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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
As a teacher and school admin I don't find the notion that objectionable. Seems like a potentially meaningful activity if set up well. The fact that other parents in the community were rallying behind the teacher tells me that it probably was meaningful.
Opinions like those expressed by flamesfever just make me feel pain as an educator. Many of the best teachers teach on the edge a bit.
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I agree that the best teachers tend to teach on the edge. However I believe there has to be limits.
IMO it's OK to discuss suicide with kids, providing it's handled correctly with a person who has adequate training and experience, but to experiment by encouraging them to dwell on negatives in their life and follow it with a suicide letter is crossing the line...particularly at that age.
Incidentally, my wife is also a teacher and completely agrees with me.