...if indeed they do see it as an issue of freedom of speech. I don't know if those seventh-grade minds would be sophisticated enough to appreciate what their teacher did.
A lot of what we learn as children is so intrinsic to us that oftentimes we may not realize it. Like how elementary school children are taught the Pledge of Allegiance before they know what words like "pledge" and "allegiance" mean.
Let's just hope those kids grow up telling stories about how their teacher was suspended for his stance of freedom of speech, rather than stories about how their teacher burned a flag in class.
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Date: 2006-08-22 06:53 pm (UTC)A lot of what we learn as children is so intrinsic to us that oftentimes we may not realize it. Like how elementary school children are taught the Pledge of Allegiance before they know what words like "pledge" and "allegiance" mean.
Let's just hope those kids grow up telling stories about how their teacher was suspended for his stance of freedom of speech, rather than stories about how their teacher burned a flag in class.