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"... If you're concerned by gun deaths and injuries, teach a free class on gun safety. ..."
Yes, if someone wants to complain, complain, complain, about something happening, and is always complaining, never doing. Just like most , 'elected', people, they want, 'control', with out the 'responsibility'. This statement above is 110% true.
However, teaching FCTC, for 35 years. I would NOT want, someone who, "Does Not Like Guns", or, 'believes only certain people should have them'. Teaching, 'Firearm Safety'. I beleave they would, teach, "Firearm Avoidance".
We have a State Licensed, 'Teacher', who teaches 5th grade in the Cities. He is a Great Guy, and extremely, Pro-Freedom! Very good, and I have learned a Lot about teaching from him. But every once and a while, we have to have a little talk, as he will, 'slip' into; "Teaching The Test" mode. Rather than, teaching the materiel, then testing the retention/comprehension. (Where as in his Job, he is TOLD, "Teach the Test", so the scores are higher, and the school can get MORE money, for the assistant, to the assistants, Secretaries assistant, for a new assistant to the assistant, Secretary.)
Just like most of the teachers, in Grade/High school, and collages. They took to heart, the Credo: "You can't change form outside, you have to change from inside" To they became, teachers.
Yes, Yes, Yes, there ARE, Many teachers, how are Very Pro Freedom. But their, 'bosses', tell them what to do.
One case, when I had the gun shop, a customer came in, with his Junior in High school daughter. Asked If I have any books or reference materiel. (This was Way before the 'internet). She had a assignment for a paper, which was titled: "Your View On Gun Control". I gave her several books, papers, and FACTS. Two weeks later she came in and gave my information back, and gave me a copy of what she had written. (She was close to tears). It was just AWSUM. Perfect grammar, sentence structure, footnotes to the references, 5, Perfect, (typewritten), pages. She got a "F". ??????? I called her father, said: "Can I take this to the wall". He said Go For It ! So, I called the teacher, he said: "Sure it was good, but it was Pro-Gun, not Anti-Gun, that's why she failed".
I knew the Principal of that school well. At lunch I went to see him. Showed him the paper. He said it was VERY good, but it was out of his hands, as it was the teachers decision. I told him: "But, it is YOUR, responsibility, because YOU Hired, that teacher". And them I reminded him the assignment was, "Your View On Gun Control", NOT, the Teachers View! A week later, she and her Dad came in, she was just 'bubbly', she showed me another copy, with the 'F' crossed out, and a "A+" written. Her Dad, winked at me, shook my hand, and said, thanks for the books.
About 15 years ago, their was a student, who was15. In the first class, he was very Disruptive.At break in the first class, I took him aside, and told him, He must settle down, and learn the information
At the second class, he did not change his behavior.
At break, I handed him, $5.00 back, (Cost of the class then). And said: “You will sit in the back, not say anything, and when your ride comes, I will walk out with you, and tell them why I have FAILED you:”.
He said: “You Can’t Do That, I’m in Special Ed”
I told him: “ I Don’t care what you are in, you have FAILED, Because YOU Do Not Listen, or Learn, and are Disruptive”
He started, CRYING, (A 15 year old, among mostly 11-13 years olds). I gave him his 5.00 back, and said: “You have 0 Chances left, O. Do you understand. If you want his class, you will behave, listen, and learn”.
Guess what, He, (Out of a class of 75 that year), Had 100% on the Test, and was a model student.
On the, ‘Field Day’, I was standing out side. Watching the students get picked up by parents or guardians. All had their sheet of papers in their hand, (Some passing by the skin on their teeth).
And in come this Beat UP, Rusty Van, Smoking, Running Poorly, ’This Student’, goes to this van, And out comes, (What I believe is his Mother), She marches up to me, puts her hand on her hips, and says: (I was prepared to get the ‘what for’, from her) “ Mr. xxxx, I don’t know what you said to my son, but it is the first time he has buckled down and learned something, Thank you” . Then she went back to the van, and spun out the gravel and left.
It was my Proudest moment of volunteer teaching I have ever had !
This Student, (I Believe), could have easily tested out for MENSA. He was SMART. Smart enough, to, ‘screw’, his HS Teachers, into believing he was, “Special”, to get the free ride.
35 years ago, start of class: "How many here have had experience with a firearm before". 95% raised their hand. Teaching was, Safety, Skill, Equipment, Technique. (The PARENTS, taught the, Ethics, Responsibility). Today, (maybe) 5% raise their hand. And the focus is, Safety, Ethics, Responsibility, and Drilling, and drilling, and drilling, "You NEVER, point a firearm at anything you don't want to shoot, and their is NO Re-set button on a firearm)
Oh, if you want to share. Check out, Your States, Volunteer, Firearm, Safety Training course, in your area. Run by whoever runs the fish/wildlife, licensing division. A day, (sometimes 2), class is required to 'become, a teacher, (in most cases). It's very rewarding.
OH, if you are, 'Anti-Gun', and, 'think' you can, lie, to these kids. You will VERY SOON, be, 'outed', by the other instructors.
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