tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16776463.post112982284574081174..comments2023-06-30T08:02:25.644-07:00Comments on Reflections on Teaching: Transcendent Only When I Want To BeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16776463.post-1130511701379940292005-10-28T08:01:00.000-07:002005-10-28T08:01:00.000-07:00Its seems to me to be both, but I am not sure its ...Its seems to me to be both, but I am not sure its entirely the teacher's fault. I have been in too many classes where students proclaim or act in a way as if they were experts in their field treating the thoughts and ideas of others (including teachers) in disregard (even disrespect). I am not trying to say that these students are not experts. Let the experts speak!.. but not in away that discourages further discussion. Perhaps it is the result of poor classroom structure. As students who are put into arenas of minimal power, we exert our power by demonstrating what we already know or by deconstructing the ideas at hand. There is nothing wrong with breaking apart the ideas of others past or present, but what then? What if no conclusions are made what if no constructive ideas are brought forth? Do we just disregard the subject matter altogether? Maybe it would be a waste of time? But I have to agree with you... let them be offended... let them be aware of what they are seeing in the context of which they are seeing it. He should be honest/fair and say "this is not about my beliefs, but are about the beliefs of those who created such works and for whom they were created."Andreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07189265085059220093noreply@blogger.com