Guest guest Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 One of the " hazards " of the newly converted -- especially if they were formerly part of something they now totally renounce -- is overproselytizing. It's ineffective and turns people who might have been interested in your point of view against it. I think he should have given the pupils the book and stopped there. It would have been enough for the students to know about this possibility, and to have a resource if they had further questions. If someone were being so heavy-handed about any other beliefs, I would not want them in any position of public influence. Of course, we're hearing only one side of the story. I wonder if the art teacher talked about animals and veganism every day, or only once in a while. Or maybe he was ready to go, wanted to devote his life to promoting veganism and animal rights, and wanted to see how much he could get away with -- like a 2-year-old testing limits. At 8:32 PM +0000 9/25/07, Peter VV wrote: Warwak, a former fishing guide, said he became a vegan in January. Earlier this year, he gave his 8th-grade pupils a book, " The Food Revolution, " by John Robbins, subtitled, " How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and the World. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 i agree..i think we are only hearing the skool boards version, and wot the media presents... yarrow Sep 25, 2007 5:28 PM Re: District fires vegan art teacher One of the "hazards" of the newly converted -- especially if they were formerly part of something they now totally renounce -- is overproselytizing. It's ineffective and turns people who might have been interested in your point of view against it. I think he should have given the pupils the book and stopped there. It would have been enough for the students to know about this possibility, and to have a resource if they had further questions. If someone were being so heavy-handed about any other beliefs, I would not want them in any position of public influence. Of course, we're hearing only one side of the story. I wonder if the art teacher talked about animals and veganism every day, or only once in a while. Or maybe he was ready to go, wanted to devote his life to promoting veganism and animal rights, and wanted to see how much he could get away with -- like a 2-year-old testing limits. At 8:32 PM +0000 9/25/07, Peter VV wrote: Warwak, a former fishing guide, said he became a vegan in January. Earlier this year, he gave his 8th-grade pupils a book, "The Food Revolution," by John Robbins, subtitled, "How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and the World." wargasm wargasm one two three pit bull, pit bull, one two three wave those flags high in the air as long as it takes place over there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I agree. We get annoyed when people loudly pronounce that you have to eat milk and dairy to be healthy, or when a religion shouts its beliefs in the high street. General comments from time to time about what he had for dinner might have been more fruitful. Jo , yarrow wrote: > > One of the " hazards " of the newly converted -- especially if they > were formerly part of something they now totally renounce -- is > overproselytizing. It's ineffective and turns people who might have > been interested in your point of view against it. > > I think he should have given the pupils the book and stopped there. > It would have been enough for the students to know about this > possibility, and to have a resource if they had further questions. > > If someone were being so heavy-handed about any other beliefs, I > would not want them in any position of public influence. > > Of course, we're hearing only one side of the story. I wonder if the > art teacher talked about animals and veganism every day, or only once > in a while. Or maybe he was ready to go, wanted to devote his life to > promoting veganism and animal rights, and wanted to see how much he > could get away with -- like a 2-year-old testing limits. > > > > At 8:32 PM +0000 9/25/07, Peter VV wrote: > Warwak, a former fishing guide, said he became a vegan in January. > Earlier this year, he gave his 8th-grade pupils a book, " The Food > Revolution, " by John Robbins, subtitled, " How Your Diet Can Help Save > Your Life and the World. " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Maybe, but the teacher is still paid to do a job. I know we look on this in a different fashion but we wouldn't like teachers preaching BNP values to our children in class, and that is how other parents feel about vegans doing the same. While this might seem unfair to us, the school exists only if it has pupils attending it, and if parents don't like what is going on they withdraw their children, and then there is no school. So whether we think of a school as a public place or a private place, it runs on the principles of a company. I would reiterate that the man was paid to teach an art class not a philosophy class or a nutrition class, or an ethics class. If he had been wise he would possibly have mentioned good dinners he made and introduce them in a roundabout way instead of hitting them on the head with it - one/some of the children must have complained about what he was saying otherwise it wouldn't have come to the attention of the people who run the school. A pupil could hardly complain about mention of a good dinner, or even being given a recipe. There are ways and means, and he chose the wrong ones because they didn't work. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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