Today's teachers?

Question

Why do today's teachers insist on springing their political views on their students throught their teachings? This ultimately leads to the students thinking that this is "the way it happened" or this is "how I think" because that is what their techer taught them. Why can't they stick to the required criteria on a neutral level and keep their political opinions to themselves?

Answer 1

Most of those teachers are liberals and that is the only way they can get followers. Once students get into the real world, most of them figure out the teachers views were crap to begin with without moral basis.

Answer 2

First of all, it is a teacher's duty to teach. For a teacher to accomplish this goal he or she must first make the classroom an environment where the student's are comfortable expressing all points of view. The teacher's role is to suggest a problem and through class discussion, Q&A, labs, lectures, quizzes, tests, exams, etc.. root out the answer or answers to that problem. A teacher that lectures from a single point of view and derides students who disagree with that view is doing no one good. A teacher must be able to model critical thinking in order to expose the student to various points of view. It is up to the prepared student to determine his or her choices after that.
A teacher is only limited by the subject matter of the course itself. It is innappropriate for a PE teacher to discuss the pros and cons of the Crusades, however a discussion of professional atheletes soaring salaries or societal influences of these same atheletes is appropriate. A teacher's sandbox is very big but it still has boundaries. Most of all a teacher has to be able to encourage thought and with this thoughtfulness in engaging student learning.

Answer 3

My view is that what teachers are teaching is not true history and polotics they can't just spring shocking stuff on us but some teachers are differnt they want to tell us the truth if you read deep into history you find out so many things gone on behind our backs like for example Martin Luther King was a savior and all but he made poor choices that we dont hear about in school. We are being told the true story in school but not the whole story.

Answer 4

The teachers I know do stay neutral and do not express their personal views. I knew this to be the case in the 40 years I taught in the public schools. However, I always told my students that in order to get them to THINK, I would often taken an opposite or unpopular point of view to stimulate discussion. I always made it clear that I was not necessarily expressing my personal opinion. In order for my students to form intelligent decisions, they needed to know both sides of issues, and if those were not being expressed by them, I took that view. Needless to say, we had some mighty good and fiery discussions!

I hope this helps you understand better.

Answer 5

I think that teachers have always included their point of view and opinion sin a class. I don't think it is right, but it isn't new. maybe because we are more aware of things now, teachers have a less protected role and we are more sensitive to what has been going on. I, in the classroom, try to keep my own politics and feelings out. but I can see how in a history class, it might be tougher than in a math class.

Answer 6

not all teachers do that. its up to the students do decide what they believe they all have their own opinions and beliefs and no one is perfect. what is wrong is for a teacher to bring up their religious beliefs and "force it on" the students it would be against the separation of church and state as well as against students because that said teacher may have Buddhist, Muslim or other students with different religious beliefs in the classroom.

i like what mama3x said. teachers aren't paid enough....they should get combat pay for what they have to go thru during the day. besides that a lot of their supplies comes out of their pockets...

Answer 7

An important part of education is teaching critical thinking. Just as you and I don't agree with everything we hear, neither do kids. I think it is important for kids be in an environment where they can learn to think for themselves and be able to question authority. How else can they learn this? Politics aside, there are a lot of "truths" that are not concrete. I wise person is one who can be skeptical of what they hear or read.

Answer 8

Those teachers you are talking about, specifically took those teaching jobs as part of an organized attempt by various marxist groups to indoctrinate children. They are trying to take over the country and this is a type of "psy-op" they are running on us.

Answer 9

Today's teachers are not paid enough for anyone to tell them what to do or not to do. We should be grateful they're even showing up for work. If you don't agree with what your child's teacher is teaching them, have discussions with your child about it. I guarantee you have more influence on what your child believes than their teacher.

Answer 10

because there is no such thing as a neutral level. It's a teacher's job to present information that is unpopular, as well as information that is mainstream.