Comments on: Fact-Free Expression http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/10/fact-free-expression.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:45:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Constructive Feedback http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/10/fact-free-expression.html/comment-page-1#comment-16188 Constructive Feedback Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:36:35 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=3632#comment-16188 This is a wrong headed drive by the teachers union. They already abuse their position in that they have a "captive audience" of impressionable minds at their disposal. To now act as campaign billboards to supplement that which they already do in the way of verbal indoctrination is wrong. I can just imagine your response when a group of "conservative" teachers start to express their free speech rights on subjects such as abortion, gay marriage, and so many other issues. Worse yet - the drive to take back control of one's children's education via alternative education will be the long term response to your short term pyrrhic victory. Let the teachers TEACH and not indoctrinate. This is a wrong headed drive by the teachers union. They already abuse their position in that they have a “captive audience” of impressionable minds at their disposal. To now act as campaign billboards to supplement that which they already do in the way of verbal indoctrination is wrong.

I can just imagine your response when a group of “conservative” teachers start to express their free speech rights on subjects such as abortion, gay marriage, and so many other issues.

Worse yet – the drive to take back control of one’s children’s education via alternative education will be the long term response to your short term pyrrhic victory.

Let the teachers TEACH and not indoctrinate.

]]> By: Reason http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/10/fact-free-expression.html/comment-page-1#comment-15870 Reason Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:08:45 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=3632#comment-15870 It was generally thought that the 1st Amendment's dearest value was the protection of political speech. But if public schools are based on political control, what, with teacher unions, tax funding and compulsory dictates, then a giant wrench is thrown into the mix. Parents are forced to listen to the government. So much for free speech. All bets are off, teacher! It was generally thought that the 1st Amendment’s dearest value was the protection of political speech. But if public schools are based on political control, what, with teacher unions, tax funding and compulsory dictates, then a giant wrench is thrown into the mix. Parents are forced to listen to the government. So much for free speech. All bets are off, teacher!

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