I saw an article in the local paper,
apparently a school teacher in paterson posted something on his facebook about teaching a bunch of "future criminals."
Yes, this is pretty offensive, and yes, it is largely true.
But what does it matter? People post dumb shit on their facbeook all the time.
The difference here is that some parents noticed it, and took offense.
Then they made a big stink about it.
Why is that bad?
Because the only negative effect that the teacher's comments could have, is his students seeing it, and feeling like they have no hope in life, and even their teachers expect nothing of them, and since they're only going to be criminals when they grow up, they might as well get a head start.
And the only reason his students will see it is because the parents made a big stink of it, and it ended up in the newspaper.
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5 years ago
I more or less agree with you. Sometimes, making a big stink out of something really has a negative effect. The kids will certainly see this and be either demoralized or simply upset. Either way, no kid is reading this and say to himself "now's my time to change."
ReplyDeleteYeah, and in the local section, the front page picture was a couple of black kids (and a black teacher) cheering. The caption said they were cheering a correct answer, and the headline was "Extra classes Improve Grades."
ReplyDeleteBasically, local papers are a joke.
And black people should spend more time in class, and less time on their teacher's facebook.
Or something.