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Does the school system today lean more towards teaching people what to think or how to think?
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The answer to your ridiculously simple question is far more complicated than you have any intention of it being. So please just post whatever partisan propaganda you obviously want to spread in this thread so everyone knows why their time is being wasted.
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Ahhh... here we have in our midst The New Carnac... man of mystery and mind reading ability. Arrogant to a fault, faux deep thinker and imaginary referee to the world’s great debates.
ROTFLOL...
May I suggest a world renown medical center for your thin skin and political hemophilia? Or perhaps a safe space, cuddle dog, hot cacao, or comfort pony?
So... what was your answer?
What to think, or how to think?
It seems you’re not much for thinking, so I’ll pull a Carnac on you... Monsieur The New Carnac... you believe you were taught how to think. They tricked you.
You should have learned the lessons of the great physicist Richard Feymann... the goal is not to fool yourself, and you’re the easiest person to fool.
PS> You did notice the wording of the question? It was precise, and well thought out... unlike your sniveling post.
Adieu!!!
ROTFLOL... Proved my point. I’m certain even you don’t take comfort in this!!!
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I see you didn't bother to read my answer before engaging in the type of posting I easily predicted you would engage.
You have no idea what I was taught, where I was taught or who did the teaching.
I posited the intent of the thread was merely to post propaganda and I have been proven correct. Enjoy your shouting at the rain.
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zimmer was taught what to think...
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Dude, we teach kids how to think. They are taught more than that though... how to plan, to inquire, to collaborate, to work independently, to target set, etc. It is very clear.
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It's a mixed bag. Some subjects, like science and computers, students are taught to think and problem solve. In the Social Studies, more and more they are taught what to think. This is especially true at the college level.
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Uhh... no, that is not correct at all. I am a Social Science/Social Studies teacher and we allow kids to choose topics that interest them, that are student lead and focused while teachers assist. Asking kids to think about what has happened is the exact opposite of teaching them what to think.
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Spoken like someone that has no real idea of what goes on in a classroom.
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Think about what? How ridiculous your thread is?
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It's great that you do that. But most of the time teachers have a point of view, and it is a rare teacher that can hide that from their students.
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Was in a classroom for over 35 years all total, between a public urban high school and a college. If you think personal opinions don't come across in a school setting you aren't paying attention. Or you're as naive as they come. What a good teacher does is recognize their own bias and try to correct for it. They don't pretend it doesn't exist. Hell, the curriculum itself will have a bias.
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You said "In the Social Studies, more and more they are taught what to think." That is so far from the idea of bias and correcting for it, it's not even in the same zip code. IMO, a good teacher admits bias, they don't try to hide it.
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Of course a good teacher will recognize their bias, and they don't need to "hide" it. Over time, students will figure it out anyway. But good teachers do have to correct for bias. It's in the curriculum, it's in the textbooks, it's even in school policies. It's in the nature of teaching. In fact, it seems to be in every walk of life, not just education. Maybe because we're human.
And bias is teaching "what to think". Most history of American wars are very biased. How about a cogent explanation of why Japan felt they had to go to war with the US? Or the British side of the American Revolution? You won't find much about that in American high school history books. You will pretty much get the standard American version. THAT is teaching WHAT to think instead of HOW to think. Besides, too much is just memorize, and regurgitate.
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I do not disagree with your description of curriculum being biased, World history is actually Eurocentric History. I did not interpret you post to be the recognition of bias in the curriculum.
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zimmer doesn't think. He just copies and pastes.
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What is ridiculous about it?
It seems schools are seriously involved with indoctrination.
Have you seen the intolerant garbage that emerges from universities?
Narrow-minded clods who cannot stand having people express views which oppose the Leftist claptrap these kids are fed ?
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I was a Leftist in my youth.
I grew up. Thought about things and changed. Of course world travel was a great asset in this transformation.
Tell us, what explains your mental stagnation?