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| Students given zero mark for agreeing with SDF dispatch |
| 2004-06-25 |
| A teacher at an Aichi Prefecture high school has come under fire for asking students what they thought of the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to Iraq in a test then giving them zero if they agreed with the dispatch, it has been learned. Komeito party member Takeyuki Kojima brought attention to the controversial test question at an education committee meeting of the Aichi Prefectural assembly. The prefectural education board has acknowledged that the teacher gave students the question, and ordered the school where he works to improve its practices. Board officials said the midterm history examination in which the question was made has held last month. The teacher, who was in charge of history, made questions for his class outside the list of regular test questions, on what they thought of the Iraq war. After the test, the teacher handed out a list of sample answers and the points awarded for each one. "Vulgar answers" in which students wrote they supported the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces or found a problem with the question were marked zero. "Model answers" in which students opposed the dispatch, however, were given five points. The prefectural board of education received complaints from students’ caregivers after the test. The teacher subsequently promised that he would not add any marks for the questions. |
| Posted by:TS(vice girl) |
| #10 PHeewww!Good one Z. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-06-26 11:43:59 AM |
| #9 And what's this I hear about physical thuggery by unions, CrazyFool? |
| Posted by: Edward Yee 2004-06-26 10:02:20 AM |
| #8 LOL. PU. Gag. LOL. Gag. Man of Ships need mighty wind for long voyage through liberal seas. |
| Posted by: Zpaz 2004-06-25 4:30:31 PM |
| #7 The answer Zpaz is Yes. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-25 3:57:52 PM |
| #6 Anon, what do you expect? The Teachers Union has been ru Its illegal to fire or even reprimand these 'preachers' thanks to the union. They have a captive audience of impressionable young minds and no accountability. Hell, here you can't even audit the school districts (its illegal!). Here in Washington state they have an initiative now to take 1% of the sales tax for 'education' (meaning 'throw more money at the problem -- and the teachers union and the problems will magically go away!). Throwing money at the teachers union won't fix the problem. Utterly Destroying the teachers union will fix the problem. Dont get me wrong - unions *have* done good in the past but now most of them are parasites. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-06-25 12:43:52 PM |
| #5 Shipman. Are you referring to gas or ideology? Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference ya know. |
| Posted by: Zpaz 2004-06-25 12:31:57 PM |
| #4 do not offend your students; do not offend their parents; do not offend your peers in the faculty and the administration; and above all, do not use your teaching podium as a soapbox I've offended plenty of students, parents and especially administration. ;) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-25 11:24:46 AM |
| #3 sounds like the asshat needs a sabbatical in Fallujah |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-25 10:43:43 AM |
| #2 A wise education professor once taught that teachers should obey four rules: do not offend your students; do not offend their parents; do not offend your peers in the faculty and the administration; and above all, do not use your teaching podium as a soapbox. Not surprisingly, those teachers who object to these rules on the grounds that it violates their "rights" are poor teachers anyway. For they never want to teach, they want a captive audience for their diatribes and rants. They want to piss off their students and their parents because they equate anger with learning. They want to piss off their peers and administration to prove how important and valuable they think they are. But most of all they want to force their opinions on others instead of doing their job. Which is as unwanted, in its way, as a policeman who stops you in your car to make you listen to his political opinions. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-06-25 10:32:17 AM |
| #1 Being given a zero by a zero shoud be a badge of honor. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-06-25 4:13:36 AM |