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What a teacher said to my son today....

Posted on 10/22/2009 5:53:16 PM PDT by Lets Be Frank

So my son was slouching at his desk in his reading class. The teacher comes up and says " If Obama walked in this class right no, what do you think he'd think about you?".

My son answered..."That I'm slouching?"

Teacher.."But what do you think he'd think ABOUT you?"

Son.." That I'm being lazy?"

Teacher.." and don't you want to make Pres. Obama proud? Don't you want to please him?"

I was stunned..I bust out laughing because it sounds so silly! I told my son I'm glad he didn't smart off about Obama because she is grading him, but that didn't seem appropriate (aside from sounding stupid) and to let me know if she does this kind of thing again. My son..know to be a bit of a drama king, kept exclaiming that she is trying to indocrinate him. I told him he's too smart for it to work..:)


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To: Lets Be Frank

I am sure your son will be as well!!!

My number four child is a comedian (and needs to be reigned in sometimes...actually a lot of times...but he is getting more restrain.).

When I told him Mr. SoandSo’s reaction he got defensive and said “it wasn’t for a grade, I thought he would laugh.” He was releived to know he did.

We are lucky...we are in a fairly ‘red’ part of PA.


61 posted on 10/22/2009 7:10:41 PM PDT by PennsylvaniaMom (Mmm, mmm, mmm.)
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To: Lets Be Frank
Is this story perchance about your son?

A teacher asked her sixth grade class how many of them were Obama fans. Not really knowing what an Obama fan is, but wanting to be liked by the teacher, all the kids raised their hands except for little Johnny.

The teacher asked little why he decided to be different. Little Johnny said "Because I'm not an Obama fan." The teacher asked "Why aren't you an Obama fan?" Johnny replied "Because I'm a Republican." The teacher asked him why he is a Republican. Little Johnny answered, "Well, my Mom's a Republican, my Dad is a Republican, so I'm a Republican."

Annoyed by this answer, the teacher asked "If your Mom was a moron and your Dad was an idiot, what would that make you?" With a big smile, little Johnny replied, "That would make me an Obama fan."


62 posted on 10/22/2009 7:12:00 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Michigan Bowhunter

if my 7th grade included a fist hour, i wouldn’t think it was wonderful...

sounds dreadful.

i hope it didn’t leave a mark.

t


63 posted on 10/22/2009 7:13:35 PM PDT by teeman8r (i liked GWB... really, i did.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

that’s awsome.


64 posted on 10/22/2009 7:14:42 PM PDT by jhw61
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To: Lets Be Frank

Go talk with the principal. A teacher should not be pushing these points with students.


65 posted on 10/22/2009 7:17:39 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

To those saying I need to speak to the teacher and/or principal...I’m going to let this one slide.

1. I got a good laugh. How ridiculous to bring Obama into a slouching problem. Maybe he could lay a healing hand on all the slouchers?

2. She is a fill in while the reg. is out on Maternity leave.

3. My son is going to keep an eye on her and will let me know is she pulls anymore idiotic stunts. If so, then it may be time to speak out, but for now I just have to chuckle at the mind numbed robot.

Thanks for the responses..some thoughtful and some just funny. I enjoyed all..so did my son (although I scrolled right over the racier ones before he got to read them :)


66 posted on 10/22/2009 7:26:43 PM PDT by Lets Be Frank
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To: Lets Be Frank
So my son was slouching at his desk in his reading class. The teacher comes up and says " If Obama walked in this class right no, what do you think he'd think about you?".

That he looks just like Obama did at the same age?

67 posted on 10/22/2009 7:27:09 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's called the "Statue of Liberty" and not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: Lets Be Frank
Teacher.." and don't you want to make Pres. Obama proud? Don't you want to please him?"

"Yo, teach, just chill out, OK? He'll turn out all right."

68 posted on 10/22/2009 7:31:19 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's called the "Statue of Liberty" and not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: OrangeHoof

“Imagine if the teacher had asked him what Jesus might think about him...”

Obama supporters like this teacher believe Obama is the messiah. It’s OK to praise, worship and shove down America’s throat the savior, but not Jesus. Simple denial of the truth by these folks doesn’t change the truth. We gotta pray for them...


69 posted on 10/22/2009 7:38:44 PM PDT by Blue Collar Christian (><BCC>NRA)
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To: Lets Be Frank

For starters, you should be jailed for criminal child abuse just for incarcerating your son in a government indoctrination asylum...


70 posted on 10/22/2009 7:39:05 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: edcoil

WOW!!! I would have been marching into that school on a mission to rip them a new one!!

NO WAY would I let my kid have to pretend to be muslim in public school.

I guess my childrens school isn’t too bad!


71 posted on 10/22/2009 8:04:08 PM PDT by annelizly
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To: Lets Be Frank

So my son was slouching at his desk in his reading class. The teacher comes up and says “ If Obama walked in this class right no, what do you think he’d think about you?”.

My son answered...”Whatever TOTUS told him to think?”

(I can dream can’t I?)


72 posted on 10/22/2009 8:08:27 PM PDT by freedomlover (Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
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To: Lets Be Frank

His grades should not depend on how he responds to his teacher’s inappropriate attempts at political indoctrination. If you’re going to make his cell phone dependent on his grades, then you need to establish exactly how the grades are *supposed* to be calculated, and then ensure that they *are* calculated that way. And you should send him to school in a T-shirt with a big picture of Dick Cheney on the front.


73 posted on 10/22/2009 8:09:45 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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The sad thing isnt that the teacher said it, but rather that the teacher would believe that Obama would give a hoot about a seventh grader.

Any time a teacher or anyone of authority asked me similar questions about supposed heroes of my youth, and my common response was “he doesn’t know me, so I dont think he would think about me at all.”

That usually got me in trouble.

I still feel that way when someone wants to go stand in line to meet a celebrity.


74 posted on 10/22/2009 8:11:41 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: edcoil
My son had to endure a week of being muslim in the 7th grade last year.

It really blows my mind that parents who aren't deadbeat meth-heads actually tolerate this.

75 posted on 10/22/2009 8:14:30 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: edcoil

I trust you went down to that school and flipped out on them ? Just curious, how did you let that happen for a full week. I would have stopped it one way or the other after day one myself.


76 posted on 10/22/2009 8:20:50 PM PDT by sonic109
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To: jhw61

Well stated.


77 posted on 10/22/2009 8:23:36 PM PDT by seoul62
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To: seoul62

Thank you.


78 posted on 10/22/2009 8:31:26 PM PDT by jhw61
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To: Lets Be Frank; pandoraou812
If you change your mind about a smart response print out these pics and the ones upthread and give them to teach.


79 posted on 10/22/2009 9:16:54 PM PDT by TigersEye (Democracy sucks!)
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To: TigersEye

lmao


80 posted on 10/22/2009 9:18:01 PM PDT by pandoraou812 (Don't play leapfrog with a unicorn.....................^........................)
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