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Re: Bad lesson? Ohio elementary school in trouble after black student made to play sl
It strikes me that that is an admission of defeat, to an extent. That you allow the media to decide your teaching methods seems to me to be asking for trouble. The ability for a self-publicist or, worse, a gratuitous litigant to manipulate a sensationalist and cynical media seems to me to be a major threat to the work of many different professions. It can only have a negative impact on the quality of the service such professionals provide to the public.
I am not disputing the relative disharm. I am only suggesting that because of this societal bomb, we have to tread more carefully and not do the things that normally would increase student learning. We can go ahead and complain that it is not fair to have this turn into a controversy, but it did nevertheless. The school had to apologize, the media went on a frenzy, and there was just enough controversy to make this one hell of a lesson in public history. Wait until the students are more skilled and mature, less resolve in parental involvement, and then one can go into darker territory with more gusto (though always keeping in mind that you have to consider some of the same sensitivities).
In a laughing manner, I would only like to say in a joking tone, "welcome to public history."
It strikes me that that is an admission of defeat, to an extent. That you allow the media to decide your teaching methods seems to me to be asking for trouble. The ability for a self-publicist or, worse, a gratuitous litigant to manipulate a sensationalist and cynical media seems to me to be a major threat to the work of many different professions. It can only have a negative impact on the quality of the service such professionals provide to the public.