rowan1
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« on: February 09, 2012, 09:42:51 PM » |
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In the Huff Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-lukianoff/arizona-state-senate-to-c_b_1260291.htmlguess I shouldn't teach Mamet in Modern Drama any more; or Shepherd, or Stoppard, or Vogel, or Parks, or Wilson, or... |
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oldfullprof
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« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2012, 09:49:38 PM » |
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Oh, God. Say fvck in class, show Mamet me would be gone too.
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reener06
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« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2012, 09:55:32 PM » |
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Damn, I'd be out too. Hell, RMP notes that I'm cool because I cuss in class. Now, mind you, I wish it didn't say that, but then again, I do cuss in class. I've tried to be better. Really, I have.
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« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2012, 09:58:50 PM » |
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Sure, and you could show up to class and disrobe such that only ass and side tit are visible to the students, a la NYPD Blue.
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« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2012, 10:14:51 PM » |
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Good god - I'd be out in a heartbeat. I try to keep it clean, but warn my students that at least once a semester I drop the f-bomb, reguarly use minor curses and have said s**t at least twice already. They are delighted by this and hang on my every word, just in case. At least they are paying attention.
What about the Seven Deadly Sins? Are those out too? Rude poetry? Naughty Greek ceramics? All are open season in my classes.
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galactic_hedgehog
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« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2012, 10:23:19 PM » |
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I probably couldn't talk about schist.
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bcohlan1
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« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2012, 10:28:45 PM » |
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I couldn't teach a bunch of the stuff I teach...
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Basically the moral of the story is that bcohlan1 is talking out of his ass again.
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glowdart
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« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2012, 10:41:31 PM » |
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Does the dude realize that the Bible's out the window, now, too?
What a waste of time and taxpayer money.
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melba_frilkins
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Doing laundry (still)
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« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2012, 01:12:38 AM » |
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Fine with me, so long as anything that's permissible on TV is now allowed for me to portray in the classroom. For example, I want a curse-word bleeper so I can say whatever the f*** I want (ala Chef Ramsey) instead of having to constantly self-censor.
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geonerd
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« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2012, 01:26:05 AM » |
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The bill doesn't mention anything about vulgar speech by students. Surely it's in there and I just missed it, right?
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« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2012, 01:52:50 AM » |
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Fine with me, so long as anything that's permissible on TV is now allowed for me to portray in the classroom. For example, I want a curse-word bleeper so I can say whatever the f*** I want (ala Chef Ramsey) instead of having to constantly self-censor.
Just call them ignorant cows instead! |
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rowan1
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« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2012, 06:21:10 AM » |
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It would really change the tone of my playwriting class where I stress there is "no censorship in here" - would have to re-write that portion of the syllabus.
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biomancer
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« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2012, 06:47:41 AM » |
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Wow. A good number of my college profs would be out on their asses arses butts fannies gluteal muscles. I try not to cuss in class, though I cuss often in the research lab, so I'd be out too.
Will the next proposed educational bill outlaw teaching about controversial topics? Will all Arizona schools be forced to adopt the models of the evangelical Christian schools that don't allow science professors to talk about evolution, the big bang theory, the age of the universe, or other ideas that challenge religious dogma? Will poli-sci professors be banned from teaching Marx?
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marigolds
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« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2012, 06:49:35 AM » |
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Lord, I wish Arizona would just go ahead and secede. They are acting like madmen over there.
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galactic_hedgehog
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« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2012, 07:29:01 AM » |
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I shared this with a friend of mine who is a lawyer and former law prof. His response? Him: It's worse than the article suggests. The bill covers speech or conduct and isn't limited to the classroom. So, e.g., taking a shower, defecating or changing underwear (not to mention, say, having sex with one's spouse) would all be grounds for penalties, as you can't do them on network tv. Me: Is the text of the bill (as quoted on Huff Post) so loosely worded that it applies to the speech or conduct of "a person who provides classroom instruction in a public school" no matter where that speech or conduct is done? Him: Yes. He did add that there's no way that (in his opinion) that could hold up in court. |
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