Teacher Wanting to Be on the Right Side of History Introduces 50 Shades of Gray Wordsearch to Kids

[WinterBorn]

You sound shocked that porn focuses on immediate gratification Winterborn. I never took you for naive.

The point is, WHAT was porn doing in a Jr. Highschool puzzle handed out in class? And why didn't the teacher second guess it? Check the title of this thread for the answers to those questions.

There are books that deal with explicitly sexual topics that are still well written books. That the subject matter is sexual is no excuse for bad writing.

And there are serious problems with the BDSM as portrayed in the book. But that is an entirely different topic.

 

[Silhouette]

You sound shocked that porn focuses on immediate gratification Winterborn. I never took you for naive.

The point is, WHAT was porn doing in a Jr. Highschool puzzle handed out in class? And why didn't the teacher second guess it? Check the title of this thread for the answers to those questions.

There are books that deal with explicitly sexual topics that are still well written books. That the subject matter is sexual is no excuse for bad writing.

And there are serious problems with the BDSM as portrayed in the book. But that is an entirely different topic.

Sorry, but you seem to be purposefully misinterpreting the topic of this thread, even admitting that you're doing that.

So I can only conclude it is purposeful. Would you like to share your reasons as to why you're doing that?

 

[theDoctorisIn]

The problem, as far as I can see, is that the only books that a teacher can use to engage their students is such a piece of shit.

The spin in the OP is as ludicrous as any of Sil's threads. Those shitty books are incredibly popular with middle schoolers, and it's pretty clear that the teacher's thought process was something along the lines of "Well, at least they're reading..."

 

[washamericom]

there's a 50 sog vermont teddy bear. as i am a vermonter i can strongly say, this is never good for our state, the children, nor the bear.

creepy...

 

[theDoctorisIn]

there's a 50 sog vermont teddy bear. as i am a vermonter i can strongly say, this is never good for our state, the children, nor the bear.

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company doesn't represent the state of Vermont.

Where in VT do you live? I've got a house there outside of Ludlow, it's the best place on earth.

 

[WinterBorn]

You sound shocked that porn focuses on immediate gratification Winterborn. I never took you for naive.

The point is, WHAT was porn doing in a Jr. Highschool puzzle handed out in class? And why didn't the teacher second guess it? Check the title of this thread for the answers to those questions.

There are books that deal with explicitly sexual topics that are still well written books. That the subject matter is sexual is no excuse for bad writing.

And there are serious problems with the BDSM as portrayed in the book. But that is an entirely different topic.

Sorry, but you seem to be purposefully misinterpreting the topic of this thread, even admitting that you're doing that.

So I can only conclude it is purposeful. Would you like to share your reasons as to why you're doing that?

I started out making a smartass remark. Then you insisted I was in favor of erotica being used in middle schools, and even claimed to know my motivations for posting my initial comment. Then Kaz comes in with her vitriolic remarks, which, like your comments about my motivations, have absolutely nothing to do with the topic either. But somehow only my remarks are worthy of being called off topic?

I see what happened as wrong and bad. But I do not see it as a serious trend. The parents have stepped up, as they should, and called the school out and are pushing for an investigation. Once the investigation is complete I would love to hear how this happened. Until then, it is not as interesting to me as it seems to be to you.

 

[whitehall]

Judging by the graphics the teacher had to put a lot of work into this sleazy crap. Did he/she get assistance from the principal or the district? Maybe Hollywood has free stuff to loan teachers who are interested in pornography. The creepy part is that the teacher apparently targeted five children for explicit lessons in pornography. I would be very concerned if I was a parent of one of these children.

 

[WinterBorn]

there's a 50 sog vermont teddy bear. as i am a vermonter i can strongly say, this is never good for our state, the children, nor the bear.

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company doesn't represent the state of Vermont.

Where in VT do you live? I've got a house there outside of Ludlow, it's the best place on earth.

I spent a great deal of time in and around Rutland some years ago. Vermont truly is a special place.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

there's a 50 sog vermont teddy bear. as i am a vermonter i can strongly say, this is never good for our state, the children, nor the bear.

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company doesn't represent the state of Vermont.

Where in VT do you live? I've got a house there outside of Ludlow, it's the best place on earth.

I spent a great deal of time in and around Rutland some years ago. Vermont truly is a special place.

I can't wait to get to the point in my career that I can live full-time up there.

 

[emilynghiem]

You sound shocked that porn focuses on immediate gratification Winterborn. I never took you for naive.

The point is, WHAT was porn doing in a Jr. Highschool puzzle handed out in class? And why didn't the teacher second guess it? Check the title of this thread for the answers to those questions.

I'm wondering also how the puzzle got PHOTOCOPIED by accident? Before it was passed out to a few students BEFORE the mistake was caught. I think maybe 5 students, and one student sneaked a copy onto social media so the story leaked out.

Was it a puzzle the teacher had with personal materials outside of class?
Did someone slip it in as a joke on someone?

Clearly it was a mistake but how did it happen logistically.

 

[bripat9643]

Pedophiles progress the same way...they introduce the idea of the eventual act in little incremental ways...making each new step "fun" for the child...

Parents in a Pennsylvania school district are turning 50 shades of red over word search puzzles given to their middle school students based on an erotic novel and movie.
At least five students at Monessen Middle School were given puzzles based on 'Fifty Shades of Grey', the graphic bondage book by E.L. James that was recently adapted to a film.
The puzzles contained terms including 'spanking,' 'submissive,' 'leather cuffs' and 'bondage'. Fifty Shades of Grey crossword puzzle handed out to Monessen Middle School students Daily Mail Online

The more explicit words are blacked out...

Can you imagine the curriculum in 20 years from now if we don't get together and put a firm stop to this?

The only way to stop it is to abolish government schools. People won't put up with this kind of shit when they can put their kid in a different school.

 

[Silhouette]

I'm wondering also how the puzzle got PHOTOCOPIED by accident? Before it was passed out to a few students BEFORE the mistake was caught. I think maybe 5 students, and one student sneaked a copy onto social media so the story leaked out.

Was it a puzzle the teacher had with personal materials outside of class?
Did someone slip it in as a joke on someone?

Clearly it was a mistake but how did it happen logistically.

Let's rephrase that: You're HOPING it was a mistake so this won't look bad for the LGBT church. But we all know where this crap is heading don't we? We've always known. Right straight at the little ones..

Did you pick up your Harvey Milk stamps at the Post Office yet?... You know, the ones with the rainbow logo on them?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

You sound shocked that porn focuses on immediate gratification Winterborn. I never took you for naive.

The point is, WHAT was porn doing in a Jr. Highschool puzzle handed out in class? And why didn't the teacher second guess it? Check the title of this thread for the answers to those questions.

There are books that deal with explicitly sexual topics that are still well written books. That the subject matter is sexual is no excuse for bad writing.

And there are serious problems with the BDSM as portrayed in the book. But that is an entirely different topic.

Sorry, but you seem to be purposefully misinterpreting the topic of this thread, even admitting that you're doing that.

So I can only conclude it is purposeful. Would you like to share your reasons as to why you're doing that?

I started out making a smartass remark. Then you insisted I was in favor of erotica being used in middle schools, and even claimed to know my motivations for posting my initial comment. Then Kaz comes in with her vitriolic remarks, which, like your comments about my motivations, have absolutely nothing to do with the topic either. But somehow only my remarks are worthy of being called off topic?

I see what happened as wrong and bad. But I do not see it as a serious trend. The parents have stepped up, as they should, and called the school out and are pushing for an investigation. Once the investigation is complete I would love to hear how this happened. Until then, it is not as interesting to me as it seems to be to you.

The OP is yet another slippery slope fallacy – and the premise of the thread fails consequently.

 

[Silhouette]

Huffpo helps the spin.. Monessen Middle School Students Given Fifty Shades Of Grey Puzzles

Superintendent Leanne Spazak said the circumstances of the puzzle are under investigation.
One school board member who didn't attend the meeting told WTAE-TV that the puzzle was a big mistake.
"It was a huge but unintentional error and collected from the five students involved as soon as it was realized," Roberta Bergstedt wrote in an email. "Unfortunately one copy was taken by a student who then posted it on social media."

Odd, she says the circumstances are under investigation, then proclaims that the investigation is finished and that it was "all a big mistake". Seems like a premature conclusion while the investigation is going on.

 

[emilynghiem]

I'm wondering also how the puzzle got PHOTOCOPIED by accident? Before it was passed out to a few students BEFORE the mistake was caught. I think maybe 5 students, and one student sneaked a copy onto social media so the story leaked out.

Was it a puzzle the teacher had with personal materials outside of class?
Did someone slip it in as a joke on someone?

Clearly it was a mistake but how did it happen logistically.

Let's rephrase that: You're HOPING it was a mistake so this won't look bad for the LGBT church. But we all know where this crap is heading don't we? We've always known. Right straight at the little ones..

Did you pick up your Harvey Milk stamps at the Post Office yet?... You know, the ones with the rainbow logo on them?

If it was intended, the teacher would not have retracted it after handing it out to 5 students.

The whole thing would have gone on as a lesson, and we would hear about it later.

Not sure if the teacher wasn't paying attention to what was photocopied, or what.

[An example of an intentional case was the teacher caught AFTER giving a lap dance to a student in class
that was intended as a joke or something. The class was teasing him and the teacher got involved and went too far.
That was carried out with full intention, and the thought process was off.]

I have no idea how this puzzle handout could happen, and will wait to hear if it ever gets reported.

If it was intended as something related to popular culture or "literature/movies", I DON'T see how it was possible
the teacher missed those explicit words, many of which had to be redacted,
as opposed to the ones that were marginal and "could have been overlooked."

(The most I ever got in trouble for was assuming a student bringing in his MAXIM magazine
to school was "no different from other popular magazines" before I found out that
"other people" considered this a MEN'S magazine similar to Playboy.)

 

[Montrovant]

Huffpo helps the spin.. Monessen Middle School Students Given Fifty Shades Of Grey Puzzles

Superintendent Leanne Spazak said the circumstances of the puzzle are under investigation.
One school board member who didn't attend the meeting told WTAE-TV that the puzzle was a big mistake.
"It was a huge but unintentional error and collected from the five students involved as soon as it was realized," Roberta Bergstedt wrote in an email. "Unfortunately one copy was taken by a student who then posted it on social media."

Odd, she says the circumstances are under investigation, then proclaims that the investigation is finished and that it was "all a big mistake". Seems like a premature conclusion while the investigation is going on.

Odd, you have once again failed to understand how quotes work. The Superintendent said the circumstances are under investigation. Another school board member, Roberta Bergstedt, said it was an error. Two different people. Also, where did anyone 'proclaim the investigation is finished'?

 

[Montrovant]

I'm wondering also how the puzzle got PHOTOCOPIED by accident? Before it was passed out to a few students BEFORE the mistake was caught. I think maybe 5 students, and one student sneaked a copy onto social media so the story leaked out.

Was it a puzzle the teacher had with personal materials outside of class?
Did someone slip it in as a joke on someone?

Clearly it was a mistake but how did it happen logistically.

Let's rephrase that: You're HOPING it was a mistake so this won't look bad for the LGBT church. But we all know where this crap is heading don't we? We've always known. Right straight at the little ones..

Did you pick up your Harvey Milk stamps at the Post Office yet?... You know, the ones with the rainbow logo on them?

Because of course you are going to equate this situation, which appears to have nothing to do with homosexuality or homosexuals in any way, with the supposed homosexual agenda you like to harp about.

Ready to misquote the years-old Prince's Trust Index yet?

 

[emilynghiem]

I'm wondering also how the puzzle got PHOTOCOPIED by accident? Before it was passed out to a few students BEFORE the mistake was caught. I think maybe 5 students, and one student sneaked a copy onto social media so the story leaked out.

Was it a puzzle the teacher had with personal materials outside of class?
Did someone slip it in as a joke on someone?

Clearly it was a mistake but how did it happen logistically.

Let's rephrase that: You're HOPING it was a mistake so this won't look bad for the LGBT church. But we all know where this crap is heading don't we? We've always known. Right straight at the little ones..

Did you pick up your Harvey Milk stamps at the Post Office yet?... You know, the ones with the rainbow logo on them?

BTW Silhouette I totally "missed or overlooked" the insinuations you were making in your message ^
where you "assume I am pushing some weird political agenda."

If you must know, I end up taking the very unpopular stance that businesses should not be harassed
fined or penalized for turning down services at gay weddings they don't wish to attend,
and I believe that both beliefs for or against gay marriage should be treated equally as political beliefs
and either leave them out of laws, resolve conflicts between them, and/or write laws NEUTRALLY enough
to be accepted by both sides as inclusive and fair and not imposing or discriminating by creed or agenda.

I believe in RESOLVING conflicts, which is a lot harder to do if people are jumping all over each other.

Because I believe in making decisions by consensus, not by coercion, I am probably more feared and misunderstood by the very people you "seem to" accuse me of backing.

If you can see how you made this mistake by "jumping the gun" and not checking carefully in advance,
maybe you can see how other people make mistakes and don't exercise perfect judgment and discretion either!

 

[Silhouette]

If you must know, I end up taking the very unpopular stance that businesses should not be harassed
fined or penalized for turning down services at gay weddings they don't wish to attend...

Uh, were you aware that the "Boycott A&E" Facebook page in response to them trying to cancel Duck Dynasty because Phil Robertson said he didn't believe gay marriage was right, got over a MILLION "likes" in less than 24 hours?

Were you aware that lines wrapped around the block at Chic Fil-As across the country to support Chic Fil-A's owner's stance that gay marriage wasn't right?

Do you think in 20 years from now, the way things appear to be going with this subcultural movement that kids will be doing worse things than the 50 shades of gray wordsearch in their curriculums?

Harassing people for their freedom of speech is NOT a popular concept.

 

[Silhouette]

I hardly think that persecuting people for having an opinion should EVER become vogue in the USA. If it is, you no longer have your beloved America, America.

So I suppose this teacher was just expressing her first amendment rights in the classroom. She shared with them something s/he felt wouldn't be rebuked by society.