I completely agree. As you say, it would also give them less time to try to turn children into ideologues instead of independent thinkers.
But I think the real problem is the social pressure to accept certain ideas as truth rather than ideas. It wouldn't really matter what was being taught in schools if kids were genuinely free to challe…
I completely agree. As you say, it would also give them less time to try to turn children into ideologues instead of independent thinkers.
But I think the real problem is the social pressure to accept certain ideas as truth rather than ideas. It wouldn't really matter what was being taught in schools if kids were genuinely free to challenge and question the ideas. If teachers encouraged them to do so and presented multiple perspectives for them to consider.
The facts of history are the facts. I'm not suggesting there are "multiple sides" to look at slavery from for example. But the idea of collective responsibility passed down through the generations? It feels like that's an idea that can only take root if its the only one you've ever heard.
I completely agree. As you say, it would also give them less time to try to turn children into ideologues instead of independent thinkers.
But I think the real problem is the social pressure to accept certain ideas as truth rather than ideas. It wouldn't really matter what was being taught in schools if kids were genuinely free to challenge and question the ideas. If teachers encouraged them to do so and presented multiple perspectives for them to consider.
The facts of history are the facts. I'm not suggesting there are "multiple sides" to look at slavery from for example. But the idea of collective responsibility passed down through the generations? It feels like that's an idea that can only take root if its the only one you've ever heard.