Social studies teacher ties up teen girls in class to demonstrate slavery

[terry78]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_re_us/slave_lesson

Yeah, that's why she did it.

 

[Captain Planet!]

It was for the sake of education.

 

[Tonicky]

If he tied every one up it wouldn't be as odd

 

[jaguarr]

Haha! I wonder what career she'll move on to next, because I'll be surprised if she gets to keep her current one.

jag

 

[Prison Mike]

How does Terry find these crazy stories? lol

 

[Tonicky]

it was a She thats odd

 

[November Rain]

i think this is a race card play in all fairness...

nothing about it sounds particularly malicious...

 

[kcs]

that is a creative way to get the point across. i think it only went wrong cause the girl had a problem with it. otherwise i dont see it as all that bad, if thats all that happened.

 

[Green Lantern]

I think a big part had to do with the fact that the girls in question were African Americans. Thats not cool.

 

[Dew k. Mosi]

wow, that teacher has no common sense

 

[Spidey-Bat]

Sounds kinky

 

[Darthphere]

"If a student was upset, then it was a bad idea," said Superintendent Brian Monahan of the North Rockland School District in New York City's northern suburbs.

Student: Homework is upsetting.

Superintendent: Then it's a bad idea.

 

[Captain Planet!]

There is nothing more upsetting to me than school.

 

[Darthphere]

Then it's a bad idea.

 

[OctaviusINC]

kinky.

 

[The Senator]

I honestly don't see what the big deal is. Seems like the mother is making something out of nothing.

I also doubt whether the child actually was upset at all, or if it is just the mother making it up so she can raise a fuss. Regardless, this was supposed to be an educational experience, and to fire the teacher because he pissed off a parent with this harmless exercise is going a tad bit overboard. Had he whipped the girl or called her the "n" word, then I would see a legitimate case. But this was simply a poor decision which was meant to be educational but backfired due to external circumstances.

 

[hammy]

Teachers aren't supposed to be this stupid.

 

[November Rain]

I think a big part had to do with the fact that the girls in question were African Americans. Thats not cool.

Well it does kinda bringa about the whole obsurdity of it all.

i mean *gasp* there were black slaves, there are black slaves around today....

what a shock...

 

[chamber-music]

It was in WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. t:

 

[kane9321]

heard about the story this morning...i was pissed

 

[Immortalfire]

It was in WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. t:

That's racist!

 

[Warhammer]

White people, man...

 

[hammy]

Way to make a sweeping generalization, man. ^

 

[StrainedEyes]

Way to make a sweeping generalization, man. ^

I'd have to agree about white people. We do all kinds of stupid ****.

 

[imaperson2]

reminds me of the time that my teacher layed us all down huddled together to show us how being on a slave ship was. 4th grade or so.