wrong teacher

I think that Alex did the right thing, he knew the teacher was wrong and he called him out. There is no reason that alex should be punished for his actions. If Alex were to challege the teacher teaching then the teacher should not argue back with alex, but instead look up the correct answer and accept the fact that he was wrong. It is a bad idea to teach the children the wrong information. They are in school to learn the correct way of thinking not the wrong way. I think the teacher just felt stupid that he was proven wrong and they felt they needed to rebudle. I know that if io found out the teacher was wrong i would simple ask the teacher if they are sure about there answers. There is nothing wrong with admitting you are wrong, it is just a learning practice. And if i was alex there is no way in hell that i would ever serve the detention that i plainly did not deserve. If was Alex's mother i would be very disaponted in teacher behavior tpward my sun and i would have to stick with my son decision to stand up to the teacher.