It is bad enough some republicans want to regulate vaginas...now they want to regulate what teachers call them?
On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]>wrote: > > Um lets see human anatomy lesson and he uses the correct words for > different body parts. You have to wonder about the intelligence of > some conservative parents. > -------------------- > > > http://www.salon.com/2013/03/27/high_school_teacher_under_investigation_for_saying_vagina_during_anatomy_lesson/#.UVOHsbGZxMQ.reddit > > Teacher Tim McDaniel is also in hot water for asking students to > write critical response papers on climate change > By Katie Mcdonough > > High school science teacher Tim McDaniel is being investigated by > Idahos professional standards commission because he allegedly used > the word vagina while teaching a 10th grade biology lesson on > reproduction and anatomy. > > According to a report from the Times-News, four parents complained to > school officials after learning that McDaniel explained the biology of > an orgasm and used the word vagina during a lesson on human > reproduction in his sophomore science class. > > A disciplinary letter from the Idaho State Department of Education > also accused McDaniels of showing a video clip in class depicting an > infection of genital herpes and teaching about different forms of > birth control. The letter also alleges that McDaniels told > inappropriate jokes in class. > > McDaniel also found himself in hot water for asking his students to > write a critical response paper on climate change after showing them > An Inconvenient Truth. > > But his students are defending him, arguing in a petition that parents > from their conservative community in Dietrich are trying to push a > political agenda by getting their biology teacher fired: > > [T]here are a couple people in the community that are trying to > get Mr. McDaniel fired for teaching the reproductive system, climate > change, and several other science subjects. All these subjects were > taught from the book and in good taste. He cares for each of his > students and goes the extra mile to help them all. Now is the time for > us to help by supporting him! > > For his part, McDaniel is perplexed by the accusations, telling the > Times-News: I teach straight out of the textbook, I dont include > anything that the textbook doesnt mention. But I give every student > the option not attend this class when I teach on the reproductive > system if they dont feel comfortable with the material. > > This sort of thing makes you worry about what you teach, he added. > Thats not right. > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > web: http://www.lyonsmorris.com/lyons > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:362186 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
