Catherine, I was me who made the remark about Marxist teachers' influence in the U.S. Maybe today they call themselves Socialists or Progressives and I'm sure they have a different idealogical agenda than they did when I was in school in the 60s and 70s. Back in my day they called themselves "Marxists" and were very open about proclaiming that politcal label. Then again, as I just wrote previously, it was considered to be hip in some circles back then to call onself a Marxist because it was "radical" and definitely a way to show that one was against the "establishment." I know a number of teachers currently in the system who also feel from certain administrators pressure to slant their subjects in a "progressive" ideological way. I don't like it but what can you do?
Kakki > I don't know who made the original > teachers-are-Marxists post but I'm going to >go out on a limb here and assume that >teachers in the USA are probably similar to >teachers in Canada and that many of them, >esp. those of a certain age, are inclined > towards socialism, but Marxism? A bit >extreme, I'd say.
