Any teacher worth his salt would think of a better, more specific question to ask on a test.
A more interesting issue is about the religious freedom of teachers. My husband was recently telling me about a high school biology teacher he had (in rural Mississippi) who refused to say the word "evolution" and instead used the word "adaptation" in notes/tests. Refusing to say the word is silly, but do you think she should be allowed to do such, Fergie?
Teachers shouldn't let personal issues get in the way, as you deplorables constantly remind us any time a teacher is suspended over accidentally mentioning her wife to 2nd graders in passing.
So the street goes both ways? Do teachers have freedom of speech or not?
Refusing to use the word evolution in a biology class is something that directly and negatively impacts the learning of the students. A teacher mentioning that she has a wife, the same way that a straight teacher would mention she has a husband, is not something that negatively impacts the learning of the students.
Teachers have a right to freedom of speech, but that does not include including incorrect, misleading, or incomplete language in the curriculum.
Curriculum itself can be written to include "incorrect, misleading or incomplete language" so your argument isn't quite the slam dunk you think it is.
Assume a state adopted a curriculum that some say is promoting Southern "Lost Cause" mythology. Would a teacher have the right to alter his language to avoid teaching it?
Either teachers can teach what they like (i.e., freedom of speech/religious expression) or they are peons only able to regurgitate state-mandated curricula. I think you'd like to have it both ways.
I would also like to point out that your whole reason for starting this thread was to bait at least one R/R-leaning poster into voting "Yes", so that you could freak out about it. No dice so far, LOL
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