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MH1

(18,148 posts)
7. Teachers and students have different roles in school.
Mon Mar 11, 2019, 08:42 AM
Mar 2019

The teacher is there to do a job.

The students are there because they have to be, they ARE the job.

If the teacher's job doesn't include current events and politics, she shouldn't be introducing it into the classroom. If her job does include it, teach it in a balanced, critical thinking way.

For students: I strongly support a school uniform policy (hate me if you must). But those need to be subsidized or provided for low income students so that it doesn't become a barrier. Let's ensure availability of laundry services while we're about it. A school uniform policy can eliminate a whole bunch of problems with kids' attire, as long as it's a good policy and doesn't introduce new problems. And yes, this could include excluding MAGA hats but would have to also exclude other political symbols. I'd support that, at least until the last year or two of high school (when kids SHOULD start getting politically engaged.)

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