california classrooms may be truth-free zones
maybe this is building on a theme, but it seems that three high-school teachers in california have been suspended for “displayed, or allowed students in their class to display, video footage or sound from the execution of Nick Berg by Islamic militants.”
well, as much as i hate the concept of chopping someone’s head off as a way to send a message, i think the message we’re sending with this “keep your facts out of our classrooms” concept is a little worse in the long run.
teenagers might not be the most brilliant, articulate or philosophical demographic on the planet, but even people who actively avoid mass media knew about the berg incident. it’s there. it’s real. we better be able to talk about it.
behold, wisdom from the mouths of babes:
reuters California Teachers Suspended Over Execution Images“You can watch things about the Holocaust. Why can’t you watch this?” one 14-year-old student was quoted as asking.