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I never saw the humour in Dilbert... Tom Send a noteboard - 06/02/2010 06:28:57 PM
I think that teachers who push their own ideas are certainly a problem, but I have never had a problem with teachers who have their own opinions and state them, but don't grade down their students for taking opposing viewpoints if those viewpoints are well-reasoned.

The former tend to be obnoxious, while the latter are very good for challenging students to think.

I remember we had a substitute teacher in seventh grade social studies who was very obviously an ex-hippie and a communist of some sort. He started class with "Let's see what candy-coated crap they're shoving down your throats in this book..." It was definitely not the right approach for seventh-graders.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tom - 05/02/2010 05:15:17 PM 1439 Views
Interesting post nossy - 05/02/2010 06:19:06 PM 953 Views
I agree. One Shakespeare is sufficient. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:42:51 AM 350 Views
Oh, fun! You mentioned the 语录 by Chairman Mao... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:35:21 PM 854 Views
Tough Subject, censorship LadyLorraine - 05/02/2010 07:24:39 PM 944 Views
I think I would be worried if a school had more than one copy of Mein Kampf Tom - 06/02/2010 06:30:08 PM 862 Views
I was mostly just using it as an example, since it was what the article talked about LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 10:20:08 PM 906 Views
tough questions random thoughts - 05/02/2010 08:26:30 PM 919 Views
I never saw the humour in Dilbert... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:28:57 PM 941 Views
I actually ran into this in high school. Apsalar Shadowdancer - 05/02/2010 08:33:10 PM 1089 Views
I found that we covered a lot about American Indian issues in US History. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:23:16 PM 871 Views
we coverd most of those things as well Apsalar Shadowdancer - 06/02/2010 08:08:22 PM 1022 Views
Anyone interested in German history in particular and European history in general should read it. The Shrike - 05/02/2010 08:47:14 PM 1051 Views
I think jane austen and the brontes would be good to leave in LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 03:44:10 AM 789 Views
They could read Pride & Prejudice & Zombies instead. *NM* The Shrike - 06/02/2010 04:03:34 PM 341 Views
They could. It'd be very educational. LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 04:37:23 PM 712 Views
I read a great number of books I don't necesarily agree with, so I'm on your side. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:19:21 PM 885 Views
What about... Macharius - 18/02/2010 06:57:56 PM 1145 Views
Hmm. jh - 05/02/2010 09:11:13 PM 921 Views
It's interesting that many of the most influential books are hardly ever read. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:15:19 PM 863 Views
Love the survey. Legolas - 05/02/2010 09:42:29 PM 1037 Views
Interesting. Do you really think that Nineteen Eighty-Four is plausible? Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:13:56 AM 884 Views
It doesn't have to be plausible as a whole to be relevant. Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:28:20 PM 879 Views
I agree entirely Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:32:07 PM 970 Views
You raise an interesting point. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:06:20 PM 881 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 05/02/2010 11:09:41 PM 1011 Views
Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:00:29 PM 928 Views
Re: Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:03:59 PM 933 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. aria - 05/02/2010 11:47:08 PM 1001 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 06/02/2010 12:11:06 AM 879 Views
I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:30:15 AM 984 Views
Re: I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... aria - 06/02/2010 12:25:37 PM 905 Views
I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Tom - 06/02/2010 05:54:50 PM 882 Views
Re: I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:05:48 PM 989 Views
I don't think high school students need to discuss possibilities for staging. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:36:03 AM 829 Views
I think there is value to discussing staging LadyLorraine - 07/02/2010 01:52:47 AM 834 Views
nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:27:23 AM 852 Views
Re: nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:29:34 AM 863 Views
A lot of people think von Clausewitz is important. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:51:44 PM 788 Views
More than Sun Tzu? *NM* Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:31:44 PM 322 Views
Sun Zi was relatively unknown in the West until recently. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:30:06 AM 840 Views
Sure, but he could still have influenced world history by influencing Asia... *NM* Legolas - 07/02/2010 01:35:17 AM 355 Views
Doubtful. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:41:01 AM 854 Views
Tom, you did not just write that AgentOrange - 07/02/2010 10:12:40 AM 904 Views
The Mongols are not East Asian. They are Central Asian. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:06:19 PM 873 Views
Neat. Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:41:37 AM 1120 Views
Brave New World is an excellent choice. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:15:15 PM 810 Views
In many ways, books are like automobiles or power tools... Larry - 06/02/2010 11:08:01 AM 1023 Views
The interesting thing, to my mind, is that the BBC article talks about "Lebensraum". Tom - 06/02/2010 04:46:34 PM 857 Views
And nary a thing about Alois Hitler, no? Larry - 06/02/2010 05:52:50 PM 1057 Views
I have yet to see a literature teacher in schools teach history through literature. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:33:57 AM 873 Views
But yet I know several history teachers who have done this Larry - 07/02/2010 10:38:49 AM 968 Views
Viewing history through a literary prism is usually an injustice to the study of history. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:16:30 PM 939 Views
No, the opposite: viewing literature through historical lens is what I'm interested in Larry - 07/02/2010 03:31:04 PM 916 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Novo - 06/02/2010 01:44:07 PM 974 Views
I agree that Shakespeare is over-emphasised. Tom - 06/02/2010 04:29:16 PM 742 Views
Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Tom - 06/02/2010 04:26:53 PM 999 Views
Re: Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:34:10 PM 819 Views
Hmm. Rebekah - 06/02/2010 11:33:02 PM 885 Views
New Zealand has culture? Tom - 07/02/2010 03:25:28 PM 1042 Views
Which book of his would you recommend ? AgentOrange - 09/02/2010 04:20:15 PM 831 Views
The Whale Rider is lovely. Rebekah - 10/02/2010 02:36:01 PM 752 Views
I will answer yiour survey but may I ask a question first? What did you think of Steinbeck? Tashmere - 07/02/2010 06:20:52 AM 822 Views
I hated Steinbeck, with the exception of Travels with Charley. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:22:11 PM 843 Views
The Grapes of Wrath was required in Sophomore English in HS. And I loved it. The Shrike - 07/02/2010 03:25:55 PM 916 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tashmere - 07/02/2010 11:52:02 PM 929 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Mossman - 08/02/2010 03:14:24 AM 1106 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. rebelaessedai - 11/02/2010 10:58:23 PM 974 Views
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