03-10-2015, 06:42 PM
Williams had reportedly gotten consent forms for adult content from the parents in advance of the course, but after some of the kids told on her and the parents saw Twig 'n Berries 
written on the board, they were appalled!
Ah well, I don't think it was anything for her to get fired over, but I think high school instructors teaching college-level courses can cook their own gooses with poor judgement, and that's what happened to Williams and probably Olio too. They failed to tailor the class material to the lowest common denominator in terms of student maturity level (or consider the conservative views of a lot of parents when it comes to education). Too bad -- they both appear to have been passionate and creative teachers.
I wasn't in college courses in high school, but I was in what was called "Honors" classes. We read Slaughterhouse-Five, Lord of the Flies, The Most Dangerous Game and some other books with sexual references and profanity when I was a senior. The cussing and sex was no big deal to me or any of us. The subject matter of the stories was way more disturbing (which I actually liked, but not everybody did).
written on the board, they were appalled!Ah well, I don't think it was anything for her to get fired over, but I think high school instructors teaching college-level courses can cook their own gooses with poor judgement, and that's what happened to Williams and probably Olio too. They failed to tailor the class material to the lowest common denominator in terms of student maturity level (or consider the conservative views of a lot of parents when it comes to education). Too bad -- they both appear to have been passionate and creative teachers.
I wasn't in college courses in high school, but I was in what was called "Honors" classes. We read Slaughterhouse-Five, Lord of the Flies, The Most Dangerous Game and some other books with sexual references and profanity when I was a senior. The cussing and sex was no big deal to me or any of us. The subject matter of the stories was way more disturbing (which I actually liked, but not everybody did).