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From: Pt. A to Pt. B via VTEC!!
Originally Posted by Chazmo' date='Mar 20 2007, 09:31 PM
Cliff notes, please.
And, George, no Jonah and the Whale, please.
And, George, no Jonah and the Whale, please.
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Originally Posted by zdave87' date='Mar 20 2007, 02:59 PM
I'm not sure that ANY political/religious/pro-this/anti-that speech should even be allowed on public school grounds. I don't even like how school buildings are turned into places of worship on the weekends.
Or, are you meaning in the context of speech not for pedagogical ends?
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Originally Posted by 8D_In_Trunk' date='Mar 21 2007, 01:48 AM
Umm, dave. . . uhhh. . . how would you teach critical thinking with a ban on ANY political/religious/pro-this/anti-that speech?
Or, are you meaning in the context of speech not for pedagogical ends?
Or, are you meaning in the context of speech not for pedagogical ends?
IF a school allows Greenpeace to promote the banning of killing baby seals, then the school should allow the complete opposite group to promote their point of view.
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Dave hits on the root of the problem. The school *will* have a political and social bias and *will* promote it to your children given the chance.
It is *the parent* who needs to promote critical thinking but they need help. A child feels pretty vulnerable voicing opposition in the school setting especially to a validated (by their parents and society) authority figure.
It is *the parent* who needs to promote critical thinking but they need help. A child feels pretty vulnerable voicing opposition in the school setting especially to a validated (by their parents and society) authority figure.