run into teachers like that until you graduate and also in college. You just have to learn to deal with them and find what makes them the happiest to get the best grade you possibly can.

Answer 4

No it is not ok. School and college are suppose to be free thinking centers for learning, not indoctrination. The sad part is 90% of our school systems are infected with socialist liberal teachers looking to indoctrinate our kids into their political views!

No matter what their political views are, they should keep them to themselves and promote an open learning environment.

Answer 5

Excellent Question!!!!!

Are you really only 15?

As an Education Major, I would answer No with regards to your question. I believe teachers should teach facts, allowing their students to draw their own conclusions.

PS

Good Luck on your road to earning that Law Degree!!

Answer 6

Don't you hate those Liberal writers? Usually they are guilty by omission! How much is in the history books about Vietnam and the Gulf of Tonkin?

Any view a teacher teaches could be considered political by someone!

Answer 7

for the record

a teacher is supposed to present an un-biased view of politics if the class is a Social Sciences class, which i assume this is

if its an english assignment asking you to write on the two...tough =P

Answer 8

No way that's totally Wrong! That's actually one of my pet peevs...I'm a repub and EVERY teacher in the country is a demo- I hated it back in high school having to listen to how they bashed Bush Senior constantly- they should only give you what both sides are saying in as unbiased approach as possible and let you decide. If they can't do that, then they should not mention party lines at all! Awesome question!

LMAO...ok, I get it-I went back and actually read that long mess- and my response is...YEAH, rrriiiiiigggghhhhhhtttt- you're so full of it! If you're serious about painting a true picture of High school teachers, those paragraphs would be switched around. LOL, no little 15 yr old girl is gonna fool me, ahem- us. Teachers would preach those a,b,c,d, additions into the repub para. Funny how you did the opposite- I guess that proves that your teachers biased opinion broke you- what are you trying to get back at your repub parents, so you decided to go demo- did they force you to break up with your bf..hahaha- silly little girl!

I know Im only getting 'thumbs down' b/c I admitted I was a repub- no one could argue with my point that teachers should not force their biased political views on young, and apparently as evidenced above, VERY impressionable high school students!

walter- I'm 2 weeks from earning my law degree and I can assure you that if this girl thinks she can fool people by presenting incorrect facts, then that road to her law degree is going to be a VERY bumpy one! LOL.

Answer 9

Maybe the teacher thinks you will be persuaded to choose the correct answer to whatever the question was. lol That example is so pathetic and transparent that you have to wonder whose "side" he/she is on.

Answer 10

Oh get real. Only a lib would believe that.