Unlike college professors, K-12 teachers lack academic freedom. As a result, they’ve never been able to address controversial issues. But today they’re even more reluctant to do so – and for good reason (“Educators Are Deeply Conflicted on Teaching Heated Cultural Issues, Survey Finds,” Education Week,Nov. 2).
There are so many topics today that can get them into hot water. Yet I wonder how we can ever expect students to develop critical thinking if their teachers are afraid to expose them to such issues. The legal consequences are serious, leading to outright dismissal. If I were teaching today, I wouldn’t dare try to include these issues. It’s just not worth it.
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Yes….and what are those issues?
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