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To: curiosity

Fine. I actually have no major objections to that. I was merely pointing out that portraying oneself as a defender of individual teachers "freedom to choose" what to teach inaccurate.

In your case, you wish to assign the choice of what will be taught to some defined or nebulous corporate groupt of teachers and/or biologists.

Fine, but don't claim this is a defense of academic freedom, which by definition applies to individuals. It is merely a dispute about who will control the power to force teachers to teach certain things.


270 posted on 07/23/2006 5:08:59 PM PDT by Restorer
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To: Restorer
Fine, but don't claim this is a defense of academic freedom, which by definition applies to individuals.

Actually, that's not true. Academic freedom also encompasses the collective freedom of scholars to set the standards of their discipline.

330 posted on 07/23/2006 6:51:56 PM PDT by curiosity
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