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Comment on Freedom to Teach by TIBERIUS GRACCHUS

TIBERIUS GRACCHUS — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:13:48 +0000

In reply to Alan.

I appreciate the comment. The curriculum is set and must be taught to the extent that exams can be passed. In your scenario you have a Holocaust denier teaching 10th grade history who then opens up debate as to the merits if the Holocaust actually occurred. Do you think that delusional professor would prove an effective argument against the contents of the history book on the students desk or the accumulated knowledge of the school system on the Holocaust? Of course, we certainly hope this bill is more then a vehicle for the most intellectually suspect as opposed to a tool for the most intellectually gifted.

When you label what you’re debating as either intelligent or non-intelligent is unfair. How the debate was handled is the best way to judge it.

You cannot ignore the curriculum. When I went through public school there was ample review of social history and injustice. I also remember nobody enjoying history class.

Comment on Freedom to Teach by Alan

Alan — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 03:17:34 +0000

The state dictates what to teach, e.g. standards, etc. Teachers determine how to teach. That is Education 101, unless you are a private school. In that case, you can teach whatever you want. Using your flawed logic, I am a teacher and I believe the Holocaust didn’t occur and I push that hogwash on to my students. Is that intelligent debate? Or, what if we ignore the plight of Native Americans, Japanese Americans during World War 11, African Americans, etc.? No, we do not allow individual teachers to teach whatever fits their personal belief system.

Comment on Freedom to Teach by Eldon

Eldon — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 04:38:41 +0000

Should we only teach what to think, or should we also teach how to think. Certainly good science will help students learn how to think.

Comment on Blue Ribbon Bust! by Deena Walraven

Deena Walraven — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 22:38:48 +0000

This was an awesome article. I loved it and learned a lot from it. Deena wLraven

Comment on The Fantasies of Weiland by Tim

Tim — Thu, 15 May 2014 12:09:52 +0000

And Mike Rounds is your answer to all of this? More of the same, and as conditions in SD continue to decline we get yet more of the same. Great

Comment on And Now A Word From Our Sponsors by Victor Hilarius

Victor Hilarius — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:00:32 +0000

Fools fold their hands and consume their own flesh. Ecclesiastes 4:5

Comment on And Now A Word From Our Sponsors by Deb Geelsdottir

Deb Geelsdottir — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 02:19:41 +0000

Good post, Aspasia. Your conclusion is right on. The evidence is very strong. Assertions, on the other hand, are not facts, in spite of what Mr. Ellis might say. He has a well-earned reputation for absolutism. Old Guard, on the other hand, has good advice.

Comment on And Now A Word From Our Sponsors by Steve Sibson

Steve Sibson — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 21:33:12 +0000

In reply to Aspasia. Yes, it is very interesting. I read most of it and then lent it to a professor who used in as research on a paper. He left town without returning it so I need to buy another one.

Comment on And Now A Word From Our Sponsors by Aspasia

Aspasia — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:17:27 +0000

In reply to Steve Sibson. That book looks interesting, thanks Sibby.

Comment on And Now A Word From Our Sponsors by Steve Sibson

Steve Sibson — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 16:32:56 +0000

See the link for an interesting analysis that says the founders were neither Christian nor deists:

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2012/06/06/americas-key-founders-neither-christians-nor-deists-an-interview-on-a-major-new-book/