Those Who Can't Teach, Blog
The Wall Street Journal published today a story picked up from the Enquirer about a teacher, Elizabeth Collins, published a post on her personal blog. What got everybody's attention was the fact she complained about one of her student's presentation. Most importantly, she criticize the presentation's tone and political outlook.
Collins did not give the name of the student, but the student's parents figured out who she was talking about. She was asked to removed the post from her blog. She said she would and turn around and blogged about how teachers are unfairly treated and she added : "I realized I was dealing with some hard-core provincialism--not to mention intolerance of anything but ultraconservative views." . . ."
Although, she did not mention any names or the incident itself, to those involved it was pretty clear who she was talking about. She was ultimately fired. The sad part is it wasn't about teaching; it was about opposing political views. In her reconstructed post, she tries to present how teachers should "model a speech" by giving examples. Except that her examples are nothing more then partisan opinions.
As a teacher myself, I strongly disagree with taking your political views to the classroom, let alone bashing your students for their opposing views. Teaching is not about politics; it is about providing the highest level of knowledge and guidance for the young minds. The teacher should present all facets of the story and allow the students to form an opinion and unless you teach a political science class, political debates should not be part of your classroom. You are not there to preach one ideology or another; you are there to create the foundation for what should become a well rounded individual.
Do you agree?
Posted by Terra3.0 at 6/13/2010 7:55 AM 
Categories: Ethics, Privacy, Blogging
Tags: Teaching Elizabeth Collins Privacy Blogging
Categories: Ethics, Privacy, Blogging
Tags: Teaching Elizabeth Collins Privacy Blogging
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