Comments on: Teacher Proves — Once Again — That Schools Are Averse To Free Thought http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/10345/teacher-proves-once-again-that-schools-are-averse-to-free-thought/ A bunch of stuff I would have emailed you about. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:08:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Education America « MaisonBisson.com http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/10345/teacher-proves-once-again-that-schools-are-averse-to-free-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-52767 Education America « MaisonBisson.com Wed, 05 Jul 2006 20:36:24 +0000 /?p=10345#comment-52767 [...] Gatto left teaching, Elnahal is moving on. Is there room for criticism or self-inspection from active insiders? I doubt it when I read the story reported here, of a school administrator tearing down a group art project and openly questioning the the art teacher regarding a project that appeared to truly engage her students. I doubt it as I remember the experience of Steve Geluso, a student who received an “F” for writing an essay questioning the current copyright dogma. [...] [...] Gatto left teaching, Elnahal is moving on. Is there room for criticism or self-inspection from active insiders? I doubt it when I read the story reported here, of a school administrator tearing down a group art project and openly questioning the the art teacher regarding a project that appeared to truly engage her students. I doubt it as I remember the experience of Steve Geluso, a student who received an “F” for writing an essay questioning the current copyright dogma. [...]

]]> By: Chloe http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/10345/teacher-proves-once-again-that-schools-are-averse-to-free-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Chloe Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=10345#comment-104 I think the only mistake the student made was letting the essay meander a little too far into the realms of ethics & law. I think that precipitated the teachers' knee-jerk reactions. If he just stuck to the Stealing = simple; Piracy = complex. Complex = more room for argument - he may have gotten away with it. Though maybe not, it could've been that it was a hot button issue itself that sparked the reaction. Seems to me, anyone not living in a vacuum of ideal, strict, moral rules would recognize the obvious valid and important differences between various words that all describe some form of "stealing". The NYTimes ethicist once likened to stealing, bringing outside food & drinks into cinemas. He deemed it unethical and wrong. And cinemas ban outside food & drink. They have a legal right to do so, apparently. So that would mean bringing outside food or drink into a cinema is against the law. I'd like someone to go catch that teacher when he's chewing a piece of gum out of his wife's purse during a movie at the cinema. Then let's hear him talk about 'splitting hairs'. hehe. I think the only mistake the student made was letting the essay meander a little too far into the realms of ethics & law. I think that precipitated the teachers’ knee-jerk reactions. If he just stuck to the Stealing = simple; Piracy = complex. Complex = more room for argument – he may have gotten away with it. Though maybe not, it could’ve been that it was a hot button issue itself that sparked the reaction.
Seems to me, anyone not living in a vacuum of ideal, strict, moral rules would recognize the obvious valid and important differences between various words that all describe some form of “stealing”.
The NYTimes ethicist once likened to stealing, bringing outside food & drinks into cinemas. He deemed it unethical and wrong. And cinemas ban outside food & drink. They have a legal right to do so, apparently. So that would mean bringing outside food or drink into a cinema is against the law.
I’d like someone to go catch that teacher when he’s chewing a piece of gum out of his wife’s purse during a movie at the cinema. Then let’s hear him talk about ’splitting hairs’. hehe.

]]> By: Steve http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/10345/teacher-proves-once-again-that-schools-are-averse-to-free-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Steve Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=10345#comment-108 I was bored tonight and decided to google Ms. Crass' name. You are the first of hundreds of sites that pops up. Although not all are as beautifully written as your own, they bring great joy to myself. It is cool to see all you people being a bit more open-minded than my teachers and trying let them see the light of day. It is still weird reading my own words on so many other sites. Seeing them other places just adds so much class to them. Thank you. I was bored tonight and decided to google Ms. Crass’ name. You are the first of hundreds of sites that pops up. Although not all are as beautifully written as your own, they bring great joy to myself.

It is cool to see all you people being a bit more open-minded than my teachers and trying let them see the light of day.

It is still weird reading my own words on so many other sites. Seeing them other places just adds so much class to them.

Thank you.

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