Utah high school teacher who had kids brainstorm genitalia slang gets paid leave

[Janelle2002 3,865]

How far is too far to teach kids? What is the purpose of teaching this to kids?

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Utah high school teacher who had kids brainstorm genitalia slang gets paid leave

A Pleasant View, Utah high school teacher is now on paid leave after she asked her students to come up with a bunch of slang terms for their genitalia as part of a course called “Adult Roles and Financial Literacy.”

The genitalia brainstorm session occurred on Friday at Weber High School. The teacher is Ashley Williams,reports The Salt Lake Tribune.

“We had some students who reported to administration that a teacher was having an exercise where they were put into groups, male and female, to come up with names for genitalia,” Weber School District spokesman Nate Taggart told the Standard-Examiner. “These were any names that the kids could come up with, and then they were listed on the board.”

When the concerned students told school officials about the exercise, the officials rushed to William’s classroom.

“It was still on the whiteboard, and they had her erase it immediately,” Taggart told the Standard-Examiner. He also noted that the school district found the lesson inappropriate.

A spokesman for the local teachers union, Matt Ogle, explained that Williams got the idea to have students share colloquialisms for male and female genitalia when she attended a Career and Technical Education conference at which other teachers imparted their favorite classroom strategies.

“She’s a very conscientious teacher and cares very much about her students, and I think since this caused a stir, she doesn’t want to do something that causes a stir like this,” Ogle told the Tribune.

The union spokesman noted that Williams won’t have students brainstorm about sex organ monikers in the future.

It’s not clear what genitalia – or what kids call genitalia – has to do with a class called “Adult Roles and Financial Literacy.” A course description obtained by the Standard-Examiner explains that the course is designed to prepare students to “understand the nature, function and significance of individual and family relationships integrated with general financial literacy.”

The class offers concurrent college credit to enrolled high school students.

While she enjoys her paid leave, Williams, a seven-year veteran of the Weber School District, faces an investigation and possible disciplinary action.

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[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

In 6th grade, our teacher wanted to make a point that kids like to say dirty words but they aren't smart enough to spell diarrhea. Not sure why, I guess the message was that if you want to swear, stay in school.

So this one kid wrote "DIARRHEA" on his pencil box in permanent marker and it was there all year. Good times.

[Danno 1,228]

<<<Williams got the idea to have students share colloquialisms for male and female genitalia when she attended a Career and Technical Education conference at which other teachers imparted their favorite classroom strategies.>>>

NOw we know what is going on during Teacher Work Shop Days.

[luckytxn 2,265]

I can't fathom the reasoning behind a teacher doing this. I suspect she needs more training or closer supervision.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

<<<Williams got the idea to have students share colloquialisms for male and female genitalia when she attended a Career and Technical Education conference at which other teachers imparted their favorite classroom strategies.>>>

NOw we know what is going on during Teacher Work Shop Days.

I am sure they didn't tell her to come up with slang words for private parts. Come on DAnno.

[Danno 1,228]

I am sure they didn't tell her to come up with slang words for private parts. Come on DAnno.

That seems to be exactly what was indicated. (reread my quoted section)

What we don't know is if the idea came from a conversation with another teacher at the conference or if the idea was part of the conference is self.

No matter where she heard the idea from, what kind of judgement does she have to use such a method... especially when it has no relation to the subject at hand.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Bottom line, unionized teachers are evil. There, I said it since someone appears to be lacking the guts to come right out and say it himself.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

That seems to be exactly what was indicated. (reread my quoted section)

What we don't know is if the idea came from a conversation with another teacher at the conference or if the idea was part of the conference is self.

No matter where she heard the idea from, what kind of judgement does she have to use such a method... especially when it has no relation to the subject at hand.

For once, I agree with you on something. whew