Teacher criticizes Trump

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just leave the poor teacher alone. It is a hard enough job without every parent sticking their oar in.

100%. Somewhere along the line parents have gotten this strange idea that they should control what happens in the classroom.

Yeah. Thanks to Trump and republicans.

[Anonymous]

My son knows most of his teachers feelings about Trump. It’s not like they hung Biden, Harris or Trump flags but it was kind of hard to ignore the elephant in the room over the last year. His social studies teachers do discuss politics and that makes sense to me. It sounds like they’re basing discussions on facts not opinion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son knows most of his teachers feelings about Trump. It’s not like they hung Biden, Harris or Trump flags but it was kind of hard to ignore the elephant in the room over the last year. His social studies teachers do discuss politics and that makes sense to me. It sounds like they’re basing discussions on facts not opinion.

A number of my students seem to think they know my feelings about Trump. They are wrong.

Not once have I discussed politics in my classroom, so I am not sure why they think my feelings about Trump are obvious. Maybe they think my race is an indicator, but they are wrong. My feelings about Trump are actually the opposite of what they've told me they think I think. I just keep a poker face when they tell me that they sure which teachers at our school support versus oppose Trump.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think it’s appropriate for middle school and under. It cuts both ways, I wouldn’t want a teacher praising Trump.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. The teacher only gave rebuttals to the student whose speech was about admiring Donald Trump and the student whose speech was about admiring Andrew Tate. The boys are friends. There is a perception that the teacher does not like these boys and targets them because their political opinions are different from hers and the boys feel uncomfortable in her class now.

Yeah, those boys do sound like dolts and should be uncomfortable, that's the point. Maybe they will adjust and realize that misogynistic fools like Tate are not to be admired. Yikes!

This. Those boys should be punished for wrongthink.

You don't think people should get feedback on their misogynistic views?

Especially if they were spewing something about women's rights, etc. The teacher owed it to the girls in her class to say something.

[Anonymous]

Before you start something with the teacher, please make sure that your kid is reporting what really happened, and not spinning it for dramatic effect or to get attention.

I work with medical residents who are usually in their mid to late 20s, and even then I have heard some really strange and biased reports of conversations with both myself and other attending physicians.

Some of the residents will willfully misinterpret/misconstrue what is being said during hard discussions (for instance, when we are talking about their mistakes or excessive absences that start to threaten their ability to sit for boards). It’s easier to whine that I am a hard a** than do the hard work.

But - like a high school teacher - it is my job to challenge and/or correct them!

However, it has gotten to the point where I follow up with an email after I even gently correct a resident, where I review and justify my comments and bcc the program director, so that i am covered if the resident reports me to the GME office.

It takes a lot of time and I hate it, and I just let things slide now. Honestly, I’m a terrible teacher now as compared to 5-10 years ago. And we are going to suffer for it as a society when our next generation of doctors is poorly trained.

So I think there is some value in telling your kids to not be a whiny tattletale who wants to stir the pot rather than pursuing excellence. I tell my kids if they are challenged by a teacher then suck it up, and (if possible/appropriate) defend your position by arguing back in a professional manner. And if you can’t defend yourself then maybe you are wrong and should shut up.

Even if I don’t personally like them, I really admire the residents who do that and I go out of my way to help them with regard to finding prestigious fellowships and getting them talks and on publications.

[Anonymous]

The election of Trump is a reflection of our societies values. We are a country to cheaters and fraudsters who have become so accepting of low standards of living, pathetic education, and ignorant to how much our workers get screwed - so the billionaires in America can act like king of the tards- like this is better than a impoverished chaotic hellscape.

[Anonymous]

I criticize his policies and rhetoric in my classroom. I use facts. Including direct quotes from him. I do not criticize his disgusting personal life in front of students or hypothesize about his sanity.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My son knows most of his teachers feelings about Trump. It’s not like they hung Biden, Harris or Trump flags but it was kind of hard to ignore the elephant in the room over the last year. His social studies teachers do discuss politics and that makes sense to me. It sounds like they’re basing discussions on facts not opinion.

A number of my students seem to think they know my feelings about Trump. They are wrong.

Not once have I discussed politics in my classroom, so I am not sure why they think my feelings about Trump are obvious. Maybe they think my race is an indicator, but they are wrong. My feelings about Trump are actually the opposite of what they've told me they think I think. I just keep a poker face when they tell me that they sure which teachers at our school support versus oppose Trump.

If someone thought I was a Trump supporter I would have to set the record straight. Nobody would blame you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think it’s appropriate for middle school and under. It cuts both ways, I wouldn’t want a teacher praising Trump.

Teachers should teach the facts to the best of their ability based on the information that is public. It has nothing to do with praise or criticism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First Amendment of the Constitution

Of course OP doesn’t care about anyone’s first amendment rights. MAGA has decided the first amendment isn’t a thing nor is their freedom of any other right in the constitution

Idiots cult members who are unamerican to the core that is a fact given they don’t believe in the first amendment

The First Amendment is not really relevant here… would you support your child’s teacher preaching their religion in class? The fact is that teachers at school are representing the government and that kids are mandated by law to be in the classroom. Teachers should teach argumentation, but should not be subjecting kids to their personal beliefs. Show a little humility here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son knows most of his teachers feelings about Trump. It’s not like they hung Biden, Harris or Trump flags but it was kind of hard to ignore the elephant in the room over the last year. His social studies teachers do discuss politics and that makes sense to me. It sounds like they’re basing discussions on facts not opinion.

There is no way to discuss their personal political beliefs without opinion.

[Anonymous]

A long time ago - I’m old - my American Government teacher actually ran for state rep as a Democrat in a district that was about 70 percent Republican.

It was great. Students were allowed to volunteer with parent permission at various campaign events, stuff mailers, etc. Parents volunteered too. It was a real opportunity to see ground floor politics. He lost, but did better than anticipated and the winner came and spoke to each of the classes after the election.

[Anonymous]

Literally everyone is criticizing Trump. He hasn’t a clue how to be a decent person or a good leader. Why should teachers be any different?

What teacher will be doing, hopefully, is teaching how to stand up to Evil and fighting for your rights.

[Anonymous]

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What teacher will be doing, hopefully, is teaching how to stand up to Evil and fighting for your rights.

We can't even stand up for our own rights against petty tyrant administrators, so don't hold your breath.