independent thought

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No Independent Thought or Discussion Allowed in AP Class!

Posted by zoeweil ⋅ March 23, 2011 ⋅ 8 Comments

A friend’s daughter is taking Advanced Placement (AP) World History. During class she and another student got into an engaged discussion about a topic they were studying that both had passionate feelings about and which both were prepared to discuss respectfully and knowledgeably. One had made a statement with which the other had disagreed and … Continue reading »

Education is Not Indoctrination

Posted by zoeweil ⋅ September 8, 2010 ⋅ 10 Comments

There are some who argue that education is virtually always synonymous with indoctrination, and those who hold this position certainly have evidence to support it. The U.S. government removed native children from their homes, put them in boarding schools, forbade them from speaking their own languages, and indoctrinated them with very specific values and beliefs. … Continue reading »