Inside, Outside, Near Lane, Far Lane, whatever...

[Carol]

Potioncat wrote:
> I would protest the grade if I were you. Beyond the teacher,
perhaps. Or maybe not. You know your school system better than I do,
and there  is a point when it's better to keep your head down. There
are other  times when it pays off to protest. How badly did this hurt
his over all grade?
> 
> If you son went in and presented it as a double entendre---then I
could understand some consequences. But if he was given a 50 out of
100, a failing grade because of the name....well, I hope he doesn't
have to give a report about our vice president!

Carol responds:
I agree with Potioncat. While I think it would be a very bad idea for
the son to tell the teacher that she was ignorant (or for the mother
to do so, for that matter), it couldn't hurt for the mother to
schedule an appointment with the teacher to explain the innocent
intent of the project, which was to illustrate differences between
American and British culture/food and language. If the teacher is
angry and defensive, I wouldn't persist; it might just make matters
worse. But if she's willing to listen, it would be worth the effort,
especially if the failing grade on the project makes a difference in
his grade for the six weeks or the semester.

Regarding Dick Cheney, born in a more innocent era: Does anyone
besides me remember when Dick was just a nickname for Richard (Dick
Nixon, anyone?) "See Dick run. See Dick run and play. Oh, oh, oh.
(Sure the Dick and Jane books were mindless, but they taught a lot of
kids, including me, to read.)

Carol, hoping that it's not inappropriate to note that this week in
National Teacher Appreciation Week in the U.S. (there are good
teachers out there), yesterday was National Teacher Day, and today is
National School Nurse Day