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knitter4democracy

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24. Odd. I just talked with my student about it last week.

Sat Oct 11, 2014, 10:56 PM

Oct 2014

I had a 7th grader use a pencil and pretend to shoot at a couple of students video game style, and I just took him aside and explained why that's not okay, what will happen next time, and why isn't like a video game. He's been a model student since, and honestly, he just plays a lot of video games and was probably thinking of that at the time.

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5 year old points crayon at another student and says "pew pew" - made to sign no kill contract [View all] Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 OP

silly overreaction seems to be rampant in CAG Oct 2014 #1

Has common sense been outlawed in schools? LoisB Oct 2014 #2

Unfortunately, there is nothing common about Common Sense. ManiacJoe Oct 2014 #19

it's probably not binding Enrique Oct 2014 #3

America how can I write a holy litany in your silly mood? ~A. Ginsberg . . . Journeyman Oct 2014 #4

Why am I supposed to be outraged by an example of school staff leeroysphitz Oct 2014 #5

Educating with an invalid unenforceable contract? Downwinder Oct 2014 #7

I'm sorry, I thought this was the Action_Patrol Oct 2014 #9

My only surprise is it took this long for CAG Oct 2014 #11

Not an honest framing of the situation. alp227 Oct 2014 #22

I don't even recognize common sense anymore yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #31

What, did I just stumble into an NRA meeting? leeroysphitz Oct 2014 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author shaayecanaan Oct 2014 #36

Troll elsewhere. nt Codeine Oct 2014 #39

Seeing the form, my first thought, "Onion". This whole thing is way too stupid. marble falls Oct 2014 #6

The National Crayon Association is suing the school district Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #8

Oh really scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #21

God damn! The stupid, it hurts. n/t Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #10

The girl's teacher and principal ought to be made to sign a no-stupidity contract. Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #12

I have two 5 year old sons and I worry about this sort of shit. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #13

That's an excellent idea, in my opinion. kentauros Oct 2014 #23

k&r for wtf. uppityperson Oct 2014 #14

how bizarre d_r Oct 2014 #15

is that real? spanone Oct 2014 #16

I support this "pew pew" should not be spoken in school scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #17

yeah, i mean, what happened the separation of church and state? unblock Oct 2014 #27

Perhaps I'm alone, but I think its a reasonable response by the school bhikkhu Oct 2014 #18

I think it's insane, and I do hope that you're alone. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #20

I don't remember being taught a single thing when I was that age bhikkhu Oct 2014 #25

So they were using a "teaching moment" Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #33

it's an astounding display of ignorance as to how humans behave. it only serves to plant a seed. unblock Oct 2014 #30

I think that a response like this risks pathologising an otherwise perfectly normal child... shaayecanaan Oct 2014 #37

Odd. I just talked with my student about it last week. knitter4democracy Oct 2014 #24

I doubt the child could even read all of those words, let alone understand what she was signing. Quackers Oct 2014 #26

Well that's a bit of an over reaction Kalidurga Oct 2014 #28

The little girl should have said Politicalboi Oct 2014 #29

Is it an open carry state? Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #34

I drew pictures of tanks and jets when i was a kid. Calista241 Oct 2014 #35

didn't she see the no gun signage on the front door? ileus Oct 2014 #38

Kids that deal in pretend. Jenoch Oct 2014 #40

I would have been expelled from school and arrested. chrisa Oct 2014 #41