Since teachers have this power, do you think that they use it to their advantage to spread their own beliefs to students, knowing that students will always trust the teacher.
A lot of students believe that teachers are extremely wise about everything, so they can get the student to believe anything they want, whether it be religion, history, theories, or or anything.
Do you think this is true?
2006-12-04 11:08:51 · 14 answers · asked by Red Crayon Aristocrat 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I dont think teachers in general do this on a daily basis, ut a lot of them do. They are people, just like the rest of us, and people do do this.
2006-12-04 11:17:39 · update #1
There is a fine line between teaching open perspective and personal beliefs.
2006-12-04 11:24:34 · update #2
like I said above. I say this because over the years, I've had many teachers who would push their own beliefs onto studnets. I had one teacher who tried to make me believe that I hated myself, just because of my dating preferances.
Anotheteacher that I had, years ago, tried to tell say that everyone's anscestors came from europe and that it didnt matter if you were balck hispanic or asian, before thtey were in those countries, they were in europe.....
2006-12-04 11:34:01 · update #3
Hopefully NOT
After 30+ years in the classroom, I will only say that if any teacher is doing what you are suggesting, he/she should be reported to his/her supervisor/chair/principal....
If it wasn't math, I didn't discuss it; if the student asked for my opinion, I redirected the conversation back to the appropriate material....any teacher that doesn't is not professional
It is not uncommon for students to ask a teacher's opinion on a variety of subjects...and [appropriate for the age and maturity] intellectual discussions can be very enlightening....but only with the caveat that a teachers' opinion on matters other than their area of expertise should be regarded as merely another opinion-with no greater credibility than any other source...
2006-12-04 11:19:39 · answer #1 · answered by Gemelli2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is what teaching is about.
Let's say you read "Ethan Frome" by Edith Wharton for a class project. You understand it from your persepctive. Your teacher is there is open you to different possible ways of looking at that same text.
Some teachers do abuse their power, but they have to have to power to persaude children to open their minds. If you had everything your way, then students may never learn about the Holocaust or WWII. Let's be honest--without teaching what they believe, why don't we just give students a book on each subject and call it good?
2006-12-04 19:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some do. However, most of my teachers have managed to keep their personal beliefs out of their lessons. In fact, only three have made the classes about their personal beliefs. One was a religion teacher, so it's allowed. One was an American Government teacher, so that class was a big ole waste of time. The last is one I have now, who talks about how wonderful she herself is...
2006-12-04 19:11:51 · answer #3 · answered by Esma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps. But I once had a very young teacher who was devoutly religious and was assigned (unfortunately) Biology.
For weeks she struggled not to let her personal beliefs influence the class. She really did. Even as the lesson plan delved increasingly into evolution and genetics. But one day it seemed she couldn't take it anymore and literally left the classroom crying - never to return.
Still, I always admired her great effort at impartiality. I hope she did well wherever she ended up.
2006-12-04 19:19:30 · answer #4 · answered by Atrocious 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A person's beliefs help shape their peceptions about most things so it is only natural that they represent their beliefs. As a student you should be a sponge but that doesn't mean you should accept everything as true. A great teacher once said to me, "swallow the fish whole, then spit out the bones." I didn't agree with everything he said yet he was able to inspire me and teach his specialization quite well.
2006-12-04 19:15:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it can and does happen, but is not as widespread as you might think. Most teachers are honorable professional who try to enrich peoples minds by not only teaching content but also how to learn.
Then you have a few people that don't & ruin it for everybody else.
2006-12-04 19:12:09 · answer #6 · answered by bionicbookworm 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do, my daughters teachers are always trying to push their religion on my children and it isn't right. If I wanted my children to learn religion I would of sent them to a religious school or have them go to church.
2006-12-04 19:11:50 · answer #7 · answered by Urchin 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well...this one guy toook two american flags and burned them...IN HIS CLASSROOM! then he told the kids to tell their parents about it and talk with the oarents about what he did and how that made them feel. i dont like THAT way of expressing their beliefs, but i think that a teacher can spread some thoughtful insight on the subject to pupils. my teacher mr. biehn is really really cool. he talks to us as if we were, well, ya kno, kids...i mean, other teachers talk to us like we're just students, there to learn but mr biehn asks us how we feel about stuff and he jokes around and pokes fun. teachers should be able to express themselves...except for the flag guy...
2006-12-04 19:13:48 · answer #8 · answered by elphie44 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
somewhat depends on the teacher, ive had some teachers like that and some that didn't say anything personal and sticked to their work
2006-12-04 19:12:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe some teachers do, but to say that teachers do this in general would be silly.
2006-12-04 19:10:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋