Rob Murphy

December 21, 2024

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Location:

Salt Lake City,

Member Since:

Feb 11, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I had some success in high school and college. Winner 1985 Rod Dixon Run 

Had a fair amount of success as a Masters runner for most of my 40s. 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Have fun with running, explore more trails, stay healthy.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running and racing consistently for as long as I can. Find what is sustainable for me over the long run.

Personal:

I teach AP European History and other courses at Alta High School. I coached the track and cross country teams at Alta for 16 years.

Married, two kids - Abby and Andy

My Twitter  @murphy_rob
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Miles:This week: 36.00 Month: 91.25 Year: 1700.95
Wed, Sep 01, 2021
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PM: 4 easy miles.

Word came down from the  district today that we teachers are now required to remove everything from our classroom walls that may express an opinion of any kind or not directly related to our curriculum. So down comes my Steve Prefontaine and Kipchoge posters and my banner from NXN in 2008. The pride sticker on one of my file cabinets as well.

The general understanding is that some parents and state board of education members are upset about teachers expressing overt support for LGBTQ students but they realize that banning statements of empathy or support for that group could be problematic so they're just going to ban expression by teachers not directly related to the curriculum of any kind.

I might not make it 30 years. I hear the Amazon warehouse is hiring.

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Comments
From Mike on Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 06:56:00 from 168.213.5.162

Removing Kipchoge is sheer blasphemy! Sorry about the stress. The political aspect of it is challenging. Looks like curriculum development might be in your future...

From Vis on Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 07:09:34 from 207.50.153.119

Kids make teaching great. Too bad their parents have to get involved.

From jtshad on Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 07:11:00 from 141.221.191.225

Gotta love Utah/Idaho conservative politics. If they don't want to have teachers use their brains and perspective, why have the schools at all. Everyone should just home school as they are so smart. Instead of trying to take the kids out of the world around them and control what they can think, we need to to help kids learn to think for themselves, process information, form their own opinions based on facts (and not just the "facts" they want the kids to see, even those that are not facts) and understand why they believe what they believe. At least then our future will be based on rationality and not fear. Differences in perspective are not based, dealing with them through fear and anger is.

From Jon on Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 20:55:46 from 75.136.121.106

High level administrators tend to like absolutes and don't like nuance, from my perspective. It's the same reason that gun bans in schools result in banning gun-like objects, even if that is a tiny lego gun, or a pop tart eaten into the shape of a gun. No common sense at that level.

From steve ash on Fri, Sep 03, 2021 at 02:53:00 from 174.52.121.51

I like your comment Jon. Common sense seems to have gone by the wayside. That being said.. Parents are fed up with their children being taught liberal doctrine and beliefs which go against their values.

From steve ash on Fri, Sep 03, 2021 at 02:56:42 from 174.52.121.51

Fortunately my son can see through all of this nonsense. And that was on his own examination.

From steve ash on Fri, Sep 03, 2021 at 03:38:28 from 174.52.121.51

Utah is a Great State! Their is a reason why so many people are coming here now. Its not just for the scenery or the mountains.. They are coming here because because we have a fiscally responsible state along with other issues compared to them. Taxation, crime, etc. Liberal policies are to blame..

From Jon on Fri, Sep 03, 2021 at 08:10:53 from 165.156.40.13

I don't know if I can live in a world that won't permit a poster of Pre.

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."

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