5Dec/080
Slavery Still Alive: In Our Classrooms
I found this funny. Apparently, some teacher decided it'd be a good idea to demonstrate slavery by binding two black girls and having them crawl under a desk. Apparently, afterward, one of the girls was upset. I wasn't aware that the girls were forced to participate, at least it wasn't made clear in the article. Frankly, I just crawled around on a dirty public school floor with my limbs bound -- I wouldn't exactly be excited. Is this is something close to the desired result? I don't see where the teacher went wrong. It seems like the parents are more upset than the kids are -- which is understandable: most people are stupid ergo, most parents are stupid.
Source: Associated Press