Recently, BuzzFeed reported on a father who said he found a packet on the “Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk” in his fifth grader’s homework.
Flipping through the pages in a video, the packet was shown to include a brief biography on Kirk’s life, including a line about how “his faith guided the way he lived,” as well as reading comprehension questions directing fifth graders to detail how Kirk’s religion influenced his life and decisions.
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In response, nearly 700 people commented on the article, and WOW, WOW, WOW were their opinions loud. Here are some of the most-hearted replies:
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1. “Abso-fucking-lutely not. I would be pulling my child from that class so fast, then working my ass off to get that teacher fired.”
“They clearly care more about pushing a hateful, bigoted rhetoric on children than the children actually getting an education.”
2. “But remember, it’s the liberal teachers who are ‘imposing their beliefs on children.’ 🙄”
3. “CK was a pos. Period. Just because he was killed the way he was does not change that. Should he have been murdered? Absolutely not. Do I celebrate his death? No. Do I celebrate his life? Also no.”
“He was a racist, misogynist, bigoted, right-wing shit stirrer, and we’re supposed to be celebrating how he divided people? And now we’re forcing his bigoted teachings on children? If my kid came home with this homework, I would throw it in the trash and tell the teacher to call me. Because FUCK NO.”
4. “Why he is being proclaimed as some kind of national hero is ludicrous.”
5. “This is EXACTLY why we need a Department of Education.”
“And not just one that funds each state’s education system, but one that sets a NATIONAL STANDARD for subject matter in the classroom. This lesson is completely inappropriate!! That guy was not a saint or a person of historical significance. The people on the right are such hypocrites and so disgusting. Always accusing people on the left of indoctrination when they pull this kind of bullsh*%!!!!”
6. “He was a podcaster! Are some of you brainwashed sheep?”
“What historic thing did he do? Much, much, much better people have died for a good cause.”
7. “‘My kid can’t add or subtract, but he sure knows about Charlie Kirk.’ Morons. 🙄”
8. “I am not a vulgar woman, whatsoever. I am someone most who know me would call ‘reserved,’ and mark my words, if that was my child, I would have wiped my ass with it and handed it back to the teacher.”
“No flipping way would my kid complete that assignment.”
9. “I’d be wanting to observe the lesson on this, because what the hell was the lesson that went along with this homework?”
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10. “And I suppose the students are failed if they answer the questions accurately.”
11. “I am a retired high school principal. My first question to the teacher would be: Is this in our curriculum? If not, this is totally unacceptable.”
“Furthermore, we should not be teaching religion and talking about the religion of Charlie Kirk or anyone else in our classroom unless it is related to social studies, a history lesson, or a curriculum that has been designed by the school. That teacher would be reprimanded for using such controversial and unrelated topics not in the curriculum.”
12. “School boards ban books for their students, but a teacher thinks it’s appropriate to assign homework about Charlie Kirk and his controversial beliefs.”
“I just don’t understand how some people’s minds work.”
13. “The info is slanted to highlight what they want children to believe. It’s simple propaganda. Outrageous.”
14. And finally, “If you want to teach students about him, teach them what he said about MLK Jr., the Civil Rights Act, and DEI.”
“Also, compare how Kirk’s views on immigration and climate change as a Christian compare to the pope’s. Kirk became larger than life in death, but he was not an original thinker or a brilliant person.”
What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments.
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- Recently, BuzzFeed reported on a father who said he found a packet on the “Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk” in his fifth grader’s homework.
- Flipping through the pages in a video, the packet was shown to include a brief biography on Kirk’s life, including a line about how “his faith guided the way he lived,” as well as reading comprehension questions directing fifth graders to detail how Kirk’s religion influenced his life and decisions.
- In response, nearly 700 people commented on the article, and WOW, WOW, WOW were their opinions loud. Here are some of the most-hearted replies:
- 1. “Abso-fucking-lutely not. I would be pulling my child from that class so fast, then working my ass off to get that teacher fired.”
- 2. “But remember, it’s the liberal teachers who are ‘imposing their beliefs on children.’ 🙄”
- 3. “CK was a pos. Period. Just because he was killed the way he was does not change that. Should he have been murdered? Absolutely not. Do I celebrate his death? No. Do I celebrate his life? Also no.”
- 4. “Why he is being proclaimed as some kind of national hero is ludicrous.”
- 5. “This is EXACTLY why we need a Department of Education.”
- 6. “He was a podcaster! Are some of you brainwashed sheep?”
- 7. “‘My kid can’t add or subtract, but he sure knows about Charlie Kirk.’ Morons. 🙄”
- 8. “I am not a vulgar woman, whatsoever. I am someone most who know me would call ‘reserved,’ and mark my words, if that was my child, I would have wiped my ass with it and handed it back to the teacher.”
- 9. “I’d be wanting to observe the lesson on this, because what the hell was the lesson that went along with this homework?”
- 10. “And I suppose the students are failed if they answer the questions accurately.”
- 11. “I am a retired high school principal. My first question to the teacher would be: Is this in our curriculum? If not, this is totally unacceptable.”
- 12. “School boards ban books for their students, but a teacher thinks it’s appropriate to assign homework about Charlie Kirk and his controversial beliefs.”
- 13. “The info is slanted to highlight what they want children to believe. It’s simple propaganda. Outrageous.”
- 14. And finally, “If you want to teach students about him, teach them what he said about MLK Jr., the Civil Rights Act, and DEI.”
- What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments.
