Wilson / Jackson-Reed Teacher saying slurs

[Anonymous]

He wasn’t wrong to say it when the kid was weaponizing it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid showed me the video. I’m disgusted by that students behavior. I’m sympathetic to the teacher but I do believe he was wrong for saying the word. if my kid ever acted that way his father would cave his chest in (not literally, just expressing the seriousness). - Black women wirh 2 sons, one who goes to this school. I’m embarrassed by that students behavior.

How was he wrong for saying it? The kid said “You’re an n-word.” He replied “I’m not an n-word.”

+1 Why was he wrong in responding to the kid by denying he is not a n—.? I don’t understand why PP above thinks he was wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He wasn’t wrong to say it when the kid was weaponizing it.

Totally. This kid is not receiving an education in any way, shape or form if there is not an incredibly serious and thoughtful response and intervention to this behavior. And that is to also protect a community that should not be the subject of 'weaponizing'.

[Anonymous]

Look, I'm not defending the kid. Probably the kid should have detention or...I dunno what they're doing these days.

But note that he is a kid. The teacher is an adult. We expect adults to respond to provocations from children with maturity.

This was not a mature response.

[Anonymous]

Like, come on. If your teen daughter yells "f*** you!" Do you yell "well f*** you too!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look, I'm not defending the kid. Probably the kid should have detention or...I dunno what they're doing these days.

But note that he is a kid. The teacher is an adult. We expect adults to respond to provocations from children with maturity.

This was not a mature response.

I’m guessing by this point in the year he is tired of and tired of this kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look, I'm not defending the kid. Probably the kid should have detention or...I dunno what they're doing these days.

But note that he is a kid. The teacher is an adult. We expect adults to respond to provocations from children with maturity.

This was not a mature response.

This is exactly why the whole situation has been so notable to the kids. That student successfully dragged the teacher down to his level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look, I'm not defending the kid. Probably the kid should have detention or...I dunno what they're doing these days.

But note that he is a kid. The teacher is an adult. We expect adults to respond to provocations from children with maturity.

This was not a mature response.

I’m guessing by this point in the year he is tired of and tired of this kid.

So? He's still the adult.

[Anonymous]

Teacher here. We're exhausted. We're human. Students have been abusive (not hyperbole here either). Have a heart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Like, come on. If your teen daughter yells "f*** you!" Do you yell "well f*** you too!"

But this is not what the teacher said. He didn't say "No, you're a n-", He said, "I'm not a n-". He didn't say it back to the kid in the derogatory way the kid said it to him. This to me is extremely different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid showed me the video. I’m disgusted by that students behavior. I’m sympathetic to the teacher but I do believe he was wrong for saying the word. if my kid ever acted that way his father would cave his chest in (not literally, just expressing the seriousness). - Black women wirh 2 sons, one who goes to this school. I’m embarrassed by that students behavior.

How was he wrong for saying it? The kid said “You’re an n-word.” He replied “I’m not an n-word.”

Because White people should never say that word. Ever. It does not matter the context.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He wasn’t wrong to say it when the kid was weaponizing it.

It does not matter. He didn't need to say the word, he chose to and he chose wrong. And no, I'm not defending the kid, the kid was 100% wrong.

[Anonymous]

The kid will make a great republican one day.

[Anonymous]

This teacher is probably having one of the worst weeks of his life right now, wondering what happens next. This is the only part that's on video, so you don't see whatever abuse he's been enduring previously or the lack of support he had in dealing with it. You don't have to think he handled it in the best possible way - I'm sure if he could redo it he would have acted differently - to think that a focus on his behavior in the moment is misplaced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid showed me the video. I’m disgusted by that students behavior. I’m sympathetic to the teacher but I do believe he was wrong for saying the word. if my kid ever acted that way his father would cave his chest in (not literally, just expressing the seriousness). - Black women wirh 2 sons, one who goes to this school. I’m embarrassed by that students behavior.

How was he wrong for saying it? The kid said “You’re an n-word.” He replied “I’m not an n-word.”

Because White people should never say that word. Ever. It does not matter the context.

This is a ridiculous take. 99.8% of the time that word should not come out of a white person’s mouth. But this teacher did nothing wrong here. And that student is a POS.