Vermont Teacher's Anti-Bush Quiz

[Sparkly]

BENNINGTON, Vt. - A high school teacher is facing questions from administrators after giving a vocabulary quiz that included digs at
President Bush and the extreme right.

Bret Chenkin, a social studies and English teacher at Mount Anthony Union High School, said he gave the quiz to his students several months ago. The quiz asked students to pick the proper words to complete sentences.

One example: "I wish Bush would be (coherent, eschewed) for once during a speech, but there are theories that his everyday diction charms the below-average mind, hence insuring him Republican votes." "Coherent" is the right answer.

:rofl:
Okay, maybe he was wrong. I still think it's funny.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051125/ap_on_re_us/liberal_quiz;_ylt=Ahr.VP3nI0pc7PLRtE3rvFuMwfIE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-

[swimmernsecretsea]

1. It is funny...

and I wish the same as well. Too bad he has to be disciplined for doing something like this. I think it should be required curriculum, myself.

[goforit]

2. This is an outstanding teacher!! Fact is fact!!!

It just shows that bush needs to go back to English 101!!!

[rocktivity]

3. "I wish Bush would be more (coherent, eschewed) when he speaks."

If only she'd written just that. Then she would be in a position to "How can you say I'm being too partisan?"

:headbang:
rocknation

[NoFederales]

4. Sure, the Administrative repercussions will be severe against the

teacher, but why? Education is about truth, right, knowing how to winnow out the chaff lies from the kernels of truth? Are American youth so stupidly weak-minded that education may harm them if reality is recognized? And doing so with a little humor--what's the harm?

Must be Intelligent Design is trickling down, down, down.

NoFederales

[Sparkly]

6. Chimpy probably went to Unca Dick and asked,

"Do you think I'm eschewing enough?"

[Westpark1]

5. While the quiz may be true.....

I think it is best when education is not mixed up with politics or religion. We need to be educating potential allies but the public school is not the place for such a thing for any side. All government institutions should be politically and religiously neutral. This will allow for true democracy and transparency.

[havocmom]

7. I agree with you Westpark1. Teach civics and ACCURATE

history. Teach critical thinking and logic. Teach how to research so young people won't have to take Rush's word for anything. After that, the politics will take care of its self.

Teachers can do more harm than good when they veer off neutral ground.

And welcome to the DU! :hi:

[deadparrot]

8. Definitely agree.

Funny, yes, but if some fundie teacher had made up a quiz about a Dem, we'd be flipping out.

Welcome to DU! :toast:

[tridim]

9. He should fight it, and bring plenty of audio/video evidence with him

It'd be extremely easy to prove that * is often incoherent. It's an open and shut case.

[Vickers]

10. I bet $100 Wee Cowboy doesn't know what "eschewed" means

:eyes:

[carrowsboy]

15. Sure he does!

It's them there little curvey peanuts that taste sooo good.

[npincus]

11. quiz is a hoot,, but politics should be kept out of public education

except for perhaps a political science class.

I wouldn't want my kid subjected to a RWer's political views.

[WinkyDink]

12. THIS? Is an idiot.

He's going to get some kind of sanction for sure.
Discussion is one thing; "right" answers on a quiz/test are quite another.

[Arkana]

13. Oh, get over it.

We let people preach Puke politics in the classroom, but the minute a teacher shows a sense of humor, it's off to Gitmo.

[Cha]

14. The teacher has

nerve..If his job is in jeopardy maybe there's work for him in the political world of saving our Democracy.

[Borgnine]

16. Yeah, as funny as this is...

...it shouldn't have been on the test. We can't simply be for anything that's anti-Bush if it's dealing with something we'd no doubt find outrageous in relation to a Democratic president, and I say that as a rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth Bush/neo-con hater.

Plus, it just gives ammunition for the right-wing fuckwads to use in their various radio shows, cable punditry hatefests, vile book-of-the-month tomes, hack magazines, and moronic opinion pages.