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metahara December 1 2007, 00:55:09 UTC
well, that's one way of preventing a western teacher from spreading her views, religion beliefs, customs and disrespect of Mohamed to the students...

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kenosis December 2 2007, 21:54:40 UTC
Except that the students named the teddy bear themselves by a vote.

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metahara December 2 2007, 23:25:15 UTC
with small children, the teacher has to be directing the class- be in charge....
an adult in that situation with children is responsible for the goings on and has an impact on the students. I believe it's part of the position. You are welcome to disagree and debate it forever.

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kenosis December 3 2007, 01:35:30 UTC
I don't see how a teacher can be held responsible for how students vote, nor do I think that rigging elections is inherently a part of a teacher's position. It's possible that the teacher should have told them that their votes meant nothing and that she, as instructor, retained the right to not consider their vote. I don't know that that's a lesson the Sudanese need outside instruction in, though.

I don't think it was in her lesson plans to disrespect the Muslim prophet Muhammad - there are assuredly more direct ways to do that - so it would be a hard sell to convince me that, as per your original statement, she was on some sort of evangelizing mission to "(spread) her ... disrespect of Mohamed to the students". Unless it was something of which she wasn't aware, of course.

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falasha December 3 2007, 23:51:58 UTC
This teacher also sent a letter home to parents asking if anyone objected to the name Mohammed. No one did.

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