It’s about to be a very busy day here at Liberty House, but while I enjoy my morning cuppa joe, here’s one more reason to wonder why we tolerate the existing state of the public school system:

A white social studies teacher attempted to enliven a seventh-grade discussion of slavery by binding the hands and feet of two black girls, prompting outrage from one girl’s mother and the local chapter of the NAACP.

Now why is it you think this stupid fucking cow only bound the hands and feet of the black girls and not EVERYONE’S hands and feet?  Because she’s a sadistic bitch, yes.

If you wanted to deliver a truly effective lesson on slavery, then you tie everyone up…but you’d STILL be a sadistic bitch.  

Honestly, in what kind of echo chamber are these people being trained that she had not one thought, not even the tiniest inkling, that this might be A Bad Idea?  Sure, kids that age are basically higher-functioning animals with abysmal taste, but you just don’t do something like that.  

Speaking of bitches, their Queen here needs to take the fuckin’ hint and maybe actually sew her mouth shut.

 

Natalie Maines, the lead singer of the Dixie Chicks, is being sued for defamation for statements she made at a rally in 2007 about the murders of three young boys.

A complaint was filed November 25 by Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of one of three 8-year old boys murdered in 1993.

His complaint says Maines wrongfully made a “false and reckless claim that [Hobbs] committed the murders of the three boys.”

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Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin were convicted of the murders in 1994.

 

Oops.  I guess you aren’t really all that misunderstood at all, are you.  

Here’s the video slideshow, with bonus not-used-to-speaking-in-public news conference voiceover, for the arrest of that sack of ass rampaging through Plant City yesterday.  I have to say, I’m very disappointed this didn’t end in the discharge of about 250 peace officer sidearms.

The jump from 5th grade to 6th grade is quite jarring.  Kids go from one classroom teaching all subjects to eight 45 minute classes a day with eight different teachers.  I emailed the Kid’s English teacher this morning about something and she replied with the info plus this little bonus:

I am glad you contacted me.  Kid struggles with his handwriting.  Do you have a handwriting book that he could do at home to help him?  We do not teach handwriting in middle school.

Why yes, I DO have a handwriting book at home.  I make it practice to purchase every single learning aid my child might ever need just in case one of his teachers emails and says, “we don’t teach that in middle school.”   And really, why should I expect you to teach that, you have FCAT tests to teach to, don’t you?  And Title 1 requirements to meet!  You know, important shit.

Last year I taught Kid math because he was not being taught math at school.  You know what…I already have a fucking full-time job.  It is hard enough to get him to actually bring home his homework, and we have no accountability because his assignments are never recorded anywhere for us to review.  We all get it that these kids have more responsibility this year, but a little support from the school, in whatever capacity, would be appreciated. 

Yesterday I spoke to a guidance counselor at the school regarding Kid not getting his homework assignments home.  “Take away his priveleges” and “email the teacher”  was all the advice she had.  Now I certainly don’t expect the school to PARENT my kid while he’s there but acting as authority figures is kind of your fucking raison d’etre, isn’t it?

I tell you all…the public school system went to HELL when paddling was outlawed.