Submitted by Joanna Vogel (not verified) on April 14, 2007 - 02:57.
May I just say how much I agree with and love what Peter Kuzma commented here? Having said that much, my own two cents: while teachers have every right to express their personal views on a subject (and they MUST, really, if they are not modeling and sharing and showing that they too are people and learners with opinions and feeling on controversial subjects, how are students to learn a truly positive way to, and feel comfortable with, sharing their opinions and advocating for themselves?) teachers also need to share the other side of the coin (or however many sides there may be to a certain issue...) and play Devil's Advocate as well, in order to ensure that all points of view are represented and validated in conversation.
May I just say how
Submitted by Joanna Vogel (not verified) on April 14, 2007 - 02:57.
May I just say how much I agree with and love what Peter Kuzma commented here? Having said that much, my own two cents: while teachers have every right to express their personal views on a subject (and they MUST, really, if they are not modeling and sharing and showing that they too are people and learners with opinions and feeling on controversial subjects, how are students to learn a truly positive way to, and feel comfortable with, sharing their opinions and advocating for themselves?) teachers also need to share the other side of the coin (or however many sides there may be to a certain issue...) and play Devil's Advocate as well, in order to ensure that all points of view are represented and validated in conversation.