I am a bit bothered by my son's teacher saying this.

[dis4harley]

OMG!!! That is soooo innappropriate!
I would have a fit. there is no possible explanation of why that should ever be brought up in a classroom.

I really think you should speak to someone(principal) about this.
I would hate for this to become recurring problem with this teacher. If someone doesn't say something there is no telling what she might say next.

JMO

 

[Rajah]

I'm still trying to figure out how she even thought this was an analogy that made sense? I mean, totally inappropriate topic, and it doesn't make sense either??

I'd sure call and complain on that one.

 

[kimber79]

As everyone else has said ~ WAY OUT OF LINE!

 

[Pooh67_68]

Totaly Inappropriate.

 

[buzzlady]

Absolutely inappropriate!

 

[Hagred]

Criminey! Simmer down already!

First of all, are we sure that's what the teacher said? Did the mother actually HEAR the teacher say this? If not, could her son be repeating the quote wrong?

I tried to figure out what this analogy could be applied to and came up with this possibility:

If we were to work out multiplication and division of population growth, it would make sense that two heterosexual people would multiply the population, while two gay people would divide the population growth by "x" factor.

Many of you are all set to fire this teacher over what could turn out to be a mis-spoken sentence, and you don't even know the woman. We already have a declining influx of people who want to be teachers in the first place, are you trying to make it harder to attract good people?

 

[hooksmom]

I would put in a written complaint to the Board of Education. This teacher should be reprimanded and take mandatory diversity and sensitivity training.

Personally, I would also pull my child from the class. That is not the type of character I want in an adult in a relationship of authority to my child. I only want them being taught/led by people with good values. Discrimination is not a good value, and is a destructive example for children.

 

[SonjaB]

It was an idiotic analogy, completely inappropriate for the classroom, and I don't think you'll be the only parent commenting to that effect. No one is perfect and we all do stupid things now and then, but this is something that I wouldn't want to see repeated and would try and make sure it wasn't. I think a phonecall would be plenty, surely she wouldn't need more than a conference with the principal to keep comments like that to herself in the future. I would give her the benefit of the doubt that it was a momentary lapse in judgement unless she develops a pattern.

 

[CEDmom]

Originally posted by Hagred
Criminey! Simmer down already!

First of all, are we sure that's what the teacher said? Did the mother actually HEAR the teacher say this? If not, could her son be repeating the quote wrong?

I tried to figure out what this analogy could be applied to and came up with this possibility:

If we were to work out multiplication and division of population growth, it would make sense that two heterosexual people would multiply the population, while two gay people would divide the population growth by "x" factor.

Many of you are all set to fire this teacher over what could turn out to be a mis-spoken sentence, and you don't even know the woman. We already have a declining influx of people who want to be teachers in the first place, are you trying to make it harder to attract good people?

First of all homosexuals can have children just about as easily as heterosexuals so the example makes no sense from a mathmatical stand point. Secondly whether it made sense or not is really inmaterial. Bringing peoples lifestyles into discussion in a math class is just inappropriate especially since this appears to have been done in a negative light. Had it been a health class and the manner in which the material was presented was different than I'd say fine.

I'm not a proponent of running to a teacher or principal everytime Suzy or Johnny has a problem but this is one time I'd be bringing this to someone attention.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Originally posted by 6_Time_Momma
I am sure I am overreacting, but...

apparently, my son's ag teacher was talking about breaking down units of measure into smaller ones and making smaller units of measure into bigger ones. She said (paraphrasing here) "You know how if you have people of different sexes, straight people, they get together and multiply, but with people of the same sex, homosexuals, you want them to divide and get away from each other. Or whatever your beliefs are on that."

My son said she was probably just joking, but I just find that comment totally inappropriate.

Joking or not....what in the world was she thinking????

 

[EsmeraldaX]

How old is your son?

Even if he is in high school, that is a VERY innapropriate comment. I'd inform the school.

 

[Sirius]

Very Unprofessional and Inappropriate

 

[Laura]

I'd be a bit bothered by that too.

 

[diznygirl]

Even if the teacher used teh analogy the way the Hagred described it, it was a totally inappropriate comment in a math class.

I'd definitely bring this up to someone in the administration.

 

[Strings]

This absolutely needs to be brought to the administrator's attention. It is way out line. At the very least, she needs to be reprimanded, so it doesn't happen again.

 

[Trinity721]

That's an absolutely ludicrous comment to say! Whether he is in first grade, or a senior in college... I would be absolutely appalled if I ever heard this! I think it should definitely be brought up to the administrator. What does that have to do with math??? Sorry, but I have never heard any kind of reproductive analogy used in any math class.

Some people!

 

[treesinger]

Just plain wrong. I'll put another point in my "I'm glad I'm planning to home school" column.