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February 27, 2006

Field Trips for Peace

high school Peace Studies - protesting for credit.

Students might spend one class period listening to a guest speaker who opposes the death penalty and another, if they choose, standing along East West Highway protesting the war.

But that, students said, is part of the course's appeal.

"We're all mature enough to take it all in with a hint of skepticism," said Megan Andrews, 17. "We respect Mr. McCarthy's views, but we don't absorb them like sponges."

Yeah, I've always found that offering students course credit for standing around outside is very conducive to participatory learning. Civic engagement, protesting on school time.

And if someone got hit by a car? I'm really surprised the district doesn't put a stop to this silliness masquerading as instruction on those grounds, alone.

Posted by CrankyProfessor at February 27, 2006 6:46 PM