Amanda
Calm as a Hindu cow
- Nov 28, 2008
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I decided to start this as a new thread instead of derailing the compelling discussion going on in the other AZ school thread(s), to focus on this 1 aspect of the controversy.
What is "authentic caring"?
To me it sounds like kids are being taught to care about the right things according to a particular perspective. Which in turn sounds more like political indoctrination than education. I don't think it's the job of public schools to tell us what is right or how to think about a particular subject.
If for example we are talking about a political science class the kids should learn what ideas and values go with various ideologies, not why 1 is more correct than another. If the class is about religion then kids should be taught about the history, rituals, etc of various belief systems, not which 1 you should believe in.
What do you think authentic caring is? Should we be doing it in a public school?
What is "authentic caring"?
To me it sounds like kids are being taught to care about the right things according to a particular perspective. Which in turn sounds more like political indoctrination than education. I don't think it's the job of public schools to tell us what is right or how to think about a particular subject.
If for example we are talking about a political science class the kids should learn what ideas and values go with various ideologies, not why 1 is more correct than another. If the class is about religion then kids should be taught about the history, rituals, etc of various belief systems, not which 1 you should believe in.
What do you think authentic caring is? Should we be doing it in a public school?