The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

I've heard it many times and the more I read in independent and alternative news, the more I read about teachers being labeled as too "liberal." Right as the war in Iraq began, an elementary school teacher spoke to a class about alternatives to war. A student asked if she was for or against protests and she stated that she favored all alternatives to war, until it was truly the last resort. So, a student tattled on her and not long after, she was let go by the school. Not too long after that, a college professor made comparisons between George W. Bush and Adolf Hitler. Toward the end of his speech, he noted that all he was trying to do was provoke thought and just because he said what he did, didn't make him right. He was just attempting to get the students to open their minds and look at things in a different light. A student ratted on him and the teacher got suspended from teaching until the investigation comes to a close. These are only two of the many storie...