Think? Who, Me?

You would think that a member of the education system would consider the faculty of thinking as the primary characteristic of education.

I know that the above might appear redundant to some but consider this:

A supply teacher has been sacked from a secondary school following complaints from Muslim pupils. Andrew McLuskey was sacked from Bayliss Court Secondary School in Slough after a Religious Education lesson discussing the pros and cons of religion.

Pupils at the predominantly Muslim school claimed Mr McLuskey said most suicide bombers were Muslim.

"I think I should've been given the chance to respond to the allegations and not in effect be ejected from a job without the chance to defend myself."

The school authorities denied they were being heavy-handed and said their first priority was pupils' welfare.

"I don't think it's important what I think," said the school's deputy head teacher Ray Hinds.

"It's what the pupils think that were in the classroom at the time. And they were very upset."

Hmmm. Now, who was really doing the thinking, what were they thinking (if they were indeed thinking), who should really be upset, and...what do you think?

(Hat tip: Melanie Phillips)