No joke: Teacher fails at humor

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Wednesday, May 19, 2004

No joke: Teacher fails at humor

By ROBERT L. JAMIESON Jr.
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER COLUMNIST

Teacher says he was horsing around and didn't mean to be taken seriously when he said in class "I don't like black people."

Teacher says he was trying to point out the ridiculous nature of students' logic in blaming teachers for being too tough at school.

White teachers -- wink, wink -- have it out for all you black kids. Why? We don't like you. That's why we ask you to get to class on time and do your homework and ...

Hardee, harr, harr. Knee-slapping stuff.

Teacher says his comments were taken out of context. Isn't that what everyone says when his or her verbal poop starts to stink?

The white teacher in question -- Peter Newstead of Cleveland High -- needs a refresher course about effective classroom etiquette. He ought to save the jokes for amateur night at Giggles. If he is possessed to employ humor in class, he should remember the first rule in the comedian handbook: Know your

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