So maybe it was a bad idea to take your fourth grade class to the Wisconsin State house during a protest against Governor Scott Walker. And maybe it was even worse to have them join in some Socialistic chanting and singing, to which their facial expressions seemed to indicate confusion and fear of the adults in the room acting like a bunch of malcontents. Ya think???
It is getting harder and harder to see the good in the public school system these days. More and more the decent teachers who go to work every day with the intention of giving our little ones the best possible education they can, are being eclipsed by those who see their job as some sort of union/political rallying point, and who are willing to directly involve the young people in their charge so they may make their convoluted point.
Now I am all for an appropriate vetting of any subject having to do with our right to engage in the civil discourse. But any such discussion should first be age appropriate, and then be had in the context of an “unbiased” classroom experiment, which should demonstrate “every” persons individual right to free speech and lawful assembly. In this author’s humble opinion, to abuse your position while co-opting and/or attempting to indoctrinate the youthful mind, is simply one of the worst kinds of malfeasance a public employee or official can engage in.
Regrettably, and after the superintendent initially refused to even look at the tape featured in the URL above, and after it took 22 days for the school to finally inform parents of the issue, the teacher in question will receive only a slap on the wrist, and will most likely be the hero at the next bargaining unit meeting. Please, you must monitor your child’s education. It is our last best defense…
