That said, I do not approve of teachers imposing their personal political or religious views on students, taking advantage of the power they have over them (grades). However, I am not entirely certain that this young man did not deliberately bait teachers by stating activities which I'm sure he knew would generate controversy. Reading through this article, it certainly seems that he went out of his way to do just that. For example, his telling a teacher, in front of a class, that her behavior was "inappropriate" was itself highly disrespectful. He should have asked to speak to her after class. Such actions would quickly paint him as a real smart aleck.
Some of his purported conversations with these teachers just do not sound real. I don't know, this whole piece sounds like a contrived attempt to garner a pat on the head, "Good Boy!" from conservatives.
I supposed I must remind FReepers that although I am a teacher, I am a conservative as well. I have been subjected to my own dose of awful remarks by some more liberal colleagues, but generally they learn very quickly to keep such remarks to themselves. They may start a fight, but I most certainly will finish it. For example, just last week, a colleague told me that "I didn't have to be so stringent about my religious practices to prepare for Passover." I asked her when she had become my rabbi. And then, pointing out the obvious, I told her to keep such opinions to herself. I doubt that she will ever offer up any such remark again.
“deliberately bait”
I’m a teacher. Does it matter? Teachers have rules of professional conduct.