Reply #104: The public schools aren't much better, apparently

[neebob]

Last night my son, who attends a public high school, shared what sounded like some incredibly racist remarks made by his video production teacher in demonstrating how different ethnic groups - hispanics and blacks in particular - would make a video. Is the guy just a thoughtless idiot, or did he calculate and decide he could get away with it because the kids in the class are all white, or am I misinterpreting what my son told me? It sounded pretty wrong to me. At least my son noticed it.

Then we have the kid who got in trouble for saying he had two moms and gay means girls like girls or whatever he said.

Teachers can't help but inject their personal beliefs and biases into the instruction. Those who are more self-aware and take care to say this is just their opinion and present alternative views bother me a lot less than those who consciously or subconsciously attempt to impose their beliefs.