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The goal of "teaching without activism" should be to force students to assess ideas on their own and present good arguments for what they believe to be true. A
by jimbokun 3y ago
The goal of "teaching without activism" should be to force students to assess ideas on their own and present good arguments for what they believe to be true. And to occasionally be persuaded and change their opinions.
The ideal teacher would leave students at the end of the semester not knowing what their personal position on a controversial issue was, as they present arguments for different opinions and challenge all those opinions as well.
- shuntress 3y agoTeachers aren't robots. Teachers are more effective when they can connect with students on a personal level.
- drawkward 3y agoReasonable, and as a former teache, I agree. Perhaps teachers shouldn't assign grades based on the student's correlation with the teacher's viewpoint.
- jimbokun 3y agoConnecting on a personal level does not mean accepting everything that person says and never challenging their opinions or beliefs.