i despise teachers that subtly and pursuade and influence students.... teachers are given a class full of sponges, most without the ability to think through things thoroughly just yet and a sole voice preachering to them... it is the teachers responsibility to present both sides.  this probably bothers me the most cause all i hear are conservative views and such but it definitely bothers me and i should hope that it would bother me if it were the other way around.  if a teacher wants to voice an opinion (even subtly) the other side should be presented.  today i had a teacher propose the question something along the lines of "do you believe that homosexuality is genetic or learned" now on the cover this may seem innocent enough but honestly this has all sorts of undercurrents and the most obvious, and gross undercurrent is the very fact that it implies homosexuality is wrong.  well wake up folks it's not and people that think it is make me sick.  i mean thinking it is a sin and everything is fine, whatever your religion preaches but accept the fact that everyone sins and we don't actively try to prevent a lot of sins. ugh.  there is one thing my mom said that has stuck with me "i'm a very tolerant person but there is one thing i am not tolerant of, intolerant people".