French teacher on leave after verbal fight with students

Porn is protected by freedom of speech, which is why you said that mocking pictures of religious figures should be shown. Its just a different example of the same thing. Intentionally offensive speech that is protected.

Also, Mohammed was a real person too.

I know porn is protected speech, but the context of our argument is whether it is ok to show to school kids. In which case porn becomes a No No.

No one knows what Muhammed looked like, but we know what Rosa Parks looked like.
 
This article has obviously been construed with an Islamic agenda. Oh boo hoo we wuz forced to wook at a cawtoon of bewoved weeder.
 
I know porn is protected speech, but the context of our argument is whether it is ok to show to school kids. In which case porn becomes a No No.

No one knows what Muhammed looked like, but we know what Rosa Parks looked like.

I would have to say that making fun of some students religion as part of the cirriculum is a no no too. I doubt Jewish students would be happy if you made a pro-holocaust cartoon. Americans would be pissed if a teacher was showing pro-911 cartoons.

Schools shouldn't be trumpeting the worst aspects of freedom of speech, they should be showing the positive ways that it can be used to make changes in government and society. Not teaching that spreading hate is good.
 
Where is said picture of "naked Muhammad cartoon"? Half the Hedbo cartoons of the false-cult leader would probably be considered naked!
 
I would have to say that making fun of some students religion as part of the cirriculum is a no no too. I doubt Jewish students would be happy if you made a pro-holocaust cartoon. Americans would be pissed if a teacher was showing pro-911 cartoons.

Schools shouldn't be trumpeting the worst aspects of freedom of speech, they should be showing the positive ways that it can be used to make changes in government and society. Not teaching that spreading hate is good.

Wow, odd comparisons there man! Muhammad person = being satirically mocked vs slaughter of innocents being satirically mocked. Has there ever been humor attached the latter?
 
Lol they're not children. Its a group of college kids. 4th Class at the Academy of Strasbourg (college)





Also, wtf at people thinking it would be acceptable for a teacher to do that to a group of 11-12 year olds.
 
Wow, odd comparisons there man! Muhammad person = being satirically mocked vs slaughter of innocents being satirically mocked. Has there ever been humor attached the latter?

Yeah, by holocaust deniers. its belittling a group based on their religion, and it has no place in public schools. Either example.

There is a vast difference between what should be covered under freedom of speech and what should be taught in schools. Public schools should be inclusive learning environments.
 
Lol they're not children. Its a group of college kids. 4th Class at the Academy of Strasbourg (college)





Also, wtf at people thinking it would be acceptable for a teacher to do that to a group of 11-12 year olds.

Ah, I had seen the age range from another poster. Google shows you are right.

I would have to call the cartoons still to be inappropriate, and poor teaching. The suspension seems appropriate based on him using a slur against his student, not the materials themselves though.
 
If some old man shows an 11 year old daughter of mine a naked picture of some guy, cartoon or not, it's time to throw down.
 
Ah, I had seen the age range from another poster. Google shows you are right.

I would have to call the cartoons still to be inappropriate, and poor teaching. The suspension seems appropriate based on him using a slur against his student, not the materials themselves though.

Yeah, I agree. Sounds like he was just being a dick.
 
Yeah, I agree. Sounds like he was just being a dick.

Kinda disturbing how many posters think that 11 years olds should be looking at naked pictures of Mohammed.

Somehow I dont think they would be so supporting if it were a Muslim school doing that.
 
Kinda disturbing the people in this thread threatening violence over somebody showing a cartoon.
 
Kinda disturbing how many posters think that 11 years olds should be looking at naked pictures of Mohammed.

Somehow I dont think they would be so supporting if it were a Muslim school doing that.

Did we even see the pic yet? Good grief.

And kinda disturbing that Islam can't condemn pedophilia which is a lot more than looking at a "naked" man cartoon!



Such a freaking hypocritical religion its beyond sick.
 
Did we even see the pic yet? Good grief.

And kinda disturbing that Islam can't condemn pedophilia which is a lot more than looking at a "naked" man cartoon!


Such a freaking hypocritical religion its beyond sick.

Kinda off into left field there. Famine in Ethiopia is worse than cartoons too, not exactly relevant.
 
Schools both here and there need to stop indoctrinating children by shoving their opinions on social issues down their throat.

Teach the kids how to read, write, and do arithmetic, then get out of the room and let their form their own worldviews.

Telling them that that Muslims are good/bad, making them look at pictures of Mohammad, telling them that communists/capitalists are good/evil, that religion should be respected/shunned, etc... None of it belongs in public schools. There should have been no teacher lectures on Charlie Hebdo at all. Here in America, we've graduated a whole generation of social activists who can't do basic algebra or geometry, and lack fundamental reasoning skills because of schools constantly shoving stuff like this down their throats, instead of basic skills.

How about instead of Black History month, where you learn about how Rosa Parks and MLK were heroes, you have "car repair month", where you learn basic automotive repair skills. How about instead of Holocaust remembrance week, we have "Let's learn C++" week? How about instead of teaching kids about evil communism and Iraq is, we teach them symbolic logic?

Spot on post.
 
It's been quite some time since I've been in a classroom, but from what I remember it wasn't acceptable for a teacher to make fun of a students religion and then insult them when they get offended. Granted, considering what just happened in France I can understand his feathers being a little ruffled when it comes to muslims but come on, you can't pull that shit at work and not expect to get in trouble for it.
 
Kinda off into left field there. Famine in Ethiopia is worse than cartoons too, not exactly relevant.

Who do you think is trying to make outrage of the pic being shown? Why am I even wasting time.

It's not above Islam to make this a point piety when their own religion exalts a role-model of their "prophet" who had sex with a 9 year old. The religion can't even condemn that but then go into an uproar of faux hurt over a cartoon which was more than likely a Charlie Hedbo satyrical cartoon on the topic of freedom of speech. I'm sorry if you can't connect the dots labeled "Point 1" and "Point 2".
 
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