"Vt. Teacher Accused of Anti-Bush Quiz"

[dajoki]

Vt. Teacher Accused of Anti-Bush Quiz

Friday, November 25, 2005

(11-25) 13:59 PST Bennington, Vt. (AP) --


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.


Principal Sue Maguire said she hoped to speak to whomever complained about the quiz and any students who might be concerned. She said she also would talk with Chenkin. School Superintendent Wesley Knapp said he was taking the situation seriously.

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[Liberal Veteran]

1. I eschew Bush's speeches, but I probably would even if they were coherent.

Heheheheheh.

[dajoki]

2. i eschew Bush's speeches even though they incoherent...

[0007]

3. This is indeed funny.

Poor kids are learning fast that one does not criticize the King and his redneck Texas style.

[Tom Rinaldo]

4. It's funny but the teacher was wrong

For every school teacher who slips in overt digs at Bush and Republicans in their class, there are 5 fundies somewhere completely rewriting science, politics, and history in their classes. I oppose them doing that, so I won't say this is cool either. I can easily imagine how folks on DU would have reacted if a Teacher asked 6 years ago: "I wish Clinton would stop (abusing,analyzing) women in the oval office".

[tx_dem41]

5. If the facts in the article are true...he should be reprimanded. n/t

[dajoki]

6. people need to lighten up...

"The kids know it's hyperbolic, so-to-speak," he said. "They know it's tongue in cheek." But he said he would change his teaching methods if some are concerned.

"I'll put in both sides," he said. "Especially if it's going to cause a lot of grief."