[Nosferatu]

Ok , in the latest issue of Revolver magazine there was article about a 6th grade teacher that got into trouble for playing HIM as well as other bands , do you think she was unfairly punished ?? Here's what was written :

In February a science teacher , Karen Hipp of Excelsior Middle School in Union , South Carolina was put on administrative leave for allegedly playing songs including HIM's " Join Me in Death " to students during class and downloading several of the tracks for children to take home with them . " These are sixth graders listening to songs about commiting suicide or killing others , " one of the kids parents , who did not want to be identified , told Fox News . " I found it very inappropriate . " At press time , school officials were investigating the charges and said that it was too early for them to comment on the case , but revolver suspects Hipp thought she was teaching the 666th grade .

[Talula]

Forsaken, on Mar 19 2008, 09:49 AM, said:

playing songs including HIM's " Join Me in Death " to students during class and downloading several of the tracks for children to take home with them

Yes, it's fair to be warned for this, just as well as a teacher would be punished for forcing them to listen to rap, pop, country if you wish.

I don't see the point in doing such a thing and downloading the tracks for the children. No matter what you'll say, these songs do carry a message that can be easily misunderstood, and, if the point was to inform the students about the issue of suicide or something along the lines, it was done the wrong way.

It is simply not relevant to any teaching material I can think of.

This post has been edited by Talula: 19 March 2008 - 05:31 PM

[Belial]

Talula, on Mar 20 2008, 03:30 AM, said:

It is simply not relevant to any teaching material I can think of.

Depends on if that was the main content of a class or not. The way I understand it from that article, she just threw on some HIM while the students were working. I don't see the problem with that. And if a kid is going to kill themselves because a song told them to, the world is at no loss for that. No one is that stupid.

This post has been edited by Belial: 20 March 2008 - 10:07 AM

[Off-World]

Forsaken, on Mar 19 2008, 05:49 PM, said:

revolver suspects Hipp thought she was teaching the 666th grade .

Urgh.. such jokes should be criminalized. 10 years behind bars, minimum. And that's saying something when it's me, with my humour, saying it.

Don't know about the case with Join Me. The parents could be exaggerating (as always). But giving copies of Join Me to pupils gives me the impression that she was planning a charming collective suicide.

[Nosferatu]

When I went to school I remember our teacher had asked us to bring music so we could listen while we worked and I brought The Beach Boys and Elton John , HIM wasn't around when I went to school { back in the early 70's } but I guess maybe it was wrong of her to download those songs to give to students .

[Off-World]

Forsaken, on Mar 20 2008, 04:36 PM, said:

but I guess maybe it was wrong of her to download those songs to give to students .

At least for handing out copyrighted material. Such a pirate.

[Miges left leg]

actually, she was within legal boundaries. she would have said it's for educational purposes, which makes it legal

[HS The Whap]

I am more amazed that there are schools in hell.

[Nosferatu]

I don't know I think she shouldv'e known better than to do this , knowing that the parents would sooner or later find out . Do you guys think that she got into trouble because the age of the grade was the 6th and not let's say like High School ? Would it have mattered ??

[silence]

HIM makes me wanna kill.

[Kiejt]

I had a teacher in highschool who played us Marduk ... erm... and no one really cared and none of the students thought about fucking Jesus afterwards. o_O

[inxu]

Kiejt, on Mar 22 2008, 11:32 AM, said:

I had a teacher in highschool who played us Marduk ... erm... and no one really cared and none of the students thought about fucking Jesus afterwards. o_O

and probably none of the students she played HIM to doesn't have suicide/killing thoughts. It's just the parents who over-react a bit. :coffee:

[Nosferatu]

I agree with that too but perhaps she shouldv'e chosen a different song like maybe " Bury me deep inside your heart " or " Heaven Tonight " ?

[sweetlikepoison]

WISH MY TEACHERS WERE LIKE THAT

[the black angel]

i had a teacher who used to pick his nose( and flicks it at us) and salutes to hitler, he should be fired; not some guy who lets the kids listen to HIM in class. My art teacher is very opened minded in what we listen to, even allows Rammstien.

parents need to get over themselves. so what if there's a weird song that gets played at school. the kid is gonna grow up someday anyway

This post has been edited by the black angel: 02 August 2010 - 11:15 PM

[HIMika666]

there is no music that can really teach to commit suicide... it is every person own decision.... music can help to live....

[ametheyst]

I hate to think what the parents used to listen to back in the day...

[HIMika666]

ametheyst, on 30 July 2010 - 10:50 AM, said:

I hate to think what the parents used to listen to back in the day...

well, dont know but i like my dad's favourite songs