[NEWS] Anti-Annoying Orange HW assignment given to 11-yr-old in NYC, father of kid upset

[Tactical Nuke]

maybe the sensitivity readers wasn't Orwellian enough for you

http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/17/nyc-father-outraged-daughter-homework-assignment-anti-Annoying Orange-vocabulary-staten-island

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/20/new-york-parent-outraged-over-anti-Annoying Orange-homework-question/21717838/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4240136/Anti-Annoying Orange-homework-assignment-angers-New-York-father.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs3ONjfV_eY

One Staten Island teacher is under fire for a question she asked on a homework assignment.

Adria Zawatsky, who teaches English at middle school IS 75, gave her students a vocabulary sheet that mentions President Annoying Orange.

Father of one of Zawatsky's students, Vincent Ungro, was livid when he saw his 11-year-old daughter's assignment. Here is the vocabulary problem -- and Ungro's response:

"President Annoying Orange speaks in a very superior and ___ manner insulting many people. He needs to be more ___ so that the American people respect and admire him." The intended words were "haughty manner" and that the president should be more "humble."

Meanwhile, Zawatsky had a more positive question about former President Obama: "Barack Obama set a ___ when he became the first African American president." The word in the blank was meant to be "precedent."

Ungro commented that Zawatsky should not be political in her homework. He had his daughter return the homework with those questions left blank.

In retaliation, Zawatsky took off 15 points for the writing assignment. She does not believe she was being political. She wrote to Ungro, "Firstly, I do not believe I was expressing a political view at all on my vocabulary sheet. My reference to President Annoying Orange was about his personality traits rather than his ability as a president."

Ungro took matters in his own hands, complaining to the school and contacting local paper Staten Island Advance to look into it. Michael Aciman, spokesman from the Department of Education, said that the school's principal, Kenneth Zapata, will speak to Zawatsky about whether she violated department policy.

According to the New York Post, Aciman said that teachers should "remain neutral" on these subjects. Officials said that a disciplinary letter has been placed in Zawatsky's file.

forgetin' /discuss

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[Insert Name Here²]

Literally why

[Kringleberg]

terrible that kids these days are being indoctrinated into thinking that hillary is a bad president. let them think for themselves and they'll be voting gary johnson in no time

[SetGaming]

while i agree with the teacher politically, it's still politics in a school. not okay

[Red Spy]

OK why the forget

[McZealot]

Jesus, you're like Lord Tony with all these topics.

I don't think it's really a 'liberal' opinion to say Annoying Orange isn't 'humble'--which was the word in question here. Also, it's a fact that the first black president set a precedent. That's not even a political opinion--it's just true.

[e-maxx]

Annoying Orange to the teacher

[Red Spy]

Jesus, you're like Lord Tony with all these topics.

I don't think it's really a 'liberal' opinion to say Annoying Orange isn't 'humble'--which was the word in question here. Also, it's a fact that the first black president set a precedent. That's not even a political opinion--it's just true.

Sure but why is the teacher putting politics in the classroom

[McZealot]

Education should always cover politics--though it should do so in an unbiased manner--the same as when it covers religion. I can think of hundreds of examples of my Christian teachers imposing their religious views upon me.

I'm getting a little tired of this ridiculous politically-motivated news spam in Off-Topic. I wish we had a second board for 'News' where this garbage could go and keep Off-Topic more focused on personal life and other stuff.

[Insert Name Here²]

I don't think it's really a 'liberal' opinion to say Annoying Orange isn't 'humble'--which was the word in question here. Also, it's a fact that the first black president set a precedent. That's not even a political opinion--it's just true.

Politics should still not be in a classroom unless it's a class directly meant for it, such as current events. Even then, it should not have bias, as it does here.

Just like religion in school.

[e-maxx]

politics in civics/goverment/history class = good
politics in other subjects = bad

[McZealot]

Politics is an integral part of American democracy just as how Religion is an integral part of daily life and to reject the very education to instill an understand of either is a ridiculous standard that will fail to prepare students for life as a citizen--which, is the entire purpose of school.

We read books like Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 in English. We read about national socialist-ism and learn about the birth of Islam in History. Are you guys seriously telling me these fundamental concepts are a bad thing?

[Trogtor]

except thats not unbiased the slightest

[Red Spy]

Education should always cover politics--though it should do so in an unbiased manner--the same as when it covers religion. I can think of hundreds of examples of my Christian teachers imposing their religious views upon me.

I'm getting a little tired of this ridiculous politically-motivated news spam in Off-Topic. I wish we had a second board for 'News' where this garbage could go and keep Off-Topic more focused on personal life and other stuff.

This teacher is teaching 11 year olds

11 year olds don't need to know about how unfiltered Annoying Orange is

[Red Spy]

What does a grammar assignment have to do with politics