The teacher has no idea who is going to show up to sub their class unless they plan in advance. Most of them reserve movies for this reason. (This also tends to help maintain order better.)

 

Oh I see, so it was actually the normal teacher's decision. Well I guess it's no big deal for something like that to happen once in a while. (shrug)

 

 

How are they going to learn critical thinking at all if all controversy is avoided?

 

I don't have a problem with showing BOTH sides of a controversial issue.

 

Do you know of any Hollywood movies that do this? (grin)

 

 

They mostly show it in Psych classes because they think it creates tolerance for mentally retarded (what they call it in the disability biz) or developmentally delayed (what they call it in the public schools) people. Because I have worked with mentally retarded young people, I hate the movie. To me it shows a trivial and inaccurate picture of the problems and discriminations these people face. So if I were to object to any movie the teachers showed, it would be that one.

 

Yah, this is exactly the sort of thing I'm afraid of. So like schools these days, to treat students like trainees rather than pupils.

 

Like Eco's Brother William, I find myself in full retreat to my Plutarch: "The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted!" (sigh)

 

At any rate, I'm glad we're on the same page there. And thanks for the feedback.

Oh I see' date=' so it was actually the normal teacher's decision. Well I guess it's no big deal for something like that to happen once in a while. (shrug)

 

 

 

 

I don't have a problem with showing BOTH sides of a controversial issue.

 

Do you know of any Hollywood movies that do this? (grin)

 

 

 

 

Yah, this is exactly the sort of thing I'm afraid of. So like schools these days, to treat students like trainees rather than pupils.

 

Like Eco's Brother William, I find myself in full retreat to my Plutarch: "The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted!" (sigh)

 

At any rate, I'm glad we're on the same page there. And thanks for the feedback.[/quote']

 

I imagined we would end up on the same page.