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I disagree. I think that teachers need to keep personal opinions out of the classroom.
Is that practical or reasonable? What if a student asks the teacher his/her opinion on the matter? A teacher should be allowed to express his ideas and opinions to get the students to think about the subject and discuss it. The students don't have to agree or disagree with the teacher (and the teacher should not demand or expect agreement or disagreement).
Is that practical or reasonable? What if a student asks the teacher his/her opinion on the matter? A teacher should be allowed to express his ideas and opinions to get the students to think about the subject and discuss it. The students don't have to agree or disagree with the teacher (and the teacher should not demand or expect agreement or disagreement).
Yes, it is practical and reasonable. A good teacher should be able to animate a discussion without polluting it with his/her own ideas. I gave an excellent example of this in the first page of this discussion.
Yes, it is practical and reasonable. A good teacher should be able to animate a discussion without polluting it with his/her own ideas. I gave an excellent example of this in the first page of this discussion.
What happens if the student asks the teacher about his opinion? What if the student genuinely wants to know? The teacher should be able and willing to express his ideas/opinions. Like I stated, the student does not have to accept the teacher's opinion - I see nothing wrong with an open discussion.
So it seems that still today, we have people who still believe that Columbus actually landed on what is now the United States and he 'discovered' America and want to pass that on to children.
Yes, it is practical and reasonable. A good teacher should be able to animate a discussion without polluting it with his/her own ideas. I gave an excellent example of this in the first page of this discussion.
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And I provided you with a link showing that there have been many discoveries in archaeology since 1950...is that material to be left out of the history books because we have an emotional attachment to Columbus? The link also mentions the ruins in Newfoundland that shows there were European people here before Columbus "found" it. This has nothing to do with the teacher's personal opinion...this same material has been on Discovery, History Channel, and The Learning Channel, as well as in numerous magazines...it is scientific fact. Are you advocating that we ignore advances in the various fields of study for sentimental reasons???
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And I provided you with a link showing that there have been many discoveries in archaeology since 1950...is that material to be left out of the history books because we have an emotional attachment to Columbus? The link also mentions the ruins in Newfoundland that shows there were European people here before Columbus "found" it. This has nothing to do with the teacher's personal opinion...this same material has been on Discovery, History Channel, and The Learning Channel, as well as in numerous magazines...it is scientific fact. Are you advocating that we ignore advances in the various fields of study for sentimental reasons???
That is an exception. Should it be a rule? I think not. Besides, if the student genuinely wants to know, should he be stonewalled with silence? I think not.
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I always forget that part...But bless you for even reading my post! Clearly it's easy for people to ignore reality, or at least skip over it.
The Aztecs and other Indian cultures practised cannibalism before the Catholics showed up in the New World to preach the Gospel. Missions were sanctuaries which is alot more than the warring amerindians offerred each other. The Indians were always at war with each other, not some peaceful idyllic peoples, that's revisionist history.
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