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Posted Jan 3, 08 by SisterNan
I spent 10 years teaching college level business classes in a women's prison. I learned more than they did. Even some felons can be changed if you believe in them and demonstrate how to make a difference in society.

Posted Jan 2, 08 by DAYLILY2000
Syd, this is for you.

Posted Jan 2, 08 by SisterNan
I commend you, dear teacher. Keep it up!

Posted Jan 1, 08 by Idaho
Critical thinking , so important in our political climate in this new year.
Some comfort that I am finding is that many people are awake, paying attention and willing to take action to change things.
Some misgivings I have encountered include the extent more...

Posted Jan 1, 08 by LVbianSynic
...definitely one of my goals this year is to reactivate my activism (I've let that horrid alienated feeling my government has manipulated me into feeling get the best of me), so we'll see what happens.

Here's to grassroots...where it always begins.

Posted Jan 1, 08 by Allenlawr1954
Syd, You are a rare and dying breed. I wish more teachers would conduct themselves as you do. As I tried to do. I have a subsitute teaching certification but do not use it, as I would be one of those you have shown a news release about. I have always more...believed that teachers should inspire a student to think for themselves and not pour the accepted party line crap down there throats and expect them to parrot it back to me on a test and quizes. I tried teaching a few classes and got caught in a crossfire of parents and teachers. The parents wanted to have me fired for allowing the kids, 8th graders, to research aparthied and write a paper about it expressing there views. Some of the papers were rather distrubing and when I questioned the kids about there facts and research. I got alot of, my folks told me this or my grandpa said this. When I challenged them to find out if what they were told was true The Sh** hit the fan. I had parents coming to me and accussing me of calling them liers, when what really happened is the kids found facts that did not support the parents information and when he kids questioned the parents, it all went south quickly. I did not in anyway express any views I had on the subject, but got the kids to find out for themselves what was real and then I was accuse of pisioning the kids against there parents. The other teacher in private told I did the right thing, but when it came time to face the parents I stood alone and very much a scape goat. The principle of the school would not fire me though and told the parents that I was right in my actions and that he support me 100%. I at least had his backing. But you know how far that goes when the principle is given a choice to let me go or get fired himself. I didn't let him get to that though and left of my own free will. I did publish a public statment that I bought space and had a newspaper print for me.
This all happened in 1980 and in the deep south of the US it was not a popular topic. I wish you all the best in you teaching career and hope you never run into something like this. I have the paepr stored some where , and if I can find it I will send a copy to you.
I have subbed and hope you will check out my channel.
Peace in 08,
Allen less

Posted Jan 1, 08 by LVbianSynic
Hey Allen, it is SO good to meet you. Thanks so much for such a thorough and thoughtful comment, and for sharing what happened to you.

This vid was made back in August when school had just gotten back in session after the summer break and I can tell more...

Posted Jan 1, 08 by Allenlawr1954
wow didn't realize this got so long sorry. Allen

Posted Dec 31, 07 by skinnychef
hey syd! happy new year!
xox
skinnychef

Posted Dec 31, 07 by DAYLILY2000
I have no idea how I could have possibly missed this vid when you first put it out, but thank goodness it was featured today and I finally found it.
Syd, this made me cry. I empathize with your feelings as a teacher who strives to educate and not indoctrinate. more...

Posted Jan 1, 08 by LVbianSynic
Thanks so much, Lil. I'll definitely be updating this.

Posted Dec 31, 07 by UnitedWorldCare
The United Nations Universal Declaration Of Human Rights may be of some help...

Posted Dec 31, 07 by maitye
You are an awesome person, Syd. I wish that just ONE of my teachers had been like you when I was in school...WOW.

Posted Dec 31, 07 by anotherbrianne
i admire you so much. i want to change the world like you.

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