-By Warner Todd Huston
Ooopsie. Looks like the public school teacher that is responsible for turning a group of young black teens into an Obama Nazi Youth Corps has been suspended pending an investigation for posting the video of his mindnumbed paramilitary Obama youth drill team’s little soirée.
Joyce McGautha, superintendent of the Urban Community Leadership Academy, a charter school for students in fifth through ninth grades in Kansas City, Mo., said that the video was probably taken last May during the Junior Fraternity’s morning meeting at the school.
It turns out that this teacher was previously warned by the school’s administration not to pass the video around. But he did anyway.
She said she was aware of the video, and that many of the school’s activities are recorded, but that the teacher had been warned in a letter not to put it on the Internet. If he did, she said, he should seek legal counsel.
The teacher’s fate will be taken up by the charter school’s board, she said.
It’s good to see this teacher face the consequences of his disgusting indoctrination of these kids. Let’s hope he’s fired for this transgression.
Now, let me clarify my position against this teacher. I am not against any teacher holding what ever political position they want. I’m not even against a teacher honestly replying to questions of their political persuasion in the classroom if a student should ask.
I am, however, against teachers pushing their contemporary political ideas on teenaged ( or younger) students. School is not the place to inculcate current political ideals. It is not an example of civics for any teacher to push his political ideology upon students. Teachers should not be allowed to talk about referendums, candidates or Party platforms in any way other than by strict, factual presentation. No opinions should be expressed and no teacher should urge students to adopt positions on issues. These things should ever be foisted upon them.
Kids do not have the experience or wisdom to come to informed opinions on issues as befits a true citizen. To be indoctrinated, on the other hand, is a disservice to their education.
So, all teachers that push their ideological opinions on their students should be summarily fired never to teach again.
As a reminder of the video we are talking about…
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Warner Todd Huston is a Chicago based freelance writer, has been writing opinion editorials and social criticism since early 2001 and is featured on many websites such as newsbusters.org, townhall.com, New Media Journal, Men’s News Daily and the New Media Alliance among many, many others. Additionally, he has been a frequent guest on talk-radio programs to discuss his opinion editorials and current events. He has also written for several history magazines and appears in the new book “Americans on Politics, Policy and Pop Culture” which can be purchased on amazon.com. He is also the owner and operator of publiusforum.com. Feel free to contact him with any comments or questions : EMAIL Warner Todd Huston