Teachers putting their twist in “facts”?
Question by prnszcrtny: Teachers putting their twist in “facts”?
I am in 9th grade and I am 14 about to be 15
I have heard so many people say that teachers put their thought and feelings into what we learn
and I never comprehended what they ment until now
Why do teachers say that they dont have room to be creative with what they teach but they then turn around a teach us their thoughts and feelings
like with the war in Iraq, or the Bush administration, or the vietnam war and they even twist shakespeare
I just dont get it why they dont just teach the facts
have you seen this
I think the teachers should just teach us and let us think for ourselves
the teenage population is already messed up we dont need teachers projecting their thoughts into us and using us as puppets
what do you think about teachers putting their thoughts into the curriculem
I really wouldn’t have a problem with it if they taught all sides of the belief but they dont?
what do you think
I realize everyone has oppinions but they could leave them out
lets say we are talking about the Holocaust
they could say that some believe it was terrible
but some believe it never occured
they could tell us both sides is what im trying to say not just theirs
Best answer:
Answer by klb_72
The answer here is that it is absolutely impossible to give a historical, literary, cultura, etc., fact without your emotions and opinions entering into it. If I tell you “we are winning in Iraq” or “we are losing in Iraq” I am bringing my own opinions, interpretations, and ideas into it.
This is why it’s important for you to get your information from a number of sources. What you see on the news is the same thing — people who own the networks have their own opinions and use them to give instructions to their reporters on how to report the “facts.” So if you listen to the “facts” on Fox, or on CBC, or BBC, or ZMag, or CNN, you are getting ideas of the people that are the bosses, as well as ideas that come form the reporters.
The best thing to do here is, if you disagree with your teacher, go home and read information about it, and then come back the next day and ask your teacher what they think about your different ideas.
Hope you have fun! Good for you for recognizing bias … now please realize that *everyone* has bias, not just your teachers! Your parents, history book writers, EVERYONE has bias!!!
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