2008.11.29
Discuss Friday and Saturday's commentary and letters
Commentary:
- Help keep Roanoke's cultural assets alive - Saturday, November 29, 2008
- All a matter of confidence - Friday, November 28, 2008
- It's up to us to protect our land - Friday, November 28, 2008
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As to Sam Riley's views, I guess we can see why the general public is getting feed the liberal views starting with what people like he "teach" in journalism class.
Comment by Al — November 29, 2008 @ 2:08 pm
I very much appreciate that teachers like Mr. Riley are helping young minds and us old foggies keep thinking about the bigger picture and our place in the future success (or failure) and selfless people like Mr. Cutler are still helping us realize the importance of our roll in saving what is really important. People like them make me humble and proud.
Comment by Sandi Saunders — November 29, 2008 @ 7:55 pm
Sigh! Another commentary from another Tech teacher taking most of his material straight from the DNC playbook. This one is fraught with the tired cliches left over from the campaign like 'wealthiest 5%', '8 years of failed policies' and jam packed with class warfare/wealth envy references. I am heartened to know that Mr. Riley is hard at work indoctrinating the next generation of Chris Matthews/Keith Olbermann type 'journalists'.
I taught history and social studies to 13/14 year old kids in public school many years ago but did not feel obligated to impart my political beliefs to them or try to sway them to any political persuasion. In fact I would have felt uncomfortable trying to do same. My job was to teach them how government worked at the various levels and give them some insight as to how this wonderful country came to be what it was.
I guess times have changed since then. Judging by the content of commentary in this paper from the faculty at Tech, teaching has become secondary and the teachers are becoming propaganda ministers.
Comment by Nick — November 30, 2008 @ 9:27 am
I wonder if it is truly possible to engage in discussion as opposed to dismissal. Two posters have disagreed with Riley but offer no real counterpoint. Somehow, it is believed that simply calling a point of view "liberal" and saying they are from "the D N C handbook" means something. If the article is spouting "tired cliches" explain why you characterize them that way. If you believe he is wrong, provide an argument why. Facts and substance would go a lot further than condescending dismissal.
Comment by Joe (not the plumber) — November 30, 2008 @ 10:19 am
Methinks you are perhaps confusing "high ground" with "high horse". Egads, a Roanoke Paper publishes letters and commentaries from Professors or staff from an area University! Three alarms at least.
Are you sure you (of the Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, Kool-Aid Klub) want to discuss indoctrination? Perhaps your disdain for the young mind is my answer but education is not necessarily indoctrination and a commentary in the paper should not be construed as the class synopsis.
Judging from your posts on this site, Nick, I find it beyond the realm of possibility that you did not impart your own personal beliefs and opinions to your students or anyone else you have encountered. We are seldom the best judge of our own impact on others.
Comment by Sandi Saunders — November 30, 2008 @ 10:19 am
CREATIVE BEAN COUNTING IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR BEAN MAKING.
Harold Stinnett is 100 per cent right. The economic problem is really simple. Most people are wasting time trying to convince us who to blame. It makes no difference whose fault it is, we need to make more beans. The solution is just as simple.
ABOLISH FREE TRADE.
Comment by Allen Bunch — November 30, 2008 @ 8:28 pm