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Topic: teacher issues
itsmetina Joined Sun 12/09/07 Posts: 18944	Tue 04/22/08 04:43 PM
i've been informed by my 9 yr old son that his teacher told the class we are fighting for oil.this angers me.although i don't want to embarress my son by complaining i'm not comfortable with the teacher telling the class this.what do yall think?

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Tue 04/22/08 04:45 PM
well... thats pretty much why were there...can't think of any other reason

itsmetina Joined Sun 12/09/07 Posts: 18944	Tue 04/22/08 04:45 PM
yeah thats why we are paying so much

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Tue 04/22/08 04:46 PM
do you not read the papers...our government are crooks...we have been deceived

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Tue 04/22/08 04:47 PM
let me guess tina...you voted for bush???

itsmetina Joined Sun 12/09/07 Posts: 18944	Tue 04/22/08 04:49 PM
no wanted gore but is it the right for this teacher to pass her beliefs to kids in her class

Brandon24721 Joined Sun 03/09/08 Posts: 871	Tue 04/22/08 04:50 PM
I'm in the oil field! So i'm ok with it!

suzyq_622 Joined Mon 04/07/08 Posts: 12	Tue 04/22/08 04:51 PM
I think your totally in the right. Teachers are here to teach not to confuse our kids. They need to be reminded that they are not infront of a room full of adults, but infront of young innocent minds. And to make matters worse...what if one of those kids in that class have a parent over there fighting for us? I bet she made that baby feel real good!!! What a hag!!! I have a brother over there.

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Tue 04/22/08 04:52 PM
no wanted gore but is it the right for this teacher to pass her beliefs to kids in her class Well tina...I don't hold it as anything but a fact now since everything else was a lie. I'm not really sure what the teacher should tell the kids...WMD??? Terrorists??? all lies

yellowrose10 Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 52804	Tue 04/22/08 04:53 PM
I can think of several reasons we are there...but that's not the point. the teacher has no right to only teach one side. they are there to teach and give all info...not for their own agenda. I would say something. If they want to teach one thing...teach it all. I would have no problem with pointing this out to the teacher. sad that teachers use the class room for their own agenda's...and yes it goes for all sides

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Tue 04/22/08 04:54 PM
I can think of several reasons we are there...but that's not the point. the teacher has no right to only teach one side. they are there to teach and give all info...not for their own agenda. I would say something. If they want to teach one thing...teach it all. I would have no problem with pointing this out to the teacher. sad that teachers use the class room for their own agenda's...and yes it goes for all sides OK...why are we there...I'm curious??? and that is the point...why???

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Tue 04/22/08 04:55 PM
I mean...what would you tell the kids the reason was???

Brandon24721 Joined Sun 03/09/08 Posts: 871	Tue 04/22/08 04:55 PM
i don't think a teacher should be teaching a 9 y/o kid about that stuff anyways. wait till it's in our history books! Wait till the kids in highscool so he can bring in more knowledge about the situation.

Hindzfeet Joined Mon 03/17/08 Posts: 146	Tue 04/22/08 04:56 PM
Just sit your son down and explain your views. Let him know how and why you feel the way you do. Kids are smart, he will get the message.

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Tue 04/22/08 04:57 PM
so...should this war not even be talked about in school??? I'm just confused

kayak69 Joined Sat 10/14/06 Posts: 4520	Tue 04/22/08 04:58 PM
OK...why are we there...I'm curious??? and that is the point...why??? Good question

Brandon24721 Joined Sun 03/09/08 Posts: 871	Tue 04/22/08 04:58 PM
it should be talked about just at a later age!

hilyf Joined Thu 08/23/07 Posts: 713	Tue 04/22/08 04:59 PM
hmmmmm, I can see this turning into another liberal/conservative hum drum argument. Can't say as I think the papers and news agencies tell the whole story. You really need to go out and buy some real reading material to get the whole picture of what goes on in Iraq from start till now. Not as simple as "War for Oil".

itsmetina Joined Sun 12/09/07 Posts: 18944	Tue 04/22/08 04:59 PM Edited by itsmetina on Tue 04/22/08 05:00 PM
well for one maybe because we don't want the country to have peace and freedom and maybe we won't have one of them walk in in a bomb us.but thats all besides the point we are talking 4th grade here and no where should this come up in the lesson plans

AdventurousOne Joined Wed 04/02/08 Posts: 539	Tue 04/22/08 04:59 PM Edited by AdventurousOne on Tue 04/22/08 05:01 PM
no wanted gore but is it the right for this teacher to pass her beliefs to kids in her class Umm wait a second..that's not a "belief"..thats "fact" and "truth". But 9 year olds talking about war..that could be a different matter. Does your child watch TV? Will probably see much worse there. So its more of age level is the problem I see.