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In the discussion thread: I am so mad right now: What happened in my daughters class today (UPDATE) [View all]

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Tue Sep 18, 2012, 05:09 PM

Butterbean (469 posts)

112. Shady, shady, shady. Please keep us posted. I hope your daughter is okay.

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144 replies	Author	Time	Post
I am so mad right now: What happened in my daughters class today (UPDATE) [View all]	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	OP
What the hell???	liberallibral	Sep 2012	#1
I know!	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#6
How sad that your daughter felt it and he proved it in class. Sad she has to experience	southernyankeebelle	Sep 2012	#20
Thanks	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#35
If they do nothing maybe you can get her out of his class.	southernyankeebelle	Sep 2012	#55
I hug you and your daughter. I don't know what to say	roguevalley	Sep 2012	#34
Thank you	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#37
you are right, honey. I hope you go in	roguevalley	Sep 2012	#67
We live in SC and when both kids were in school	renie408	Sep 2012	#2
Thank you	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#11
Society is degenerating. Imagine my life, going to public high school in TX in the sixties. The	freshwest	Sep 2012	#31
Thank you, I agree Society is degenerating	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#78
We had a much more pervasive problem.	renie408	Sep 2012	#77
Things to remember	goclark	Sep 2012	#82
It doesn't matter what children say to him...	Walk away	Sep 2012	#3
That's my thinking	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#24
Right? I'm 39 and when kids say I'm old, I just laugh and say, "I know." He has issues.	Butterbean	Sep 2012	#25
I know I'm 40 and I wouldn't take offense to that either	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#40
Big Defensive Issues that	Cha	Sep 2012	#65
I tell them my age if they bring it up.	roody	Sep 2012	#98
What a jackass!	a la izquierda	Sep 2012	#66
When we called a teacher who was in his early thirties old	Horse with no Name	Sep 2012	#87
Not only wrong, but abnormal	Shitty Mitty	Sep 2012	#130
Would it have been more appropriate	tama	Sep 2012	#4
What the hell is that supposed to mean?	2ndAmForComputers	Sep 2012	#8
A simple question	tama	Sep 2012	#27
No!	Zax2me	Sep 2012	#9
...	L0oniX	Sep 2012	#51
I don't understand	tama	Sep 2012	#57
race	heaven05	Sep 2012	#85
Al Giordano	tama	Sep 2012	#91
ten four	heaven05	Sep 2012	#143
True. & Your statement would not even be true, that is, it would not be possible, unless it worked	patrice	Sep 2012	#129
oh	heaven05	Sep 2012	#142
Uhhhhhhhhhhhh NO!	muntrv	Sep 2012	#70
Not sure if a black teacher would have found what	ejbr	Sep 2012	#75
No.	roody	Sep 2012	#99
Frankly, I think they feel empowered by hate media on fm/am/cable/internet/tv. I just turned on	RKP5637	Sep 2012	#5
+1	treestar	Sep 2012	#63
Awful. But here is my story. Happens both ways.	Zax2me	Sep 2012	#7
can you let us know what happens tomorrow. i am so very glad the she walked straight	seabeyond	Sep 2012	#10
Yes I will let you know	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#71
grrrr	proud patriot	Sep 2012	#12
Why not wait and see how the principal handles it?	SickOfTheOnePct	Sep 2012	#15
Sometimes that takes too long IMO	proud patriot	Sep 2012	#119
One or two days is not too long	SickOfTheOnePct	Sep 2012	#120
She doesn't want to be in that class anymore	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#38
She Should not be in that class anymore!!get her in to an alternative due to the outburst on race	lunasun	Sep 2012	#139
At least she has a counselor who's on her side.	surrealAmerican	Sep 2012	#13
Yes the Counselor so far is great	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#39
Throw the book at him. Holy crap.	Butterbean	Sep 2012	#14
Ever wonder why students attack teachers?	slampoet	Sep 2012	#16
what a dick... he doesn't belong anywhere near children and young adults	trailmonkee	Sep 2012	#17
What decade are we living in - 2012 or 1856?	Initech	Sep 2012	#18
Educational Malpractice.	Blue Idaho	Sep 2012	#19
Oh HELL NO!!	skeewee08	Sep 2012	#21
You guys better get the teacher fired!	Cane4Dems	Sep 2012	#22
What an odd response to a remark on age.	dkf	Sep 2012	#23
Not only racist but ignorant	KamaAina	Sep 2012	#26
If I remember right the "1 in 3" stat was	hughee99	Sep 2012	#29
Right but I think that statistic has been disproven.	Iris	Sep 2012	#36
The NAACP is quoting a similar statistic.	Fumesucker	Sep 2012	#50
This is a prediciton, not a statistic	Iris	Sep 2012	#53
Do you foresee "current trends" in incarceration changing?	Fumesucker	Sep 2012	#54
I can't answer that but I think saying this over and over does a disservice to young black men	Iris	Sep 2012	#56
Yes, it would be better just to ignore the fact that vast numbers of black men are incarcerated..	Fumesucker	Sep 2012	#59
As a matter of fact, I started thinking this way based on some things a friend who	Iris	Sep 2012	#117
You disagree that a disproportionate number of African American men are disenfranchised in America?	Fumesucker	Sep 2012	#118
I was going to post something similar ...	1StrongBlackMan	Sep 2012	#32
Could be a teachable moment for him	oberliner	Sep 2012	#44
A frequent debate we have on DU: What makes a bad teacher a bad teacher	bluestateguy	Sep 2012	#28
I'm sorry she had that experience. So glad she spoke up. Few kids her age have the bravery she	Liberal_in_LA	Sep 2012	#30
Good for your daughter	matt819	Sep 2012	#33
I still am blown away	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#45
Do you have a muckraking news station	Dash87	Sep 2012	#41
WTF????? I hope you are considering suing the pants off the school district. This	coalition_unwilling	Sep 2012	#42
Suing the pants off the school district?	oberliner	Sep 2012	#46
The teacher is a racist.	yardwork	Sep 2012	#43
Can I ask where this took place?	oberliner	Sep 2012	#47
Oklahoma	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#73
Here's a project for your daughter:	FSogol	Sep 2012	#48
How brave of her.	Chellee	Sep 2012	#49
I would demand for her to be moved to another class.	L0oniX	Sep 2012	#52
I am almost 65	riverbendviewgal	Sep 2012	#58
My wise GPa	NOLALady	Sep 2012	#134
we are two of a kind	riverbendviewgal	Sep 2012	#141
He's not old.	JohnnyRingo	Sep 2012	#60
There is not excuse for what the teacher did, he was the adult in the room.	avebury	Sep 2012	#61
I know of a teacher who got fired for something just like that	treestar	Sep 2012	#62
OMGosh! And, yes..	Cha	Sep 2012	#64
I am SO sorry this happened!! But I hope other teacher step up	DonRedwood	Sep 2012	#68
That man is no teacher	donqpublic	Sep 2012	#69
IOKIYAR	nikto	Sep 2012	#72
That man doesn't belong in a classroom.	Ilsa	Sep 2012	#74
pure racism.	barbtries	Sep 2012	#76
Best wishes tomorrow and a pat on the back for both of you.	JohnnyLib2	Sep 2012	#79
Is it possible she misinterpreted what he said?	Nevernose	Sep 2012	#80
I teach 12th grade, and I agree with you	adigal	Sep 2012	#86
This has nothing to do with whether Dems like teachers or not	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#90
You dont know what happened, you were not there	adigal	Sep 2012	#96
Neither were you, and yet...	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#100
You're kidding, right? White teacher cracks wise, because he doesn't like being called "old,"	WinkyDink	Sep 2012	#123
Yeah, well, I taught h.s. for 30 years, but I was once a student. I say the girl HEARD PERFECTLY.	WinkyDink	Sep 2012	#122
I'm pretty sure she didn't misinterpret it	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#89
You can't judge this in isolation	adigal	Sep 2012	#97
Are you saying THIS student DIDN"T get it right?	WinkyDink	Sep 2012	#126
The child said	NOLALady	Sep 2012	#131
unfreakinbelievable	d_r	Sep 2012	#81
Maybe he was making a point that black people don't have it easy?	adigal	Sep 2012	#83
That would be a non-sequitur.	WinkyDink	Sep 2012	#125
Please tell her she is brave and courageous	mrs_p	Sep 2012	#84
What a loser.	Jennicut	Sep 2012	#88
I'll be watching for the response from the school	blaze	Sep 2012	#92
My instinct was to try to find an excuse for the teacher, some reason....	Honeycombe8	Sep 2012	#93
I've taught seniors. I freely admit that I'm old (38).	knitter4democracy	Sep 2012	#94
Which state do you guys live in?	AverageJoe90	Sep 2012	#95
I hope this leads to some social studies	roody	Sep 2012	#101
Good for your daughter that she left the classroom & went to the counselor's office	pacalo	Sep 2012	#102
you have every right to be mad.	iemitsu	Sep 2012	#103
Some teacher he is	Catherine Vincent	Sep 2012	#104
I am so proud of your daughter...	CoffeeCat	Sep 2012	#105
In my school, you'd be done the next day for that.	lindysalsagal	Sep 2012	#106
Wow.	HappyMe	Sep 2012	#107
Btw	Catherine Vincent	Sep 2012	#108
UPDATE: We had our meeting this morning.	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#109
i'll be looking forward to learning how it all plays out.	barbtries	Sep 2012	#110
Thanks for the update	Catherine Vincent	Sep 2012	#111
Shady, shady, shady. Please keep us posted. I hope your daughter is okay.	Butterbean	Sep 2012	#112
As a teacher, I can absolutely promise you that the teacher will think carefully	lindysalsagal	Sep 2012	#113
+1000 n/t	Tsiyu	Sep 2012	#114
thanks for this. i am not feeling very satisfied either. disappointed. it does sound like	seabeyond	Sep 2012	#127
He sounds like a disgusting coward to lie on the students	Lilyeye	Sep 2012	#137
I hope he gets fired.	undergroundpanther	Sep 2012	#140
Was he trying to start a discussion on racial inequality by any chance?	octothorpe	Sep 2012	#115
I hope something good comes of this.	LiberalAndProud	Sep 2012	#116
It isn't OK to make derogatory comments in the classroom about race.	JDPriestly	Sep 2012	#121
Maybe the discussion about respect	NOLALady	Sep 2012	#128
Yes.	JDPriestly	Sep 2012	#144
Here's what this racist said: "I may be old to you, but, hey, at least I'm not Black."	WinkyDink	Sep 2012	#124
That's evil	get the red out	Sep 2012	#135
i do not know why	cindyperry2010	Sep 2012	#132
So sorry your daughter was subjected to that	Ken Burch	Sep 2012	#133
The worst part is that the kids laughed at that crap	Lilyeye	Sep 2012	#136
This is parental participation at it's best. Give them hell.	Lint Head	Sep 2012	#138

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