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Honestly,,,this post is not encouraging.
If you do not teach conservatism, or liberalism ( Marxism, really), then what **are** you teaching? Nothing?
Also,,,When did children have the ability or experience to “make up their own minds” on matters of the Constitution, rule of law, free markets, Marxism, and other matters of national, international, and human importance?
The final paragraph included a string of platitudes, and several disjointed and unrelated topics. Aren’t paragraphs to be used for one topic with an introduction of an argument, a middle section for defense, and a final conclusion?
Finally, I doubt that your liberal colleagues ( Marxists and their useful idiots) are scrupulous about excluding their views from their lectures and class discussions.
I teach facts. The Constitution is a factual document. But it has been interpreted differently over the years. Children- 18-year old children- DO have the ability to learn from the Constitution. They can decide for themselves just exactly what implied powers are and how they may be derived and used, or whether or not Don Imus' comments are considered free speech, for example. Hell, we're allowing them to vote so they better be learning to deal with these things.
You say you doubt that my liberal colleagues are "scrupulous about excluding their views from their lectures and class discussions." I agree 100%. But it goes back to the original reason for my reply- not ALL of us are bad teachers and not ALL of us are enablers. We're not all part of the NEA and we're not all part of a big leftist conspiracy. I have battled colleagues before and will do it again. I am a teacher and I am not what you described.