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Oct 14, 2009 11:16

Are these people SERIOUS ( Read more... )

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strizzie October 14 2009, 19:25:13 UTC

To me, he should've been fined a thousand bucks (donation to LGBT community) + face suspension for a week.

"His intention was to teach"...Sorry, can't believe it.

He's an educator and should know better than using inappropriate language in classes.

sakuya_baby October 14 2009, 20:05:24 UTC

I personally thought he should have been fired, but I like your idea as well.

I agree, he should know better than to use hatespeech in class.

strizzie October 14 2009, 20:13:40 UTC

Your idea would be what I'd suggest if he EVER repeated anything remotely like that.

snakelady88 October 15 2009, 21:46:39 UTC

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destructzero October 14 2009, 23:12:22 UTC

Your icon pretty much sums up how I feel...

fabfemmeboy October 15 2009, 03:07:50 UTC

Is it wrong that my first thought was "Since when does the government fund gay photography? I thought that was dismantled after the Maplethorpe/NEA debacle..."

In all seriousness, the punishment wouldn't bother me nearly as much if it sounded like the guy was at all sorry. He's not. He would do it again. That's not okay.

tko_ak October 15 2009, 03:22:27 UTC

Please remember to tag your posts.

It's ludicrous, of course. I'm all for educators trying to be provocative to stir thought and discussion, but I have a hard time thinking this has any academic value.

Just goes to show you how unions protect even bullshit like this.

sakuya_baby October 15 2009, 06:25:54 UTC

Ah, I'm sorry! I'll go tag right now. Thank you.

marauderthesn October 15 2009, 03:35:35 UTC

To me, the fact that he'd think that it was okay to say this to any class raises serious doubts about his ability to be a good teacher. I think he deserved stronger disciplinary action - I don't think they should have fired him right off or anything, but there should have been a long, in-depth meeting for whoever's responsible for hiring and firing there.

mizzoumark October 15 2009, 14:15:21 UTC

That's how I feel. What he said was unbelievably stupid and offensive, but if this is the first serious issue with this guy after a 22-year career, then I don't think it's a firable offense. Strong disciplinary action and a notice that they won't be so forgiving next time are more appropriate.

If it does turn out this guy has a history of saying outrageous and offensive things in the classroom, however, I'm willing to revisit my opinion, however.