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Well, label me impressed, then. I actually find myself agreeing entirely with what you've done -- I'd be hard pressed to come up with a better alternative for that particular situation. However, what I don't understand is the correlation between useless excursions (field trips) and poor teaching venues, and the bleeding-heart liberal douchebags. I don't see why bleeding-heart liberal douchebags would be any more likely to send their students on useless excursions, nor why they'd be less likely to pay attention to the individual student's needs. I suppose I could make the connexion between most excursions coming from the English and Social Science faculties, but from the limited interaction we've had thus far, I'm inclined to think that you're: A, fully aware of the existence of useless Science faculty excursions, and B, cognisant of the paramount importance of the studies of history and language. Thus, your reason isn't apparent to me -- so please explain it.
from my limited personal experience (I only taught at 2 different schools, 3 if you count the semester of student teaching) I have found that math and science teachers tend to be more conservative with the english, history, drama, social sciences, etc teachers tend to be more liberal. The school board members are, for the most part former teachers and they tend to be those with liberal leanings, thus their focus is more on the "liberal artsy" stuff and less on the basics math, science, reading.
were I not an educated person, I wouldn't give a damn whether the school taught my kids the correct usage of condoms, or that homosexuality was a valid alternative lifestyle, etc. I could teach them that at home. what I could not teach them at home is science, math, reading, etc.
spend the school day teaching the kids academics and let their parents teach them all the life lesson/values stuff at home.