An Ocala science teacher stands to lose his job after school officials said he harassed and called Future Farmers of America students “murderers” for raising livestock to be sold for slaughter.
A district investigation revealed that Allison is seeking to end the animal agriculture program because of his animal rights beliefs. Maier said he’s also made it harder for FFA students to get good grades in his science class.
This character reminds me of my Grade 11 English teacher. He was a hard-core leftist and he didn’t hesitate to ridicule or insult anyone who wasn’t of the same mind as he was. (I remember his disparaging comments about my religious beliefs at the time, such as they were.)
And, yes, one paid a price for having contrary opinions in the grades one received.
He left the end of the following school year. I’ve often wondered whether he jumped or was pushed.
I also remember how his extremism made even his colleagues laugh at him. It would have been interesting to be a fly on the wall in the staff room.
… fly on the wall? How about a fly off the handle?
“Allison was named as one of the five finalists for 2016 Golden Apple teacher of the year honors.”
That statement says a lot. The general public may not like activist teachers (much as we dislike activist judges) but their teaching associations often give them lots of accolades. As a former teacher, I can attest to the fact that some of my colleagues of the leftie activist ilk received similar honors (or Administrative positions) even though any teachers who had to work in the same building were more than aware of their often pathetic teaching practices, and how the rest of us frequently had to bat clean-up after them.
I came here to say the same thing – minus the personal observations, I’m not a teacher.
When I reached that part of the article, my first reaction was: “that’s telling”.
Since when does a teacher lose a job?? Gotta be ‘fake news’.
)n an unrelated note anyone notice Harjitt Saijjan getting caught in a Brian Williams moment.Crickets from CBC.
he is obviously a moron, fire him.
Teachers, under the law, act ” in loco parentis “, in the place of the parent, meaning they are to act as a good parent would, looking out for the well-being of the student . This man refuses to do that, and is cut from the same cloth as the Soviet commissars and Nazi Gauleiters . He can’t be fired fast enough.
When FFA students come to my class late because they have been castrating hogs or killing chickens I fault them only for being late or for not washing their hands adequately; otherwise, praise all ’round. FFA is one of the best things going.
BTW, “in loco parentis” has not obtained in a generation. Someone’s getting his news only from the fat, druggy draft-dodgers on a.m. radio. He should volunteer in his local elementary’s reading program, or perhaps try subbing occasionally, in order to perceive reality.
I actually took a college class … back in the ol Hippy Daze … called “Independent Lifestyles”. The class was loosely based on the popular book of the time titled “5 Acres and Independence”. We were basically taught all things about independent farming on a small, family basis … real Hippy, commune stuff of the time. Today, it is called “living off the grid”. We learned how to make our own operational windmills, and waterwheels (see … this coal-loving Luddite fully understands the mechanics and output of small-scaled “alternative” power sources). The instructor held many of the classes at his small, semi-rural, property. On his “farm” he demonstrated, and each student participated in slaughtering (humanely) chickens and rabbits. Then, learning how to dress and prepare them for EATING … cooking the meat on the spot .. Yummy! PS … I LOVE a nice rabbit stew! I blame “my people” (the French) for genetically programming me to EAT virtually every creature wandering the planet. Nobody ever complained. We were all there to learn survival skills … which did not include surviving on ONLY nuts and berries gathered in our skirts. Sure … a couple of the suburban girls were a little squeamish at first … but if they were cute … I would just help them hold the knife firmly in their grip … helping them learn how to hold other objects firmly as well.