Hi
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Mike Scoles wrote:
Jim
>
> Al Cone's reference to the "therapy that passes as pedagogy" article is relevant
> here. As educators, we should be have an interest in encouraging critical
> thinking. That does not mean that we should be "tolerant" of outrageous
> statements. In fact, we have a responsibility to point out errors in logic or
> factual content. Sometimes that can be misperceived as name calling or a lack
> of tolerance for people rather than a lack of tolerance for sloppy thinking.
I had no problem with that part of Al's posting. It was when the
"happy with their ignorance" (or some such quote) was attributed
to Michael that I thought it went overboard.
Best wishes
Jim
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