It Makes a Difference to the Sheep

UN-STINKIN-BELIEVABLE: Joanne Jacobs reports the following:

This is mind-boggling. Writing in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Marquis Harris, a black college graduate with excellent credentials, says he was rejected for a high school teaching job for being too articulate. He quotes from the rejection letter.

Recently, I interviewed with a school in one of the metro Atlanta counties, only to receive an e-mail from the principal stating, "Though your qualifications are quite impressive, I regret to inform you that we have selected another candidate. It was felt that your demeanor and therefore presence in the classroom would serve as an unrealistic expectation as to what high school students could strive to achieve or become. However, it is highly recommended that you seek employment at the collegiate level; there your intellectual comportment would be greatly appreciated. Good luck."

If this is a true description of events (and I confess I am a bit suspicious), I am dumbfounded, jaw-still-on-the-floor speechless. "Soft bigotry of low expectations anyone?"