Flag-burning 'lesson' provokes UM student Saturday, November 03, 2007 - Bangor Daily News
ORONO, Maine - A University of Maine student alleges her former professor offered extra credit to class members if they burned the American f
lag or the U.S. Constitution or were arrested defending free speech.
On the first day of class, associate professor Paul Grosswiler offered the credit to members of his History of Mass Communications class, according to sophomore Rebekah McDade. Disturbed by the comment, McDade dropped the class and intends to take the course again next semester with a different professor.
"I was offended," McDade said Friday. "I come from a family of military men and women, and the flag and Constitution are really important symbols to me because of my family background."
In an e-mail responding to a request for comment from the Bangor Daily News on Friday, Grosswiler said he thought McDade misunderstood the class discussion, which was intended to elicit thought about the First Amendment. He said he has held this same discussion for years without incident.
ORONO, Maine - A University of Maine student alleges her former professor offered extra credit to class members if they burned the American f
lag or the U.S. Constitution or were arrested defending free speech.On the first day of class, associate professor Paul Grosswiler offered the credit to members of his History of Mass Communications class, according to sophomore Rebekah McDade. Disturbed by the comment, McDade dropped the class and intends to take the course again next semester with a different professor.
"I was offended," McDade said Friday. "I come from a family of military men and women, and the flag and Constitution are really important symbols to me because of my family background."
In an e-mail responding to a request for comment from the Bangor Daily News on Friday, Grosswiler said he thought McDade misunderstood the class discussion, which was intended to elicit thought about the First Amendment. He said he has held this same discussion for years without incident.
And we wonder why kids lack respect for their Flag, Country, and Traditions! Maybe it's time we sent some of these liberal, tenured professors, living off the fat of the land, ...to the Principal's Office for a paddling!
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