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Chasstev365

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3. No Common Sense

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Apr 2, 2017, 05:59 AM

Apr 2017

The teacher is either evil or a moron. Getting kids argue historical events is great, but did it ever occur to this half-wit that arguing for the Holocaust might be a wee bit inappropriate?

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Central NY students upset after being asked to defend Nazis, Holocaust for homework [View all] TexasTowelie Apr 2017 OP

Other teachers have done similar things IIRC Sanity Claws Apr 2017 #1

I lean towards your last statement. TexasTowelie Apr 2017 #2

No Common Sense Chasstev365 Apr 2017 #3

Sounds like good intentions gone horribly wrong. Girard442 Apr 2017 #4

For those who suffered TEB Apr 2017 #5

This is standard in teaching debate tactics localroger Apr 2017 #6

critical thinking and reasoning requires us to understand the other side of the equation...even when beachbum bob Apr 2017 #7