Teacher Got Fired For Teaching Kids How To Think

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[@AldrickExGladius]

Imagine losing your job for doing your fucking job.

[@Ganon136]

Today’s schools teach what to think. Not how to think. Sadly…

[@jaredfritsch6833]

Talk about some REAL mixed signals.

[@jubylam7108]

Yes, but his work was understood to Indoctrinating the kids and spread the "message"

[@cnnr_]

Shouldn't have filmed it let alone posted it ngl...

[@marijnmens7583]

@@Ganon136 today? Maybe learn about the prussian origins of modern schooling. Then learn about the rockefeller adaptation and then maybe the book of enoch and revelations.

[@Zzplys]

Teacher got fired for doing his job correctly

[@cyanogen7582]

Imagine getting fired for encouraging free thinking instead of following someone else's agenda.

[@RedbarsWatchingYou]

His tears were delicious

[@comediccommentator4663]

We saw it happen from 2019-2023… what’s the difference? Did you feel the same way then or did you give in to group think and fear?

[@lokisg3]

I think the school is religious, usually they don't want students to think which could lend to questioning that ancient myth is nothing more a harry Potter story. There is a rise of religious movement in schools and government.

[@Mckeigan]

Nice, you read the title.

[@joethestrat]

Teacher: Dont be an NPC. Think for yourself. Bosses: Whoa, that's quite enough of that champ. See yourself out.

[@johnrockwell5834]

The Socratic method to facilitate critical thinking.

[@stephenpuisis632]

Can't risk losing the already dwindling workforce 👀 George Carlin, American dream

[@crisalcantara7671]

Basically . lets not pretend any more that this woke garbage is constantly being pushed and no one is doing anything to stop it , usa and north korea are at the same level

[@noskalborg723]

Exactly We must awake to our awful situation (The most important below are 14, 16, 18, 20, and 25. Especially 14 and 25): 13 And it came to pass that Akish gathered in unto the house of Jared all his kinsfolk, and said unto them: Will ye swear unto me that ye will be faithful unto me in the thing which I shall desire of you? 14 And it came to pass that they all sware unto him, by the God of heaven, and also by the heavens, and also by the earth, and by their heads, that whoso should vary from the assistance which Akish desired should lose his head; and whoso should divulge whatsoever thing Akish made known unto them, the same should lose his life. 15 And it came to pass that thus they did agree with Akish. And Akish did administer unto them the oaths which were given by them of old who also sought power, which had been handed down even from Cain, who was a murderer from the beginning. 16 And they were kept up by the power of the devil to administer these oaths unto the people, to keep them in darkness, to help such as sought power to gain power, and to murder, and to plunder, and to lie, and to commit all manner of wickedness and whoredoms. 17 And it was the daughter of Jared who put it into his heart to search up these things of old; and Jared put it into the heart of Akish; wherefore, Akish administered it unto his kindred and friends, leading them away by fair promises to do whatsoever thing he desired. 18 And it came to pass that they formed a secret combination, even as they of old; which combination is most abominable and wicked above all, in the sight of God; 19 For the Lord worketh not in secret combinations, neither doth he will that man should shed blood, but in all things hath forbidden it, from the beginning of man. 20 And now I, Moroni, do not write the manner of their oaths and combinations, for it hath been made known unto me that they are had among all people, and they are had among the Lamanites. 21 And they have caused the destruction of this people of whom I am now speaking, and also the destruction of the people of Nephi. 22 And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of his saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them and yet he avenge them not. 23 Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain-and the work, yea, even the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the justice of the Eternal God shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things to be. 24 Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you; or wo be unto it, because of the blood of them who have been slain; for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who built it up. 25 For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who beguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath hardened the hearts of men that they have murdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning. 26 Wherefore, I, Moroni, am commanded to write these things that evil may be done away, and that the time may come that Satan may have no power upon the hearts of the children of men, but that they may be persuaded to do good continually, that they may come unto the fountain of all righteousness and be saved. -Excerpt is from Ether 8 in "The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ". If you want to read more, you can do so freely at the library portion of churchofjesuschrist dot org (text not linked because of filters)

[@SunYat-sen]

we have truly reached rock bottom as a society

[@fortigan2174]

When they can't destroy the argument, they destroy the person.

[@gameplaydesigner7329]

Two different wars bud

[@crisalcantara7671]

​@@gameplaydesigner7329boils down to the same thing , eighter you become a mindless puppet or you get thrown out on the street

[@noskalborg723]

That is how things work now. We're reliving Helaman 7

[@avioracrown6967]

​@@gameplaydesigner7329they hunt people who derived from the matrix

[@Stevo.100]

"You want them educated enough to do your work but not educated enough to question your authority" - George Carlin

[@michaelnazar9358]

.

[@keithfilibeck2390]

even simpler, they don't educate them on anything, 90% of what you learn in school and highschool is completely worthless in your adult life.

[@aelion7761]

​@@keithfilibeck2390actually true, most of it is a waste of time, I thing the only thing school is good for is to learn social interactions.

[@charlespanache7047]

@@keithfilibeck2390 Was discussing this with a friend of mine; What does school actually teach? In my opinion, it's just a way to train would-be-factory-workers. Don't question anything you're presented just memorize and repeat, which is ideal for factory work. Bells telling you when to change classes/lunches? That just evolves in to Breaks/Lunch time / Quitting time. After the 3rd grade I can't really say anything i learned has been "applied" Sure I know how to do algebra and understand sentence structure (verb/adverb/Pronoun etc) but none of that is useful at 99% of jobs. And those jobs that DO require such specified knowledge wants college-educated-level people. I understand that if you want to get in to Quantum-Mechanics having knowledge of algebra is a must have. But requiring every single student to not only take, but pass Algebra 2, just to end up at a position that will never use it, again a waste of time. Memorizing state-approved facts regarding history sounds cool in theory, but in the real world most of it's just surface level conversation topics at best. Nobody gives a single F*** who won the battle of 1912, or where Custards Last Stand was (Battle of little bighorn). When you apply to a job none of that matters. It's simply "Can you show up every single day, and accept poverty level wages?" There was never a single point where i was educated about just how cut-throat entering the work place would be. In hindsight, outside of being a glorified daycare; school was simply a preparation for lambs before the slaughter.

[@dimitrilitovsk2372]

Why do you think psychedelics are illegal? People in the right mind can gain a lot from a trip but because anything that makes us question the status quo is taboo I can't buy psychs at the corner store

[@shubashuba9209]

"I'm mad because other people are mad, but I personally don't see any problem" is a wild belief system.

[@Jabarri74]

You ever watch Network a film from the 70s? You might like it lol, kinda explains a lot

[@scolamiero28]

thats the american belief system now

[@Alex_Ao7]

Welcome to half the U.S. population these days

[@SyIis]

​ @scolamiero28 It's a loud minority in America, the same way you have them in other countries. The entire "This is an American only thing" has always been arrogant.

[@archangel3]

I've never heard it said quite that way, but damn. That's exactly how people think sometimes.

[@deejayf69]

He deserved a raise instead of getting fired.

[@cymikgaming1266]

critical thinking is a rare thing

[@avioracrown6967]

​@@cymikgaming1266it's against the regime and global agendas Yes global agendas, this happen slowly in my country, I tell you they have the massive budget

[@avioracrown6967]

​@@cymikgaming1266it's against the regime and global agendas. They have massive budget for that

[@tpsam]

Getting fire is how God ultimately will give him his raise

[@cocouffs]

My high school teacher got fired for this similar thing. She taught us what we actually needed to learn for the real world and also gave us the freedom to study and learn a different part of her own made lesson plans. Everyone loved her and we all learned tremendously important things to help us as young people about to step into the world.

[@jenniferburkhammer837]

I had a math teacher like this! She was amazing! She always said, college isn't for everyone, we should be helping students figure that out and proceed accordingly!!!

[@jenniferburkhammer837]

She taught us how to balance a check book and basics about a budget and saving! She is the sole reason a group of us that really struggled with geometry graduated!! Thanks Mrs. Williamson!!!

[@saphojuiced6243]

Perhaps freelance teachers ought to be a thing. A sort of combination and development of tutors and home schooling.

[@leonodonoghueburke4276]

Can you be more specific on what she was fired for?

[@chidowuan4762]

She was loved by everyone and protected by none of her students or parents, what a tragedy, if we don't do anything for those who do good things and we love then we are a bunch of cowards

[@hexaquras9374]

he really got fired for making kids think for themselves what a dystopia

[@legionofanon]

They don't want independent thinkers, they want obedient little slaves

[@Mortiz21]

Cause they don't want people to think for themselves.They want you to do what you're told and shut up.

[@Tilt_TM]

People being able to think independently is a direct threat to the system. The CURRENT system.

[@LucifeRxGoSu]

and then yall will turn around and say vote for biden ! XD

[@RedbarsWatchingYou]

Seeing him nearly cry about getting fired was so awesome

[@HypeHype2012]

My father told me once. "A million flyes tell me shit tastes good"

[@TheJeremyKentBGross]

That's awesome! I'm using that.

[@ruleram1]

Needs more upvotes

[@moexxn]

@@ruleram1💀

[@martintyrmer5484]

That's hilarious.

[@user-sz6cf4le8e]

Fucking based

[@MrShinydude]

It's super depressing to see a teacher getting fired for discouraging lynch mobs by teaching people to think for themselves instead of attacking people over what other people say. This is like a death knell for western civilization if we're outright firing teachers for teaching children the basic concept of rational thought and discouraging jumping in a lynch mob solely because other people are doing it.

[@mimszanadunstedt441]

The lynch mob is whats keeping them afloat, if people stopped hating twitter would die, news cycles would die, and people would be self employed. Lynch mob is rule by fear.

[@phoenixrising4031]

Thank you for saying that! Very eloquently put!

[@carolinecoy3164]

Exactly. It's absolutely nuts. He didn't even give his opinion of the accusation. He just explained how this kid should think for himself in a way that made sense. Instead of just agreeing with a group of people who are clearly vicious, because they can't see how their forcing their ways onto us is not how society should be. Jk didn't say any bad either. I hope this teacher sues this school. And All because they don't have the balls to stand up to bullies who go on the attack for nothing and call it homophobia. It's seriously getting out of hand. Hope the UK doesn't get to this point.

[@crisalcantara7671]

It's clear what they want to do and are doing to this generation of kids , don't listen to teachers that tell you to think for yourselves just do what you're told or you'll end up just like this teachers , throw out on the street .

[@noskalborg723]

And we were warned about it in scripture that is adamantly opposed for this very reason: 13 And it came to pass that Akish gathered in unto the house of Jared all his kinsfolk, and said unto them: Will ye swear unto me that ye will be faithful unto me in the thing which I shall desire of you? 14 And it came to pass that they all sware unto him, by the God of heaven, and also by the heavens, and also by the earth, and by their heads, that whoso should vary from the assistance which Akish desired should lose his head; and whoso should divulge whatsoever thing Akish made known unto them, the same should lose his life. 15 And it came to pass that thus they did agree with Akish. And Akish did administer unto them the oaths which were given by them of old who also sought power, which had been handed down even from Cain, who was a murderer from the beginning. 16 And they were kept up by the power of the devil to administer these oaths unto the people, to keep them in darkness, to help such as sought power to gain power, and to murder, and to plunder, and to lie, and to commit all manner of wickedness and whoredoms. 17 And it was the daughter of Jared who put it into his heart to search up these things of old; and Jared put it into the heart of Akish; wherefore, Akish administered it unto his kindred and friends, leading them away by fair promises to do whatsoever thing he desired. 18 And it came to pass that they formed a secret combination, even as they of old; which combination is most abominable and wicked above all, in the sight of God; 19 For the Lord worketh not in secret combinations, neither doth he will that man should shed blood, but in all things hath forbidden it, from the beginning of man. 20 And now I, Moroni, do not write the manner of their oaths and combinations, for it hath been made known unto me that they are had among all people, and they are had among the Lamanites. 21 And they have caused the destruction of this people of whom I am now speaking, and also the destruction of the people of Nephi. 22 And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of his saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them and yet he avenge them not. 23 Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain-and the work, yea, even the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the justice of the Eternal God shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things to be. 24 Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you; or wo be unto it, because of the blood of them who have been slain; for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who built it up. 25 For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who beguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath hardened the hearts of men that they have murdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning. 26 Wherefore, I, Moroni, am commanded to write these things that evil may be done away, and that the time may come that Satan may have no power upon the hearts of the children of men, but that they may be persuaded to do good continually, that they may come unto the fountain of all righteousness and be saved. -Excerpt is from Ether 8 in "The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ". If you want to read more, you can do so freely at the library portion of churchofjesuschrist dot org (text not linked because of filters)

[@trufflescat3875]

Firing a teacher for doing their job even better than they are expected to is a disgusting and repulsive thing for the school to do

[@MrTimmyGT]

Guy was literally teaching a kid to think for themselves and form their own opinions rather than just go along with the consensus. What a horrible teacher.

[@letmedream84]

You mean you. Read yourself and hate yourself buddy.

[@jaypainvelasco95]

​@@letmedream84 I think he is being sarcastic

[@saltee8460]

@@letmedream84 Read between the lines.

[@ZawaOnYoutube]

@@jaypainvelasco95 How do they miss it? It's GLARINGLY obvious.

[@konaqua122]

@@ZawaOnKZbin He's clearly one of the teachers in a school that operated like that so of course, he would protect their wrong doings.

[@SyvexDilecta]

he literally turned a useful idiot around and made him a free mind in like 5 minutes... that's one of the most impressive things i have seen in my life

[@nickburningleaves2193]

To ask why: that’s the answer to a free mind.

[@gaijinbear8949]

That's why it's so terrifying for those who have spent billions and over a decade of time raising Mao's youth in America. Just like in China it's the young women primarily being used.

[@LawfulBased]

He spoke truth to power. Often ends tragic.

[@vinhoan2765]

Dude is a good teacher. He gave question and lead the students to the answer.

[@igortube]

I'm also impressed to see a current-year teacher like this. 👍

[@mityakiselev]

Bro I work with kids who want to learn olympiad math and let me tell you something, IDK what goes on in other countries, but where I'm from, schools are specifically designed to make kids fully stop using their brain and learn to follow instructions. It's one of the most "Black Mirror" Aware type things for me to see a kid who got that treatment for a few years, as well as their teachers and parents. You try your best to salvage the situation and teach the student to think, but everyone seems to try to halt your progress, it's plain awful. A few of my university m8s who actually work as teachers told me horrible things about schools and "education", and it correlates completely with what I see when a kid comes to the 101 class and just hates math and thinking in general. Usually, if given enough time, they start developing cognitive abilities and become interested in the subject, all you have to do is give them cool problems that challenge them without being overly boring, tell something cool, discuss practical applications of unusual stuff... however, that's why I said "given enough time". Parents tend to terminate classes or insist on following the school programme written by an idiot. It's so disheartening when you want to hepl a person and everyone in their life doesn't...

[@mbrown7325]

I can somewhat relate. I did an online masters program and had to do forum posts weekly. Everyone had the same question and the same reading material. The answer was generally fairly obvious and you then had to reply to other people’s posts. MOST people just replied great job I fully agree etc. whenever I felt motivated I would go through and fully criticize their answer. I was one of the few who ever did it.

[@Novice9241]

On parents: When my dad helped me with math, the dumb me just wanted answers and not do the work. Dad had other ideas, he kept prompting me with, ”And how do you get that?” or if I complained that I didn’t know how to do that, ”Yes you do, it’s right there.(points at the equations I’m supposed to utilize)”. Dad wanted me to think and problem solve. He used this on my sisters too.

[@mityakiselev]

@@Novice9241 Your dad did the sensible thing, which cannot be said about the majority of dads

[@Neroskully]

Math is actually fun.. when taught right. Especially frameworks. Like formulas rules pemdas positive negative right there for you to not forget anything. And with that a way to check your answers. Also knowing how to do every problem with a step by step process. But it isn't taught that way. Knowing how to do it then getting confidence to do it in your head. Along with not being bashed if you get it wrong. Just saying they made a mistake or forgot something. Not making students feel or treating them like complete failures and losers. Even more so at higher maths. Literally once you know how to do it it's easy. So framework and rules are super important. It makes math like an ordinary task vs literal "rocket science". 😅

[@mityakiselev]

@@Neroskully It's actually a bit more complicated than that, if you just give the student a step-by-step guide they won't learn to think, you have to find specific exercises ranging from easiest to really difficult in order to explain to them intuitively how the structure works. I really like olympiad tasks because the answer is usually right there, sometimes the overall phrasing points at it, but if you don't use your brain there isn't a great chance of solving it. Can't train a student to mindlessly solve that stuff using an algorithm, but if they're interested and you show them how all of these different tasks use the same principle, they'll start to analyze them and learn. Beautiful but rarely happens since most parents just want you to "explain long division by a 4-digit number in 1 hour" and the kid's textbook looks horrific, the most boring ass tasks imaginable.

[@deadturret4049]

Right off the bat the person interviewing him annoyed me. "Do you like her work despite her bigoted opinions" is such a fucking loaded question. I like that he figured it out slowly

[@lionsasbirds1017]

it's not loaded if your brain is bigger than a peanut. it's a simple yes or no question

[@tuffilaro1565]

​@@lionsasbirds1017 it's called a suggestive question and is a psychological trick. If you answer yes or no you don't only answer if you like her work but also agree that she has bigoted opinions, which she might or might not have but that is a different question which should be asked separately.

[@lionsasbirds1017]

@@tuffilaro1565 last i checked, if someone asks you a question, you answer it directly. homeboy instead flipped it on the person asking the question. that's a psychological trick that i like to call manipulation and narcissism

[@akes9793]

@@tuffilaro1565 yes,it’s like how lawyers leading the witness and how the reporters spin the narrative. It’s not a yes or no question. If someone asked me if I still like my favorite artist despite his problematic background, I also would have asked what’s the background.

[@gordonramsay8351]

@@lionsasbirds1017 literally everything can be regarded as manipulation because that is the nature of language, but there are degrees of tolerance and immediately stating in a question that someone has bigoted opinions seems to me that it crosses the tolerance threshold

[@FarEastAlpaca]

Being fired as a teacher might have been a blessing in disguise for him in the future, but this is an absolutely a loss for his students.

[@LightSilver7]

not unless they watch his videos after school 😉

[@brainglow_lightbright]

Blessing in disguise? I guess... although he most likely enjoys teaching. Def not doing it for the $$

[@FarEastAlpaca]

@@brainglow_lightbright as far as I know teachers are not treated or paid well in this country. The reason he's fired for this is the best evidence. Educating can take many other forms. I just hope that getting out of this broken system could work out for him.

[@the_gratefulgamer]

That Part

[@ryanvacation7319]

@@brainglow_lightbrighthe can start his own channel and use that as a platform to teach. He will most likely have a bigger reach eventually.

[@akatsuki20113]

Your first mistake was thinking that school is for learning.

[@doomnotron]

😂

[@TheUnseenKrab]

🎯

[@aaronyoghurt9210]

School is for teaching. Just like bullying, what kind of lesson u get it depends on you , but u hate to experience it anyway

[@j.p.h.8126]

In the US the school is for brainwashing you to vote for one or the other political party and prepairing you to pay insane ammounts of money for useless education.

[@weiserwolf580]

in reality (and in the rest of the world) school is for indoctrinating loyalty to the state in a new generation, this has been the goal since we invented education, more loyal citizens don't riot and cause money losses

[@shigeminotoge4514]

The worst part is, he wasn't even explicitly saying that Rowling was not transphobic, he just said that, using those two examples that the student picked, that is not the logical conclusion that could be drawn.

[@FragNDragon]

"How dare you teach children to think critically! Now I am unable to indoctrinate your children! You're fired!"

[@Day_Chap]

"This is offensive" "Can you explain how?" "Well... i mean i don't personally know. But other people told me it was"

[@thatkingdomheartsguy9615]

I think the reason why people were mad at her was because she was defending someone who was harassing a trans person in the work place and was fired for it. I personally find that bad because that trans person was being harassed and Rowling tried to paint their harasser as the glorias defender of humanity and all things.

[@HellsingRuler]

​​@@thatkingdomheartsguy9615she has also donated to movement that are against trans. Cant 100% recall the acronym but I think it is turf

[@billmelater6470]

@@thatkingdomheartsguy9615 One big issue is that people who buy into the trans thing think anyone not agreeing with them is "harassment".

[@thatkingdomheartsguy9615]

@billmelater6470 Yeah, and that is stupid, but from what I have seen, she has supported and defended people against trans rights. It's our actions that define us.

[@hunterxgirl]

props to the kid for admitting his statement was wrong

[@Keyh]

The person that says "I feel like an idiot now." is the smartest person in the room. Knowing when you've been duped and admitting it is the smartest thing you can do as a person.

[@Threels2thahead]

I think your almost spot on, literally they may not be the smartest but understanding they were wrong and accepting it without grief and with understanding and enlightenment instead is incredibly powerful. Anyone who can make that decision is equipped to make good decisions and have legitimate conversations. People struggle to admit they’re wrong nowadays and when I hear someone say “my bad I was wrong” or really any form of accepting responsibility for a mistake goes A LONG WAY WITH ME personally.

[@dailymemies]

@@ironside7991 not how that works lmao

[@CAiNiAC]

​@@dailymemies Self awareness one of the most important factors of emotional intelligence. So yes, that's how that works.

[@XFATALxERRORXPRO]

The smarter I got the more people hate me...I'm now jaded and mean. And it hurt my soul because I used to be nice to everyone. Shirt of my back type guy. Now I regard human life as pointless and feel most people have never paid the price for the lives they live.

[@laurelkeeper]

@@Threels2thaheadmore simply, a stupid person who’s willing to learn is going to end up smarter than a smart person who isn’t.

[@cronus-kumo]

I can't even imagine why people are not hating on him for doing literally the right thing? Like these kids were blindly following social media oppinions and thoughts of others without questioning it and he simply told them what they are doing and now he gets cancelled for that? He can be as right as he wants, he did a good thing? I don't get what there is to cancel him for. Literally not only students are like this but the majority of people.

[@ReigoVassal]

Internet hive mind and too much free time. Also for having "different opinion"

[@gunnerbradley5282]

This guy told his students to simply think for themselves. There are teachers that sexually assault and sell drugs to minors and they’re simply moved to a new school. Teachers at universities will tell their students they should go out and riot, causing untold damage, and they are given a raise. This is pathetic.

[@oldylad]

Don’t do that. At university I took plenty of courses that taught me critical thinking. I took a philosophy course and learned that what I thought about abortion was a far deeper ethical discussion than the binary BS that was being spouted by both sides, I took a critical thinking course that opened my eyes to things like this and more. The psychology of credit cards was a fun one. Basically, it’s up to the individual these days. Of course a university student who took racial ethics or whatever is gonna be an idiot

[@stable9010]

The person who fired him should be fired instead.

[@thenewbohemian5779]

one misunderstands the actual purpose of our school system........ remember, the function of a system is what the system does. To think, well, our school system 'OUGHT" to or that it "SHOUDLD" do something, one is already engaged in mental gymnastics. Our public school system exists to reproduce political propaganda, this guy went against that.

[@sergeilunev2244]

His employer could've easily been "attentionphobic", just like 95% of government structures.

[@KenBro05]

And they should be ashamed of themself.

[@jong2359]

Out of a cannon, into a brick wall.

[@X1in]

@@jong2359 🤣

[@tokukao8987]

it's wild how this video was actively removed from reddit repeatedly and reported on other sites, is it really such a danger to society to show a process of asking questions

[@translatedbird1162]

The people white knighting for

[@morscoronam3779]

The same people who spew hatefulness towards JK Rowling.

[@Itsallsotiresome]

Look at who and what is behind reddit and you'll start to notice some things. Certain people in this world have convinced the rest of the world of a humongous lie, and people with critical thinking, strong reasoning ability, strong perceptive abilities, and strong detection of discrepancies have already dismantled that lie. They don't want other people to have that ability.

[@LordRykard9376]

​@@ItsallsotiresomeReddit is a giant progressive PSYOP controlled by California liberal equity and the Chinese Communist Party. Literally.

[@Broodjemetbeleg]

​@@Itsallsotiresome certain star shaped group of people....

[@user-hy5vj3rg9e]

The system wants slaves , not thinkers

[@CenarosNL]

There are a lot of similarities with the time Mao was in charge. Where everyone feared everything they ever said. Even had to be scared of family members. It’s not too far off today.

[@qc6057]

As a former teacher, we are told to teach children what to think. At Professional Development, we're taught what to think. I remember 2 years ago, I got reamed out for referring to my girlfriend at the time as my girlfriend and not my partner. I found out that referring to my "partner" as my "girlfriend" is homophobic and exclusionary. See, using a gendered term to describe someone close to me is non inclusive language and thusly, hateful. When I asked why I need to be inclusive when it comes to MY personal relationship, I was told that it could be triggering for someone who doesn't conform to gender norms, i.e. non binary. Naturally, I asked why they would care about when the term isn't even referring to them. The person silently glared at me, then went back to talking to all the teachers. To this day, I still don't understand, but people will still say its hateful, without providing any logical argument as to why. They are simply parroting what others have said, relying on their reasoning for it to make sense, never pondering on it themselves.

[@tomzpl]

they wont provide any comment because they know its evil propaganda and dont want to admit it.

[@edattacks]

Yea, this sound like some scary Orwell stuff 😨

[@FixationwithCarnage]

i just tell them i dont give a fuck.

[@XPHonza]

@@edattacks just finished reading Animal farm by Orwell, I agree, Sheep give me the shivers

[@danroak]

:/ why do people not understand that's not in best interest of us none gender comformative folks. I'm so sorry shit like that happened to you.

[@Yurie13]

and they fired him? you know how fucking rare a teacher would go his/her way to have an intellectual discussion with his/her student without power tripping and any usual teacher drama? tf is wrong with that school..

[@jonathanstone4878]

He was likely fired for being politically right outside his job, not necessarily for his teachings. He aligned himself with the Daily Wire for instance. Big mistake. If you want to come off as neutral, you're going to have to go on left leaning sites too.

[@Cuwop2]

Its heartbreaking 💔💔💔💔

[@anniedong8751]

​@@jonathanstone4878did any left wing platform invite him though

[@aikighost]

It is captured by the ideological left. Its that simple.

[@LoneWolf-rc4go]

The most likely explanation is that he's gone viral. Most places just don't want to deal with the sh*t that comes along with it (as well as them probably not agreeing with what he's saying).

[@L7nchYTofficial]

No wonder why we have no teachers in america. You can't speak out against delusion

[@oldylad]

That and they pay them less than most jobs

[@Baleur]

6:30 LOL "Video is fake, its staged" So? Even if it was? The argument and logic is true. That is just beyond unbelievable to even make a comment like that.

[@jong2359]

Exactly, even if you accept that the video is fake, does that change how you feel about it? Probably not, if you care about anything in this world.

[@DaviSilva-im6tl]

I mean, if the video was fake, that conversation never happened. If it was staged and presented as such, I don't think it would have so much buzz as it did, so he presented it as real... If not real, it takes away it's legitimacy. I aggree with the logic and that people should learn to think and question things. But it does seem really fake... Everything this guy produces seems super fake, I dunno

[@brianrossi9233]

Ridiculous! I guess he got fake fired too.

[@prestigemultimediagroup6436]

It wasn't staged it was part of a school broadcast before the broadcast he was trying to calm the nervous student who was about to interview him...

[@mandalanala4597]

​@@DaviSilva-im6tlI'm sure this person wrote that comment..oops sorry is it them/him/are/she🤪

[@Velacroix]

“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize” These people are sick in the head.

[@NoName-mi8js]

Hmm, children with cancer.

[@Samagachi]

@@NoName-mi8js when do you see children with cancer being criticized?

[@thenonexistinghero]

If you haven't ready, I suggest looking up the 'working definition' of antisemitism. Not the regular definition, but the 'working definition', which is the definition that western governments and the J-organisations use. And this definition is also US law since very recently, btw.

[@Samagachi]

@@thenonexistinghero does it have to do with the fact that you can go to jail in some countries for denying the holocaust?

[@thenonexistinghero]

@@Samagachi No sane person's denying the holocaust, that's just a weaponized term that the authorities (and their allies) use to discredit someone. That said, no one should be sent to prison or get fined on the basis of their opinion or beliefs, that's messed up. Also, do look up that 'working definition'. It's just insanity. Since it's now law in the US, even the Bible is illegal and antisemitic. The entirety of the Christian religion is considered antisemitic according to it.

[@tobiastalks1070]

He never said she wasn't transphobic, he never took a stance on that in the video. His whole point with the student was to critically examine the beliefs you hold against reality, and to measure your conviction in a belief against the knowledge you have. I'm so sick of people acting like not agreeing with someone else's position means you must take the opposite.

[@ImperativeGames]

Asking students to think is problematic already. Leading a student to questioning the cancel culture made it immediate firing.

[@sirjazz5776]

_"if you're not with me . . .Then, you're an ENNEMY ! RRRRREEEEEEE !"_ ~ The Wokesphere, F**in' Ever.

[@xboy6373]

She isn't transphobic.

[@TherealRTZ973]

"Only asking questions", is the effective equivalent, you're playing dumb, or just are dumb. "What are we to do about the Jewish problem" "I'm only asking questions". This way of hiding behind "I'm only asking questions" is a very old trick by fascists.

[@alan62036]

@@xboy6373 She is

[@jimmyjackz]

He got fired for not grooming the "right way" pretty much.

[@PurpleSirens]

They prefer the left way

[@s0f0ful]

Spend less time on video games and more time in Church if you actually want to fix the problem.

[@ThisisKyle]

​@@s0f0fulChurch isn't going to fix the problem

[@adude7944]

​@@s0f0ful they do the same in church as in school

[@jacksondewit6935]

@@PurpleSirens worse than that.

[@phlg]

When you’re stupid and someone says something that forces you to realize that you’re stupid, that’s violence.

[@prestigemultimediagroup6436]

The point wasn't that the student is stupid hes probably got really good grades... but he didn't know HOW to think... knowing things and knowing how to ANALYZE those things and form your own decision was the point smart one...

[@eytrix]

He absolutely got fired for "wrong think".

[@DaedLizrad]

Actually, in this case, "wrong thinking" might be the correct term.

[@ratman1125]

@@DaedLizrad Thoughtcrime :D

[@KingBingus96]

​@DaedLizrad Definitely not, you're currently wrong thinking

[@user-uo7fw5bo1o]

He should sue!

[@Shifft-This]

Thought police.

[@Mastervgl]

Socrates was a teacher who taught his disciples to think for themselves, and was sentenced to death by hemlock due to "corruption of the youth." The forces that be don't want people who think for themselves--free thinking is anathema to tyranny.

[@shroomer3867]

At the very least, it's comforting to know that this isn't the first time something has been done like this and probably not the last no matter how terrible it is, at the very least today at most you get fired and not executed by poisoning.

[@hpp676]

If you rise to a position of power, the best way to stay in power is to make sure others don't have the same options you did. Crippling people mentally through school is one of the methods used to keep the lower class in check.

[@Questioniblafy]

This is a common take, but not really historical. Socrates was convicted more so of impiety than “corruption of the youth”. Also the “corruption of the youth” wasn’t so much these darn kids are giving me respect but more “these darn kids temporarily overthrew democracy and established a tyrannical oligarchy”. Socrates and others got a blanket amnesty for their involvement in that, but you can imagine some people were a bit sore about the whole thing and might wanted to see him punished via some other charge.

[@Matwho]

It was also because no one at the time like Sacrotes. If you look at his arguement style, he never had a platform or a point. He would nvver answer questions only ever redirecting them in order to tear down the opponents stance. Socrates was a nay sayer, and everyone hated him for it. Thats the main reason they wanted him dead, but not enough of an excuse to execute him. Corrupting the youth, impiety, etc are all ways of saying, "he doesnt agree with anyone and he is a major wetblanket. Lets get rid of him."

[@niklas8578]

He could have fled easily but decided to die for the truth thinking that this will change the future for the better. What an idiot. ^^

[@Eddman368]

I’ve seen teachers literally on camera brag about being groomers to “take back the term” in regards to the LGBT books controversy suffer no consequences outside of parent backlash, but this guy gets fired for a basic thought exercise, this used to be common especially for science classes where you have to keep your bias in check

[@AJR99]

The single best experience I had in college was in a philosophy course with a professor who was my polar opposite in moral framework (Deontological to my Utilitarian). I had some of the most amazing discussions with him even though we diverged on approach to almost any topic you could pick. Some of the most productive and gratifying dialog comes from both parties having an open mind and being willing to think critically. Very sad that he was fired for this as it's exactly what young people need to learn.

[@oldylad]

At my Uni a philosophy course was required and I LOVED it. I think everyone should take one that challenges their own position on things, it’s really important

[@Lonaticus]

I come from a former communist country. Critical thinking was not allowed. School was designed to create good workers, not good thinkers. Seeing this happen in the US, in what's supposed to be a democracy is harrowing.

[@Tiasung]

The EU is in an even worse state

[@Aboleo80]

You are ridicoulous for thinking that any school in any country is for anything else than creating worker drones for the elites

[@SuperSolshy]

Precisely right, because the education sector has been invaded by marxists and individuals with no back bone.

[@braydensearle]

Its a managed democracy.

[@Aboleo80]

I replied to this but my comment didn't even make it. Moderation on this channel is insane.

[@FreakingRockstar101]

the fact that they tried to pay him to never talk about it again should show you exactly who is doing the wrong thing here

[@Alte.Kameraden]

We will you 300 rubles to turn off the water at Chernobyl. Sorry it doesn't prove who. Paying people to do something is a very universal concept.

[@FreakingRockstar101]

@@Alte.Kameraden No my friend, your example is completely different. Paying someone to perform an action is far different from paying someone to not talk about something that happened.

[@Alte.Kameraden]

@@FreakingRockstar101 Yes but you're vague as heck on "WHO" who is. Getting paid vs not getting paid doesn't explain anything.

[@FreakingRockstar101]

@@Alte.Kameraden That's my whole point... I made a statement at the theoretical level, that holds true at the applied level. My statement: The party WHO is trying to pay hush money is the WHO that is in the wrong. (true for any situation) The scenario: The people WHO fired this teacher and offered him money to never talk about it are the people WHO are in the wrong. (true for this situation) Hopefully this cleared the ambiguity.

[@toptwitchclipz7928]

@@Alte.Kameraden paying someone for a SERVICE is NORMAL..... paying someone TO NOT TALK ABOUT HOW THEY WERE WRONGLY TERMINATED..... IS A WHOOOOOOOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL OF FUCKED UP AND ABSOLUTELY WRONGGGGG!!!!!!!

[@monirogue1570]

As a kid I was always thinking outside the box and teachers ongoingly punished me for it growing up, they kept trying to make me think and be like everyone else and I even tried to do it but couldn't. I cannot imagine letting someone else think for me. I cannot imagine not having questions, not analyzing a situation and using critical thinking skills. I do it everyday. And jobs, bosses, teachers...none of them have honestly liked me for it. It definitely does get in the way of my ability to succeed in society. Since I don't have power, friends with power, a lot of money or financial backing I don't have the resources to actually create my own work, but I am not giving up. This is the biggest reason I don't want to work for other people is I do not want them to tell me what I can and can't say and what I can and can't think. It's been scary to me for a long time how society operates they literally pretend to respect free speech and critical thinking while blatantly punishing those that go against their agenda. And let's be honest, most of the people going against their group thinking aren't terrorists they're people who critically think and don't follow for the sake of following, but rather take a deep dive into controversial issues to try and understand the subject matter from all sides and personally I believe everyone should think this way. It is a crying shame so many people live their lives never truly thinking for themselves and it's because this culture taught them if they wanted to succeed and be popular and not get fired, cast out, hurt...that's what they have to do. This is definitely taught at an early age IN schools.

[@fuzzy_bunny343]

Pls make a social media presence (youtube) and share your out-of-the-box thinking with the world. It can also possibly help fund your life (patreon etc.)

[@monirogue1570]

@@fuzzy_bunny343 I've considered doing this a few times now actually tbh, I think most people would consider me a fringe laughable meme if I did so, but I guess you never really know until you take a chance, who would think that someone like Asmon would have such a following, and in many ways I think a lot like he does on a lot of these issues. But does the world of streaming need another Asmon? I'm not sure the answer is yes 🤣

[@bubbles0216]

I've had similar experiences. I've been constantly bullied by most people around me for not being what others want or expect. I ask too many questions. I care too much. I think the world needs an "army" of Asmon-type thinkers right now, actually. There are too many groupthinkers on the internet, and in real life, and there are consequences for that.

[@kyosokutai]

He should sue them for intellectual property theft. The contents of his computer was not theirs to take.

[@Aserox]

The debate itself is immaterial - Whether Rowling is bigoted is irrelevant to what this man showed his student - *Form your own opinions after looking into things.* - He showed to the student "Take a look for yourself what the person actually said, does it differ to what you think? Does it differ to how people are painting them? Is their thinking unjust, unfair, illogical? If so, why? How do *you* feel about what they said, separate to other peoples opinions? Why would other people want to paint this person as X or Y?" - Critical Thinking is such an important skill that's being actively drained out of people.

[@konaqua122]

It is really irrelevant whether JK Rowling is bigoted or not because of 2 things 1. It is her opinion. Like, no one can say their own opinion now? 2. She is not in politics. She cannot pass laws that would force others what she thinks so ANY of her opinion is irrelevant, same as every other people's opinions regarding that topic that isn't in politics.

[@Thisguy2532]

Cause they don’t want you to think

[@brjones27]

Someone found out he leaned right-wing. The rest is just a setup to get him out of the leftist system.

[@DirtRabbit]

Facts

[@Skenjin]

Because they don't want the next generation to have critical thinking skills. Much harder to control people who have those skills.

[@DFalco-nz5tl]

The amount of chatters that see “leaning right wing” as some form of crime is concerning.

[@Abababab2100]

centrist is the modern day extreme right

[@ando_ow]

That happens when media is mostly controlled by left wing supporters

[@kuzakiv3095]

also i like how critical thinking is considered “leaning right wing” nowadays

[@Uryendel]

also the leaning right wing is inciting a student to think by himself

[@Stevo.100]

These people grew up being told "if it's good it's left wing, if it's bad it's right wing".

[@undertonebg]

Disgusting and shameful. Wrongful termination, he should sue and be proud of teaching such a valuable skill in this day and age. Fahrenheit 451 and Nineteen Eighty-Four shouldn't be manuals and it looks like we are headed straight for it.

[@KaiserFaust]

“Contrapoints does a great-“ Gonna stop you right there, kiddo…

[@silverdust4197]

He just used the Socratic method, He did not say Rowling yes or no , he just asked why ? He should not have been fired.

[@BoondockGore]

Wait until they find out that it's only plastic surgery and not magic.

[@laurelkeeper]

@@BoondockGoreHave you tried talking to people about their transition? I feel like you’re acting from a one-dimensional perspective of the issue, I see people fully aware of what they’re doing and nevertheless fully in support of it all the time.

[@oidrops]

​@@laurelkeeper You are the one that havr one sided thinking. Have studys showing ppl regreting transitioning and a few who fight against doing this to kids.

[@DJVoxel]

​​​@oidrops The actual rates of detransition is extremely low. In addition, there are a number of safeguards in place to avoid having people transition if they are likely to detransition.

[@jackantharia]

​@@DJVoxelregretting transition does not mean committing to detransition necessarily?

[@grundged]

Similar thing happened to my father years ago. He was a professor at a very distinguished university. He got fired for failing students who were caught cheating in his class. They were kids of rich parents. They didn't like that so they got him fired.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Yup. If you ain't rich, then you ain't nothin'. Health is wealth; might is right. Being intelligent, insightful, analytical, logical, and ethical are DANGEROUS in a world full of wealthy megalomaniacs in power. You can be societally erased with the click of a button. 💪😎✌️

[@miekwavesoundlab]

I’d like to know more. Do you have. Link to his video testimony?

[@suitar1]

​@@Novastar.SaberCombat if your mad at someone who's rich, you're better off taking matters into your own hands.

[@yoshyusmc]

Yes has been happening for at least 30 years. Only now people are paying attention.

[@BlueCatArt]

damn....

[@sash7831]

He should sue for unfair dismissal. He was teaching critical thinking. It doesn’t matter if he’s left or right wing because that didn’t come into the class. He broke it down with the student and the student critically analysed what he had asked. They lost a good teacher and this makes their school look bad.

[@kishin901]

Consequences when it's someone else in the outgroup = accountability. Consequences when it's you in the out group = persecution. In my experience this is how a lot of people think. When it's something you agree with and someone who disagrees with it gets punished for it, they perceive it as good, when it's the other way around, then it's bad.

[@rambo64bit82]

This Teacher was held to a standard higher than the fucking President

[@cantinadudes]

To be fair the president does have dementia

[@azulral]

Damn.

[@xerosereveracity88]

People hate Jk rowling and brought him down for even remotely defending her

[@Acueil]

More than Obama and Biden for sure, but about the same as Trump.

[@MrLubbs]

Facts wth

[@Melatoniki]

Idiocracy the movie is getting to closer to being real

[@saladv3028]

It's already real wym

[@pinkdonkey4397]

I was literally about to say this, lmao!

[@Duderonamy1337]

It has already been patched in, and its live on the clown world server

[@MurrayLime]

got to get my electrolytes ready

[@apoorvatripathi7304]

​@@MurrayLimeGATORADE!!!!!

[@AsahiMiyagi]

That's why when I was in school, not too long ago, I was glad my teachers spoke and taught me how to think, as opposed to what to think. Truly grateful.

[@carlysmith7557]

The most upsetting part of this video is listening to this high school student try to read. Some teacher deserves to be fired for that.

[@assassincat4942]

This kinda thing makes me so glad my parents were smart enough to realize everything was going downhill and pull me out of 2nd grade to do homeschool instead.

[@Kul-tegin]

My brother (who is a professor) got a warning from his university for telling the students "to remember to do their readings" they claimed it was intimidating for the students...this is literally standard teacher conduct.

[@fourth-dimensionalbeing9737]

Fuckin hell! just get online courses at this point. You'll probably learn more for cheaper cost.

[@philipbutler6608]

And that’s why we have courts. If people don’t use courts to stop this shit it will continue.

[@panagiotislepelis8177]

I finished my Doctorate a couple of years ago then i shadowed another professor to see how teaching was like and when he was explaining all the can and can't dos i instantly decided i'd rather go into research cause i am not dealing with that. They even told him last year to not deduct points for not having a table of references or references altogether in college level student projects, that's just insane to me. No reference no source material so people just write what they find in chatgpt or out of their ass and learn nothing. Great system.

[@randipoling635]

@@fourth-dimensionalbeing9737jokes on you. Online classes are the same cost.

[@mrrace6318]

My friends who teaches in the Netherlands got into trouble for saying “good morning ladies and gentlemen” the parents went mad

[@stargazerkawaii]

I hate how extreme our world has gotten. How politics are destroying families, preventing friendships, and ending jobs.

[@rishirajbose2444]

I wish people would realize that they will do much more to improve the lives of the people around them by being kind and honest than some rando in DC with a god complex. Politics is not worth throwing away the good people in your life.

[@dltn42]

Also Transphobia is killing people..

[@iZlick]

I don't know how someone reading a tweet and drawing their own conclusion is even considered politics

[@makotonarukami7468]

So glad I dropped out of college in 2012. Perhaps those Doomsday December 21 2012 was a spiritual kind of end of the world scenario in which the hate speech out of this campus was beginning to get recognized by the masses.

[@justinhadasch]

*our country

[@kevincarter1212]

19:01 Ex-teacher here. Teaching public school is the worst financial ROI. Teaching how to think did me in. Got so much shit for not just giving kids the answers. Wore me down and eventually was given the ultimatum to quit or be moved to middle school.

[@dissonantchaos7724]

How is this not communism?

[@Punn4sec]

You mean dictatorship?

[@TheMrKjw]

It is, 😂 toe that party line boys and girls the uk is already their you guys are next

[@oldylad]

That is insanely stupid, I hope you’re young bud

[@boomcat1337]

I would say facism, talk against the goverment, get shut down.

[@Valen-mh9fh]

It's about thinking critically and not succumbing to group think. It could happen anywhere, left or right, or religious.

[@GinSoakedBrain]

"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize"

[@redsimonDE]

The quote isn't from Voltaire, however it has been proven right throughout history.

[@GinSoakedBrain]

@@redsimonDE Thx.

[@DoctorOklich]

*rubs hands* stop noticing

[@timrim9405]

And fun fact is that the same happened to ContraPoints. She wasn't that bad at the beginning but she angered wrong people and at some point been forced to bend, and after that she been bending and bending more and more into delusional psychotic mess just to avoid "right wing" label at any cost. This is how brain rot spreads. She is specialized with making long weird theories that fundamentally doesn't make any sense and often could be stopped at the beginning with single simple question :/

[@DDCrp]

Big Mike

[@stevewhite5045]

The school district that fired him deserves international attention.

[@nikolaikalashnikov4253]

...IKR... like what "school" is this ???

[@Dotalol123]

Yeah seriously, people don't enlist to be teachers for fame and money and this guy actually has some passion left in him to teach kids something, so they threw him out, ridiculous...

[@anubis9151]

Well, it's getting, but for example, I look at this and think, "oh, it's more of the US being itself." Unfortunately the US is a parody of a country.

[@TheJacob232]

Would need to know the school to do so but agreed

[@thisguy103]

its the entire system not individual schools

[@dive2drive314]

They HATE it when someone can't be bought off or silenced.

[@jeremyashcraft2053]

the Irony of this teacher using the Socratic method on "the youth" and facing a similar fate as Socrates did for doing so.

[@RubixNoob1993]

Take sides out of it, just the fact that he was fired for teaching someone to think for themselves and separate from the mob mentality is a terrifying glimpse into our future.

[@JebJebJebbers]

they proved his point

[@adam.maqavoy]

Just 6 Years ago; I were having a debate with Friends/Teacher on This and I was a Student at a *Public Community-School* Going the last year of mine. Were also The Student class Rep (Cause no one else wanted to be) and have had success on Debate in the past. Almost every Teacher turned on me. And the Friends I had..? They tried to sway the convos The most frustrating position I've ever been at. Especially when you cannot even *speak* on the Conversations. Have the whole detailed version in a personal Notebook of mine.

[@Clone895]

It's scary how uninformed and ignorant most people are. I just hope that freedom prevails over "safety."

[@420Kyle1620]

The sides are truth vs lies; leave the sides in.

[@konsyjes]

well, it may be that people like him are more representative of the future. We'll see how it goes. Ceausescu also thought everything was going fine until it wasn't.

[@jcstang8952]

"didn't really think about it". Huge problem. People need to be more careful right now.

[@ForgottenMyth]

No, now is the time to take a stand. They can't fire everyone. You give an inch, and they will take a mile.

[@jcstang8952]

@@ForgottenMyth I agree with you. Time to hold people who don't think, accountable.

[@koolunit]

True 'they' cant fire everyone. But no-one will stand with you. Save yourself first, secure independance or security in some way before speaking out. The mindvirus is real, and people around you...are part of it

[@samus6256]

So many of todays young people are just like this kid, have zero clue about anything and yet they blindly follow the cult of woke.

[@wishiwasaneet26816]

That sounds an awful lot like: "you should self-censor because of the bigots that surround you."

[@nickanna8857]

Wow. What an incredible teacher. No judgement. No opinion. No argument. Relaxed and calm. Some new school district is about to get very lucky.

[@thatgameguy4929]

Teach a man to think and you give him freedom, tell him what to think and he’ll be dependent on you for life.

[@hedition9346]

This guy pushes his students to think. We need more teachers like this. He is the real deal.

[@lifeisashonen4291]

That's why he must be removed

[@jonathanstone4878]

Likely got fired for being polarized to the right. He needed to go on shows on the left to at least appear neutral.

[@henkdachief]

îdk i think he should have lost his job over this he is going rogue

[@rikuran7042]

@@jonathanstone4878 Which is stupid. How many teachers get fired for being obviously biased to the left? Whey should go to right shows by your logic to appear neutral but they do not. Because we all know that one side has the good label and one side has the bad label. So the actual advice is: Be left - don't be right. Because the schools are biased but like to pretend that they are "neutral".

[@chrisestabrooks8197]

​@@lifeisashonen4291and thats why your computer should be checked for child abuse content and arrested on those charges

[@CTSimRacing]

My daughter informed me last week that when she presents a project at school with a classmate that they are not even allowed to use each other's names, but HAVE to refer to each other as partner and that they get in trouble if they do use names. I told her to keep using names if that is what she prefers and that the school does not get to tell her how to speak. This is an elementary school up here in Canada. Needless to say I have a meeting with the principal next week for my daughter not using partner when told too.

[@RunyaEithelNar]

Sounds crazy, but this is Canada. Not using names is extra dehumanising for kids.

[@putent9623]

Bruh. Now we know for a fact they want you to be robots. Imagine 30 years from now, youre in your office, and when you see your work mate you cant even say their name. Just "oh hows the day going workmate" or "hows the day going 334B" I guess it makes sense. I always knew a dystopia is more likely than a utopia.

[@albech9659]

Watch europa the last battle You’ll know what’s happening exactly C o m m u n i s m. Or should i say z i o n i s m Is ruling

[@angelamurphy6233]

Oh yeah. They're definitely training children how to "think". How to think like the State.

[@angelamurphy6233]

​@@putent9623 exactly. They don't want us to have meaningful relationships with anyone.

[@Nirmiti.]

This teacher seems genuinely kind. I would gladly have him teach my future children.

[@thomaswhaley9799]

The sad thing is people don’t think for themselves anymore.

[@f687sNFM]

The downfall of humanity is when people prioritize their feelings over reality

[@darkshaman98]

Beep beep boop boop

[@eafesaf6934]

Yep.

[@br34d86]

You mean when LGB added the T?

[@kaiderhai86]

It's worse when it's not even how they feel but instead just hop on the hate train in fear of being looked down upon.

[@FireJach]

It started with religions

[@asherdales]

Sadly you can't argue with logic against people who's side is based on emotion.

[@aaron.6923]

True

[@station-7]

You can, you just can’t expect it to get you anywhere with them. State your case and give them a chance to learn even though they probably won’t.

[@nikolaikalashnikov4253]

The flip-side of the coin is that because they're NOT thinking clearly, you can use that as an exploit to lead them into a nightmare of a "legal trap" !!! ...that is... if you know the "Rules of the Game" in advance, and hence, which "rule" to invoke for that particular situation !!! :P

[@heroman1322]

@@station-7 It's not much of an argument then

[@station-7]

@@heroman1322 - Why do you want to argue at all? Make your point and move on when people don’t listen.

[@wanderer316]

All they have to say is 'I think,' 'IMO,' or something similar at the beginning of their statements

[@travissmarion]

The system that fires this teacher who's actually teaching children how to think for themselves... Is the problem.

[@its_sanuff2890]

Teacher fired for teaching students how to think instead of what to think. Sounds about right.

[@xM0RT3Mx]

What a time to be alive.

[@bradleymoore2797]

Soon to be replaced by AI who will teach people to have AI think for them instead. 🧐

[@DrakyHRT]

​@@bradleymoore2797it's crazy because the AI will be programmed based on the creator's ethics and their political opinions.

[@DeafMan1957]

I used to work as a teacher. My bosses never supported me, helped me with students or tried to listen to me. However they would change grades behind my back (even when I had the 'receipts' of why some students deserved a certain grade), they never wanted to give a grade below 60 even if the assignment was completely undone, and they let students get away with a LOT of stuff (student pushed a member of ADMINISTRATION up against the lockers, but nothing happened to him). I love education, I want to help children, but greedy people care more about shareholder money than teaching students.

[@arizona_anime_fan]

a cousin of mine had that happen to her (Changing grades behind her back), so she redid the grading system in her class. everyone got 60% for signing their name. everything else on the test was the rest of the grade. she got fired for giving half her class a 60 (that's right, half the kids couldn't even bother to do the tests)

[@dox.K]

What a world we live in

[@why97359]

​@arizona_anime_fan I don't understand, 64% and under is an F, what is the purpose of giving a 60 vs a 0?

[@DeafMan1957]

@@why97359 I had the same question and asked it to my boss. They would say, paraphrasing here, "If the students have an 'epiphany' later on and want to do better, then they can make up the grade and still graduate". Not even kidding. And because of this mindset, 2 students of mine who did absolutely nothing through the entire school year, no turned in assignments or anything, passed because my administrators allowed them to.

[@bousch8253]

@@arizona_anime_fan I was fired from high school teaching job as well, in Arizona. Because I did the same thing. Districts are funded by the state/government based on how many students are sitting in those desks. They are also funded based on their Grade Rating of the School and District. The more students fail the lower that Grade Rating lowers. The less funding that District gets. If you were to read or grade the students papers, it's pretty bad. Our educational system is failing our kids. I have no hope for the future of this country honestly. There are plenty of good teachers out there but the bad teachers outweigh the good and the system goes against anyone who has free thinking for both students and faculty. I no longer teach and went back to what I did in the military before teaching. I make more money doing it. My kids also go to charter school. Public education is no longer feasible. If you can homeschool, or send them to charter/private schools, do it! They are less likely to indoctrinate your child because they are funded by YOU the parent. And when they get to that college age, do not send them there, they will be in debt for the rest of their lives with this type of economy. Trade school is where to go. Its the new world we live in. Sadly. EDIT: Our current governor here "Hobbs" is for public school and against school choice. So that doesn't help either.

[@Spartacus547]

The fact that they have access to his banking information I would automatically have already called a lawyer within minutes

[@mymai5859]

If that teacher is not sueing the school, the board & the state then he needs to get a lawyer asap. A big settlement is coming his way

[@mrbonanza2606]

Former teacher here. You are 100% right on your assessment. Good teachers don't stay in the field. You come in with passion and wanting to make a difference but that fades quickly with the reality of the job. It's hard work for shit pay and no respect. about 40% of teachers are expected to leave the field, that is insane. So the people you get sticking around are those with no other choice, or those with something to prove.

[@SpongLovely]

Interesting I don’t see any disagreers trying to disagree with toy

[@mrbonanza2606]

@@SpongLovely Because everyone who works or has worked in education knows it to be true. Our education system is so fucked it will be a political crisis in the near future. People know things are bad but they don't know how bad.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

@mrbonanza2606 I mean it's already been the centre of a number of poltical controversy that seem to be increasing in frequency. So I don't doubt it being the centre of. A political crisis in the near future

[@Wonton-the-Sea-Snail]

i just had a teacher like this (taught business ethics), he would play devils advocate against any opinion we had, regardless of how fucked up it sounded. first day i had him, he was arguing FOR necrophilia and i had to argue against it. he of course had his own opinions, but he would never say them until the topic of conversation was long over because he didnt want his thoughts to influence our reasoning

[@TheTwinkelminkelson]

I didn't quite have that but I had a teacher that basically spent one class feeding the students subtle propaganda about the current political climate at the time. At the end of the class, he told everyone he was lying the whole time and feeding us propaganda, and then taught us how to spot the lies and realize how any person in a political debate can and will use "facts" and present them as if they were actual facts. It was a very eye-opening lesson, and I'm so thankful for having that class, years later.

[@homeopathicfossil-fuels4789]

I had a hardcore libertarian social studies/politics teacher like that, he was open about that position but he didnt go with the state mandated "socialism = high tax low freedom - liberalism = low tax high freedom" tier terrible education on the subject, he took things we said seriously and actually for once defined marxism correctly, unlike our history teacher who went "marxism is when you hate jews and want to steal everything"

[@desertmammoth3159]

I remember we had a new history teacher come in and it was the first lesson on Germany 1918-1945 and he was talking to us really quietly about the quality of life in Germany in the aftermath of WW1 and as he continued talking he got louder and louder and none of us knew what the heck was going on, until by the end he was standing on a chair and gesticulating his arms wildly. After his "performance" he then explained that was how ... what's a YT friendly way to say this? AH? Yeah, that's how AH made his speeches, going from quiet and reserved and then upping the tempo as he went. Great guy, great introduction to the topic. We all did very well in the exams.

[@georgeporgy7568]

My English teacher taught like this as well.

[@mikewlazlinski4309]

​@@homeopathicfossil-fuels4789 uh the stealing your stuff part was 100% true. Just remember you are the means of production. There isn't a way around it. Communism is implied slavery my man.

[@IsDefinitelyHuman]

Teacher is asking the student questions, aka teaching. Teaching isn't just telling people things and having them just absorb information. It's learning about why it's what it's.

[@brendanhoxie2831]

I think it's time for employers with general labor to say, no college education allowed!

[@michaellombardi5831]

Theres nothing our schools hate more then someone taught to critically think instead of just following the cult 100%. I'm surprised this teacher ever had a job to begin with in the USA today.

[@Michal235]

Than.

[@revengance4149]

Im from Germany, and our schoolsystem has been nearly the same since Otto von Bismark implanted a, for his time, revolutionary education system. That was during the industrial age, meant to teach children how to be efficient fabric workers, and I hear the US education system is a fair bit worse than ours so that tells you all you need to know

[@Quniverse]

“Two percent of the people think; three percent of the people think they think; and ninety-five percent of the people would rather die than think.”

[@Vultain]

Thinking is difficult in the sense of coming to terms of what you truly can't do. We all lead lives by deluding ourselves because the truth is painful. You're only useful to someone until you aren't. One of the most powerful things as much as I truly hate it is someone's perception is their reality. Even if it has nothing to do with anything. I guarantee if you could watch your own life be recorded it's scary how not accurate our recollection of events actually is. We polish up a memory that may or may not be true or might be partially true. Also, how much of yourself is real if you don't actually remember things correctly or truly have an ability to comprehend things? No one wants to admit they are wrong. No one wants to admit their memory and other things are fallable. The brightest person in a room is sometimes the individual who truly realizes how little they know. But also come to the realization very few people are special and really don't know as much as they think. Thinking can be paralyzing if it consumes your life. If you don't have the power to make a difference. I think the sign of a times is people being buried for actually thinking. It's simply easier for the masses not to think due to the actual consequences of stopping and thinking.

[@thebelmont1995]

Yup. Thats why religion exists. Ahem "God works in mysterious ways" "Its all a part of the divine plan" "God exists beyond our minds we can't criticize him or test him hes beyond us" 100% agree. 75% of the world pleads ignorance to super natural forces.

[@badwolf8112]

to be fair, thinking can get extremely difficult. level 0 is like thoughts popping into your head and just going with them without further analysis. the commonly misunderstood 'natural selection' comes to mind: whatever persists, keeps propagating -- if people can survive without thinking much, we will continue having a lot of people who do just that.

[@freakydeaky1435]

so... none of the people that actually think think they think? because these aren't mutually exclusive lol

[@hiddendrifts]

thinking is tiring and time consuming, so it's not entirely illogical that most of the time, people just react rather than think. but for critical moments, it is better to think than just react

[@keithmurray5791]

The biggest crime in society today is to not appeal to stupidity when speaking.

[@gamesonastick]

There are a LOT of gaping holes in these conversations

[@HyperMario64]

He should sue for wrongful dismissal.

[@wild5851]

Sadly the American system doesn’t allow it, everyone says sue but not everyone has the money TO sue

[@charlespanache7047]

Even if you had the money to sue, you are going against a board of lawyers that have been working with the school and state for decades. Who do you think you can hire that will have the balls to stand up to them, let alone the foundation to win a case when the entire state is against you?

[@MuDkipzCHancelLOr]

@wild5851 There’s more money in the “if I don’t win your case, you pay nothing” model because they charge a percent and are incentivized to go for more money. But ok

[@robbingpetertopaypaul]

​@@MuDkipzCHancelLOr that's called pro bono right?

[@araamahasla555]

@@MuDkipzCHancelLOr And who would take that deal when they know it's unwinnable?

[@hammersticks7138]

I was lucky to have a teacher in high school like this. At one point they wanted to make us students sign a paper saying we wouldn’t bullying, and I objected to it and questioned the need for it. He supported me and my classmates and encourages us to ask questions and critically think about things like this. Ask questions like could we legally sign something like this, is there a need for it, what are we to be held liable with and what is even considered bullying per their terms. I went to a small school, everyone knew everyone. My graduating class was like 12 kids. There wasn’t a need and it was something being imposed on us from the new principle. And I never had to sign it. People should be encouraged to think critically and find their own perspectives. That’s the power of diversity. It’s not about the color of your skin, which is what people today are being told it is. Diversity is the difference of opinions based on experiences and cultures etc. what these people do is fear that and fight against it as if their life depends on it.

[@Surcradis]

i guess we all have this kind of teacher once. but in the end, the teacher who shows to the internet that teacher like this is exist are problem. the school or the system (?) doesn't want other teachers get motivated by this kind of teaching.

[@aSSGoblin1488]

as a teacher, i also made students sign a paper that they would not report me for SA

[@aSSGoblin1488]

ngl not even sure what they are feeding these highschool girls nowadays

[@-Mintyy]

@@aSSGoblin1488you should call a help hotline and talk out these feelings you’re having bc it’s unhealthy and won’t lead you anywhere good in life.

[@Syvern.]

​@@-MintyyIt's bait, bro.

[@PhatesDemise]

I wish he did say the school's name. I 100% understand the concept of not divulging because of the amount of hate on the internet. I will say it seems strange that no students have come out as "He works at this school". I see how someone could see its fake though without any proof he works at a school whatsoever, but I also could see how it could be real in the current environment. I doubt it would have had to do with the "teaching students how to think" and more "you brought up a controversial political topic and spread it across the internet which may or may not reflect the university." This said I don't know, but I highly believe it would be the second one even though it's still wrong in my opinion given how he asked the questions he didn't lead or force anyone into any train of thought on the topic other than developing their own opinion of it. Its not even an end all be all as the student does more research in the topic he could decide the first opinion was correct, but then he could articulate himself better with the evidence if it exists.

[@Not_Soundwave]

Props to the teacher for guiding the student towards how to research and think for yourself, and props to the kid for the "I feel like an idiot now." It takes a lot to admit being wrong or feeling stupid, because no one ever wants to be wrong or stupid.

[@SlizenDize]

Finally a good teacher. No wonder he got fired.

[@JAR2388]

That teacher is genuine af

[@user-ec3rm9wr1n]

In some situations you need to be calm too much nonsense

[@KoraOSRS]

The PC seizure without a courtesy period for him to back up the hard drive is fucking twisted man, I can’t imagine losing 2+ years worth of daily digital personal and professional belongings.

[@oldylad]

Because of the idiot hate mob. The dude that argued against Asmon was a great example, they missed the point entirely and ruined a dude over it. They have quite literally prove. His point lmao

[@dwminiboss511]

Wrongthink. If I could only remember where I read it first...

[@saywhat2698]

They waited for his 15 minutes of 'fame' to pass and then they fired him.

[@a_person_of_all_time]

Crazy that he never even stated his opinions, only made the students think on their own instead of eating up other people's opinions, yet he gets fired

[@Undertaker257]

Nothing crazy, our world has been that way for a long time,people just choos not to see.

[@TwoBs]

…but … but … he holds a viewpoint that people on the right may hold, so that automatically makes him a right-winger, does it not. That’s how we’re supposed to view things. Based on such, we obviously have to totally discard everything he says now. We can’t have someone in academia expressing views or opinions that some people on the right may hold, as well … and what exactly deems something to be “right-wing”? Well, because I said so. If it goes against what I believe is politically righteous, he’s expressing and encouraging right-wing views. Duh. He made a video talking about Hollywood pandering and failing to use logical thinking with their media? That is totally a right winger. I’ve seen people on the right talk about that stuff so that means he’s one of them. There are no individuals. He even read from the Daily Wire at some point - now that’s a far right extremist thing to do, is it not? See, a total right-winger. I don’t need to hear anything else from him as I’ve done made my mind up about him: he’s a grifter pushing right-wing ideals in academia. We cannot have that. That’s not what critical thinking is about. It’s about coming to conclusions that align with me politically. You just can’t hold views and opinions that may hold some right-wing sentiment (and I base that on my own political leanings, because anything that’s the opposite on what I view as being good is obviously right-wing). It’s very dangerous and promotes people to look at both sides - now THAT is scary because it has people listening to right-wing extremists that say things I don’t agree with, and it’s dangerous to let people hear out extremists. We need to stifle their ability to ever spread such hate, especially in academic settings. 2 tons of sarcasm, by the way.

[@sik3xploit]

@@Undertaker257 Thought policing Communists are some of the most irrational people, so yes it is crazy.

[@EB-73-]

14:23 Education is NOT corporation. Obviously a lot of schools rely on the types of public funding theyre able to access, but that should never take priority over the substance of education provided. Being taught (literally) gay shit over a macbook is NEVER going to be equivalent to actually being given the harsh truth of reality through the use of a goddamn dry erase.

[@michaelaine14]

Respect to the student