Dorryn
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Recently in the news, as well as here on THR, we have seen multiple stories about students getting suspended for drawing (usually lousy) pictures of guns. In one case I recall a thread describing this Picasso-like masterpiece as potentially being a spaceship or a building, rather than a gun. And the antis who work in the school districts are so paranoid about an incident (though they would never actually *arm* themselves, because that would be wrong) that they suspend the poor student for days. Suspension by artwork. Personally, in the schools ive worked in, there have been many better reasons for suspensions.
I know that here on THR there are several teachers (just post a should-teachers-carry thread to see) and I myself am highly in favor of laws changing to allow this right. Schools however, are so afraid of weapons that the mere DRAWING of a firearm creates repercussions.
So I decided to combat this hyperparanoia with a nice subtle counter-protest. Obviously, you cannot suspend a student for COMPLETING a homework assignment. In the middle of a unit on the French & Indian War, I showed a segment from the movie Last of the Mohicans, split the students into groups, and had them produce artwork that was a "Representation of your idea of Guerrilla Warfare". (No, im not kidding. Yes, it was allowed. No, the administration and other faculty shockingly didnt even care.)
Some of the better ones I decided to post here. Im no Oleg, the quality of my images is poor, but you'll note that guns were drawn in school supported by tax dollars on school supplies on school time and nobody was suspended. I was very pleased with the effort they put into the assignment, as well! Nobody was filled with fear and almost every single one was very excited about doing the work. Success!
(Names have been editted out of the pictures to protect my students)
I love the cheerful looks on the faces of the men getting ambushed! Also, the Frenchman in the upper right with a knife and a hatchet looks a wee startled, possibly realizing the maxim that you dont bring a hatchet to a gun fight.
Note the British soldier (third from left) with what looks like a ray-gun, about to have his poor head lopped off.
Only one gun in this picture (center left), but it accurately (for a 7th grader) reflects the powder smoke from the black powder, although in most of these my students appear to prefer to draw handguns than muskets. I really like the expression on the center figure.
Love the corpses! I assume those are muskets wielded by the attacking Indians, and that the red is muzzle blasts. They could be blunt axes, also, i suppose.
The Indian is hiding behind the bush, and the British are firing wildly. I particularly like the cartoon bubble comments!
Nothing better than Braveheart-style warpaint. And triangular bullets.
This Indian has a very advanced musket, with a forward grip (or maybe a magazine?) I know its a firearm because the student has clearly labeled it as such. Again, nice gun smoke. I pity the poor soldier with a handgun and no cover.
I know that here on THR there are several teachers (just post a should-teachers-carry thread to see) and I myself am highly in favor of laws changing to allow this right. Schools however, are so afraid of weapons that the mere DRAWING of a firearm creates repercussions.
So I decided to combat this hyperparanoia with a nice subtle counter-protest. Obviously, you cannot suspend a student for COMPLETING a homework assignment. In the middle of a unit on the French & Indian War, I showed a segment from the movie Last of the Mohicans, split the students into groups, and had them produce artwork that was a "Representation of your idea of Guerrilla Warfare". (No, im not kidding. Yes, it was allowed. No, the administration and other faculty shockingly didnt even care.)
Some of the better ones I decided to post here. Im no Oleg, the quality of my images is poor, but you'll note that guns were drawn in school supported by tax dollars on school supplies on school time and nobody was suspended. I was very pleased with the effort they put into the assignment, as well! Nobody was filled with fear and almost every single one was very excited about doing the work. Success!
(Names have been editted out of the pictures to protect my students)
I love the cheerful looks on the faces of the men getting ambushed! Also, the Frenchman in the upper right with a knife and a hatchet looks a wee startled, possibly realizing the maxim that you dont bring a hatchet to a gun fight.
Note the British soldier (third from left) with what looks like a ray-gun, about to have his poor head lopped off.
Only one gun in this picture (center left), but it accurately (for a 7th grader) reflects the powder smoke from the black powder, although in most of these my students appear to prefer to draw handguns than muskets. I really like the expression on the center figure.
Love the corpses! I assume those are muskets wielded by the attacking Indians, and that the red is muzzle blasts. They could be blunt axes, also, i suppose.
The Indian is hiding behind the bush, and the British are firing wildly. I particularly like the cartoon bubble comments!
Nothing better than Braveheart-style warpaint. And triangular bullets.
This Indian has a very advanced musket, with a forward grip (or maybe a magazine?) I know its a firearm because the student has clearly labeled it as such.
Again, nice gun smoke. I pity the poor soldier with a handgun and no cover.
