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Iggo

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Idiot Teacher Asked 4th-Graders to Give 3 Good Reasons for Slavery [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 OP

Wow. A teacher encourages critical thinking! ollie10 Jan 2018 #1

Bigotry immersed in critical thinking ismnotwasm Jan 2018 #2

Looking forward to your curriculum on taking a critical thinking approach to whether murder is WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 #3

Ooooh, you know people actually do that right? zipplewrath Jan 2018 #8

Yes, exactly. In college. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 #9

Yeah, that's my point of view zipplewrath Jan 2018 #10

Could have even been appropriate but as a discussion... Baconator Jan 2018 #75

Excellent response malaise Jan 2018 #20

*dodges the jerking knee* Baconator Jan 2018 #74

A good teacher can teach critical thinking countingbluecars Jan 2018 #4

Who said the teacher rationalized anything? ollie10 Jan 2018 #36

As I said, countingbluecars Jan 2018 #37

Maybe there are....do you have any better ideas? ollie10 Jan 2018 #39

One example I used with my fourth graders countingbluecars Jan 2018 #71

Great! ollie10 Jan 2018 #73

fucking fourth grade? puhleese. shanny Jan 2018 #60

are you implying the teacher had sex with the students? ollie10 Jan 2018 #64

your concern is noted shanny Jan 2018 #65

Seriously, is the F word necessary? ollie10 Jan 2018 #67

Fuck forums with fucking censors that don't fucking allow the glorious... moriah Jan 2018 #72

Using the F word like that is the surest way to make you look stupid ollie10 Jan 2018 #77

No... not really. The best way to look stupid is to LanternWaste Jan 2018 #78

So you are into the logical fallacy of personal attacks instead of refuting arguments. Well done! ollie10 Jan 2018 #79

No personal attacks. So not well done, maybe rare.. or medium rare? LanternWaste Jan 2018 #81

so is that why you were driven to simply call the teacher stupid? ollie10 Jan 2018 #82

The teacher exercised less caution than they should have, certainly. moriah Jan 2018 #86

I agree with much of what you said ollie10 Jan 2018 #90

Did you not recognize the reference to a certain video? moriah Jan 2018 #83

It's not just about kids.... ollie10 Jan 2018 #85

Actually, I usually use fark in spoken language, and "fsck" written. moriah Jan 2018 #88

I understand zipplewrath Jan 2018 #6

Teaching critical is good, but not by telling children Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #7

It isn't clear that what was done zipplewrath Jan 2018 #12

Follow the link to the actual assignment Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #14

That's not "telling them" zipplewrath Jan 2018 #15

Law student equals grade school student? mac56 Jan 2018 #16

No zipplewrath Jan 2018 #18

Yes because we all know there are good people on both sides countingbluecars Jan 2018 #17

There's no "good" defense zipplewrath Jan 2018 #21

I was a fourth grade teacher for many years. countingbluecars Jan 2018 #22

I don't think was appropriate for this grade and age zipplewrath Jan 2018 #29

You are not a fourth grader. Fourth graders will read it literally Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #24

Well, and that would be part of the lesson I presume zipplewrath Jan 2018 #26

Your hope is contradicted by the language the teacher chose. Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #91

Kinda zipplewrath Jan 2018 #92

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2018 #76

Unless we have the full context of the lesson.... moriah Jan 2018 #25

And probably there are better ways zipplewrath Jan 2018 #28

Exactly. And if the lesson taught in the classroom DID immediately... moriah Jan 2018 #32

Smells of standardized testing zipplewrath Jan 2018 #34

standardized testing is a way to limit academic freedom ollie10 Jan 2018 #53

it would have been better d_r Jan 2018 #49

These are 4th graders, 9 or 10 year olds. AJT Jan 2018 #31

They still teach time tables? Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #51

4th grade is too young exboyfil Jan 2018 #35

Thank you for your pedagogic perspective gratuitous Jan 2018 #40

and maybe it would be best for all involved if you didn't personally attack those you disagree with ollie10 Jan 2018 #41

What was the personal attack? gratuitous Jan 2018 #42

saying it was best I am not a teacher now ollie10 Jan 2018 #43

You're engaging in flamebait arguments in this thread. Paladin Jan 2018 #46

I was trying to sincerely advocate for critical thinking in schools ollie10 Jan 2018 #47

Oops, I forgot to say "Spelling and punctuation counts"; my bad gratuitous Jan 2018 #56

I was being facetious.... ollie10 Jan 2018 #59

Why not have an exercise titled "Give 3 reasons why breast cancer is a good thing" Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #52

I think the question should have been phrased differently Drahthaardogs Jan 2018 #57

I agree that would be a better way to phrase it ollie10 Jan 2018 #62

One good reason Cartoonist Jan 2018 #5

While that was used to support slaveholding Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #11

I was being flippant. nt Cartoonist Jan 2018 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Jan 2018 #45

Wisconsin? Not Mississippi? Aristus Jan 2018 #19

Name three good reasons for the Holocaust; lets spark debate... brooklynite Jan 2018 #23

Exactly Phoenix61 Jan 2018 #38

Why does this have to be news? janterry Jan 2018 #27

+1 zipplewrath Jan 2018 #30

This fits into the current outrage bait model of internet news. Oneironaut Jan 2018 #84

As a black educator IluvPitties Jan 2018 #33

The assignment is a black educator? Iggo Jan 2018 #44

It entirely depends on the lesson the "homework" was based on. moriah Jan 2018 #70

Depends on what is meant by "good." Straw Man Jan 2018 #48

I'm just wondering MichMary Jan 2018 #50

I like the assignment, but don't think it's age appropriate. skip fox Jan 2018 #54

Is this statement from the article diverse? ollie10 Jan 2018 #55

Aw. Iggo Jan 2018 #61

I just read the whole thread to see if this bothered anybody else. Croney Jan 2018 #68

So many better ways an assignment like this could have been done... Blue_Tires Jan 2018 #58

"If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong." PassingFair Jan 2018 #63

You're right of course. skip fox Jan 2018 #66

I lulz'd. after 15+ on DU, I just knew someone would defend this load of poo. KG Jan 2018 #69

I have to wonder if this isnt just a poorly worded question? Oneironaut Jan 2018 #80

Maybe a better question would be "what positive contributions did the expulsion and extermination of SweetieD Jan 2018 #87

Pretty complex question for fourth graders... TCJ70 Jan 2018 #89

I agree zipplewrath Jan 2018 #93