I am a high school teacher and psychology is only one of the classes I teach (at
this level, it�s all part of the History Department). Please don�t be offended by my
ignorance, I have advanced degrees in other areas of study. This is the first time
I�ve posted, so please be gentle with me.
As an undergraduate, the work of Carl Jung fascinating. It is one of the things
that made me interested in psychology. I find Jung�s writing to be powerful and
personally useful, although I am aware of the �unscientific� nature of his theories.
When I teach, I encourage critical thinking and I emphasize the scientific
method. If students bring up issues of �the soul� or �dreams,� I tell them about
people who have written on the subject, but I also ask them to generate alternative
explanations and think of ways they could test their ideas.
So, I have 2 questions for Tipsters: (1) would you recommend Carl Jung for
graduate school if he were your student? And (2) Do you think I am unfit to teach
psychology because I still read Jung in the privacy of my own home?
Thanks for the discussion�I find this topic to be very interesting.
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