NC teacher tells student he can be arrested for disrepecting obama

[crabsnbeer]

I think have made my views on the matter abundantly clear. If it'll make you feel better to call her a bully, go for it.

Wow, I can close my eyes and see you bullying your kids

[crabsnbeer]

As a new parent, I would hope to teach my son to be more respectful than the students in that teacher's class. I have agreed in every post that the teacher was wrong in her actions, etc. However, it doesn't give the student the free pass to curse and disrespect her. In answer to your question: Both should have taken the high road and neither did. One wrong does not make a right.

Only one of them was a paid professional with a college degree And one of them was in charge of setting the tone for what is acceptable behavior.
Respect is earned. Not given.

I find it humorous that the teacher was so sure that the Office of President made Obama immune from criticism. I am sure that she felt that she was above criticism in the classroom.

[Bmoreteacher]

Wow, I can close my eyes and see you bullying your kids

Because of the way I'm talking with another adult?

[Terry K]

Can you please read ALL of my comments? If you do, you'll see that I think her behavior was completely out of line and worthy of disciplinary action. My point is that just because someone flips out does not make them a bully. Unstable, yes.

She was trying to intimidate and threaten the student from a position of power....that is Bullying......the fact that she is a psycho is irrelevant

[Bmoreteacher]

She was trying to intimidate and threaten the student from a position of power....that is Bullying......the fact that she is a psycho is irrelevant

I think everyone is throwing around the term bully because they somehow makes them feel better. If you look at the definition and characteristics of a bully, she isn't one. Any teacher who is that insecure that they flip out when asked a simple question doesn't fit the profile for a bully. Again, I think what she did was incredibly wrong and unprofessional, I just disagree with jumping on the "she's a bully!" bandwagon. I think she can be punished without having to misuse a term.

[NCBirdfan]

Only one of them was a paid professional with a college degree And one of them was in charge of setting the tone for what is acceptable behavior.
Respect is earned. Not given.

I find it humorous that the teacher was so sure that the Office of President made Obama immune from criticism. I am sure that she felt that she was above criticism in the classroom.

I said that in an earlier post. You must've missed it.

Actually, I just listened to it again and on my second listening what I hear is a teacher that should have gotten things under control a lot earlier and let the sparring go back and forth way too long. I also hear students that seem to be more knowledgeable about politics than she is. She was wrong, not only for letting things escalate to where they did, but she was also lacking basic political insight and awareness.

I stand by my posts that both parties needed to take a higher road. But in the classroom the teacher is the one who is supposed to be in charge. My objections about the student's comments rest on the language mostly.