Great Moments in Public Education http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3560566
"An Overland High School http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/co/261/ teacher who criticized President Bush, capitalism and U.S. foreign policy during his geography class was placed on administrative leave Wednesday afternoon after a student who recorded the session went public with the tape," reports the Denver Post:
"In the 20-minute recording, made on an MP3 player, teacher Jay Bennish described capitalism as a system "at odds with human rights." He also said there were "eerie similarities" between what Bush said during his Jan. 28 State of the Union address and "things that Adolf Hitler used to say."
The United States was "probably the single most violent nation on planet Earth," Bennish also said on the tape.
The Post has a copy of the recording here http://www.9news.com/includes/buildasx.aspx?fn=http://wm.gannett.speedera.net/wm.gannett/kusa/backup/1141263993253-03-01-06-overland-class-une.wmv&sp=http://wm.gannett.speedera.net/wm.gannett/kusa/pre-stream/bbe-att-feb06-384.wmv . Superintendent Monte Moses tells the paper that Bennish's one-sided rant appears to constitute "a breach of district policy," which "calls for both sides to be present . . . in the interest of intellectual discourse."
I am sure this is an isolated case.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
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Sounds like he needs a few more Teacher In-Service Days.
Personal rant... there is not a single month of the year where my kids are in school every weekday of the month.
150 Students walked out in protest of his suspension (any reason to cut class). The Teacher's Union is NOT coming to his aid because he is not a member. I guess without paying dues you are on your own.
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