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.
not ALL of us are bad teachers and not ALL of us are enablers.
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The entire premise of government run and owned school is, and always has been, fundamentally flawed. Government schools can NOT be reformed, even if this premise did not exist. Why? Because liberal/Marxists have thoroughly infected the entire educational-industrial-complex.
Therefore, all people ( good and bad) who contribute to the government schools, ( parents, teachers, and principals) assist in propping up this fundamentally flawed system.
The above is NOT a **personal** insult. It is a general statement about the **entire** and global construct of government schooling **all** the people ( in a global sense) who assist in its operation. .
I personally don’t doubt that you’re well-meaning and do what you can to provide quality education. And I’m sure that most others here believe that also. And I’ll even concede that sometimes you and others like you have some great individual success stories. But the system that you work for undermines your best efforts, and the occasional individual accomplishments are offset by the institutional failure.
Thank you for engaging in the battle! We support you. Are you familiar with The Frankfurt School's effect on American public education, education colleges and the NEA?