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How do you know she wasn't going to just mark the papers and hand them back? This student who started it all texted her mom the minute she looked at the paper and saw the question.
ALL 12 years old know some people believe and some don't, they know it's not a proven fact. They know other kids believe other things, other religions. Again there is no evidence whatsoever this teacher isn't devout herself. She never said it was "debatable". PC police strike again.
I could ask you how you know the teacher never use the word 'debatable.' Instead, I'll tell you how I know she did, but sit down first, because my method is shocking and will knock you off your feet --- I read the school district's account of what happened That's also how I know she wasn't going to just mark the papers and return them.
The teacher used the word 'debatable' to explain why the only 'correct' answer is Commonplace Assertion.
I never raised an issue over the teacher's devoutness or lack thereof. I don't know whether she came up with that sentence or took it from an existing lesson plan. Either way, she made a mistake.
Originally Posted by john620
I don't see how people can consider God a myth..
Morning!
Neither do I, but I wouldn't worry about it, John. I've come to believe that unless one can see God in everything, one isn't going to see God in anything. We mortals don't always get to know what kind of soil we're sowing our God-given seeds in, but He does.
As for the teacher, nothing she says or postulates will sway a child if the environment at home is as it should be, agreed?
I was kicked of RE (Religious Education) at age 13 (second year of high school in Scotland) because I asked too many awkward questions. I didn't mean to be disruptive; I just wanted to know the truth. I didn't find what little I know in any schoolroom.
Really makes me wonder if some on here defending this teacher, really were taught about God in this depth. Heck, prayer was removed in 1962, so how is God even a subject?
She wasn't teaching about God, does anyone even read the actual story or just make things up and comment on them? There was no religion lesson, no discussion whether God exists.
She wasn't teaching about God, does anyone even read the actual story or just make things up and comment on them? There was no religion lesson, no discussion whether God exists.
She wasn't teaching about God, does anyone even read the actual story or just make things up and comment on them? There was no religion lesson, no discussion whether God exists.
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Originally Posted by NLVgal
Yes. This. As usual.
Yup. It's often the person opening the thread and giving it a not-quite-accurate title to make something seem other than what the story really was. Kind of a sleazy tactic, IMO, but very common on these sorts of forums.
Neither do I, but I wouldn't worry about it, John. I've come to believe that unless one can see God in everything, one isn't going to see God in anything. We mortals don't always get to know what kind of soil we're sowing our God-given seeds in, but He does.
As for the teacher, nothing she says or postulates will sway a child if the environment at home is as it should be, agreed?
I was kicked of RE (Religious Education) at age 13 (second year of high school in Scotland) because I asked too many awkward questions. I didn't mean to be disruptive; I just wanted to know the truth. I didn't find what little I know in any schoolroom.
She wasn't teaching about God, does anyone even read the actual story or just make things up and comment on them? There was no religion lesson, no discussion whether God exists.
A 7th grade English teacher's role is not to tell her students that the existence of God is a Commonplace Assertion, debatable. Though she didn't teach about God, the exercise itself forced the students to classify 'There is a God' as Fact, Opinion, or Common Assertion. She then gave Common Assertion as the correct answer and told them that means there's room for debate.
If you believe it's a good idea for an English teacher to disagree with what 12 year-olds have been taught to think about God's existence, fine, that's your opinion. The school district, school principal, and in my opinion, most sensible people think the exercise was ill-conceived, a mistake.
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A 7th grade English teacher's role is not to tell her students that the existence of God is a Commonplace Assertion, debatable. Though she didn't teach about God, the exercise itself forced the students to classify 'There is a God' as Fact, Opinion, or Common Assertion. She then gave Common Assertion as the correct answer and told them that means there's room for debate.
If you believe it's a good idea for an English teacher to disagree with what 12 year-olds have been taught to think about God's existence, fine, that's your opinion. The school district, school principal, and in my opinion, most sensible people think the exercise was ill-conceived, a mistake.
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That's also how I know she wasn't going to just mark the papers and return them.
