Teacher who compared Bush and Hitler put on leave

Teacher who compared Bush and Hitler put on leave Wednesday, March 8, 2006; Posted: 10:17 a.m. EST (15:17 GMT) DENVER (AP) -- A high school social studies teacher who was put on leave after comparing President Bush's State of the Union address to speeches made by Adolf Hitler defended his lecture on Tuesday, saying he was trying to encourage students to think. "My job as a teacher is to challenge students to think critically about issues that are affecting our world and our society," Jay Bennish said on NBC's "Today Show." Bennish is on paid leave from Overland High School in suburban Aurora while Cherry Creek School District investigates whether his Feb. 1 lecture violated a policy requiring that balancing viewpoints be presented in classes. A student recorded at least part of the lecture in Bennish's world geography class and took it to a Denver radio station, which played parts of it on a talk show. Bennish told "Today" the excerpts broadcast weren't representative of the full lecture.

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While I've become disenchanted with Bush & Co on many issues comparing Bush to Hitler is ridiculous. It's also ridiculous to use this tactic as a teaching aid. Teachers are not suppose to give students their opinions. Teachers are suppose to present facts and not opinions. And the fact is that while Bush & Co may be incompetent, they are far from Nazis and Hitler. You will notice that Bush is never compared to Stalin, who was a far bigger butcher than Hitler ever hoped to be. The Left are loath to criticize one of their hero's at any time.