This is unbelievable. This teacher is patronizing her elementary school students' political views. These issues are way too complex for elementary school students to fully comprehend. This complexity increases exponentially when you have biased teacher running the discussion. I am glad that she made some effort at being respectful to others' views by saying to the young girl that was "pulling for" John McCain, "And it's okay." However, she followed this remark about her support with a demand for answers from her. She then mentions John McCain's infamous "100 years in Iraq" comment. (Video of this comment below) This comment has been taken out of context so many times by leftists. John McCain was talking maintaining a presence in Iraq, and not continuing an ongoing war for 100 years. Even if McCain was talking about continuing the war for a hundred years, he would only answer in such a way as a statement of principle. He would be saying that he would do whatever it takes to fight for the freedom of the people of Iraq and against terrorists for any period of time. He would not end the war just because it was politically inconvenient. That is one of the many reasons why I respect John McCain. He is a man of principle, and he fights for what he believes in, regardless of the consequences.
Not only did this teacher take John McCain's words out of context, but she also claimed that the Iraq War is a "senseless war." I believe in freedom and liberty for all of humankind. The Iraqis deserve to be free, not live under a dictator that kills his own people, and enjoy the liberties and rights that we enjoy in the United States. I do not believe that liberating oppressed peoples abroad is "senseless," and neither is fighting against terrorists and their regional influence. This is a beautiful sight.
This teacher abused her right of authority in the classroom to criticize her student's political views. Students look up to their teachers, and for her to be so biased is an outrage. This occurs on a daily basis on college campuses with professors, and their right of authority is abused there too. This is regrettable, but for this to be taking place in an elementary school classroom is a catastrophe. These kids cannot defend themselves against their teacher; because they do not fully understand the magnitude of these complicated issues and she is supposed to be their stand of knowledge. What she says must be true in the eyes of these young students. What do you think? Do you think what this teacher did was right? I certainly do not. This borderlines on indoctrination.
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Actually, I just heard about this yesterday myself. I would have to agree that the teacher was way out of line by trying to sway these very young students to think a different way and maybe even be afraid of the man they support. What confuses me further is the fact that these kids can't even vote, and yet she still tries to change their view points. Hopefully she has no lasting effect on these children.
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