Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Wherein Prudery Trumps Cultural Literacy

It's old news, but, if I were an advocate for teacher unionism, I'd be highlighting this incident till the cows come home as an example of why teachers need protection against capricious firings. Is it any wonder our children don't know anything about Ancient Greece, Rome and the roots of Western culture? I mean, what better than the profusion of nekkid statues to get kids interested in these subjects?

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