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"Most likely to become a terrorist" award
« on: May 26, 2017, 07:15:14 PM »

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/26/us/terrorist-award-junior-high-school-backlash-trnd/index.html

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"MOST LIKELY TO BECOME A TERRORIST," one reads, inside a border of cheerful stars. Another, given to a student in the same class, reads "MOST LIKELY TO BLEND IN WITH WHITE PEOPLE."

Lauren Easton, whose sister received the "white people" award, told CNN there were others, including one that read "Most Likely to be Homeless in Guatemala."

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Easton says this isn't the first thing the teacher has done that has raised eyebrows. Before this incident, the teacher, who is black, gave Easton's sister "a 'black quiz' to prove how black she was."

The reaction by the parents and the school administration are what one would expect.

I have mixed feelings about this.  On one hand, at least some of the jokes are inappropriate for 7th graders, IMO, especially the "black test."

On the other hand, I did laugh.


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Re: "Most likely to become a terrorist" award
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2017, 09:29:42 PM »
Teachers got my vote for "ahole educator of the year" all sewn up.   :facepalm:
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Re: "Most likely to become a terrorist" award
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2017, 09:35:48 PM »
Had this been a Non-PC teacher, we would know his name, and he would have been fired yesterday. 
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Re: "Most likely to become a terrorist" award
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2017, 09:43:13 PM »

$5 says the teacher union tries to protect the teacher with "it was just a prank bro!" routine rather than working with the administration, parents and students to get the teacher fired and teaching certificates revoked.
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Re: "Most likely to become a terrorist" award
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2017, 02:21:46 PM »
Hmmm . . . I wonder what the reaction would be if the class presented the teacher with a "Most likely to be a closet pedophile" award?
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Re: "Most likely to become a terrorist" award
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2017, 02:35:07 PM »
I'm having trouble with this. On one hand, yeah... it's on the inappropriate side of the fence... On the other, advanced learning with the goal of preparing the kids for collage and, in this day and age, being able to not get your panties in a twist over inappropriate and offensive jokes seems like a really good idea too me.

I like the idea, but maybe it should have been toned down a little bit...
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Re: "Most likely to become a terrorist" award
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2017, 04:22:23 PM »
Had a student or group of students done this they would have labeled as "Bullies" and sent to re-eductation camps.
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