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Talk:Essay:Best Concepts to Teach Teenagers (view source)
Revision as of 20:59, September 1, 2008
, 20:59, September 1, 2008→The Liberal Notion that Authority is necessarily Wrong
'':"Mindlessly rejecting all forms of authority, though, is no better than mindlessly obeying authority."'' Agreed. But we have to be very careful not to conflate "question" with "reject". If you were teaching my son, told him something he disagreed with and he asked you "why's that?" I would expect you to have an answer. If that answer where "because I said so, I am the authority, you will not question that authority", well, you haven't given him much of an answer, you haven't taught him anything and you haven't done anything to equip him for life. I'm sure that you ''do'' allow kids to question you, and I sure that it gives you a great opportunity to impart your wisdom. When it is wisdom it has an answer to the question and doesn't need to rely on "authority".--[[User:Toffeeman|Toffeeman]] 13:22, 1 September 2008 (EDT)
'':"Mindlessly rejecting all forms of authority, though, is no better than mindlessly obeying authority."'' Agreed. But we have to be very careful not to conflate "question" with "reject". If you were teaching my son, told him something he disagreed with and he asked you "why's that?" I would expect you to have an answer. If that answer where "because I said so, I am the authority, you will not question that authority", well, you haven't given him much of an answer, you haven't taught him anything and you haven't done anything to equip him for life. I'm sure that you ''do'' allow kids to question you, and I sure that it gives you a great opportunity to impart your wisdom. When it is wisdom it has an answer to the question and doesn't need to rely on "authority".--[[User:Toffeeman|Toffeeman]] 13:22, 1 September 2008 (EDT)
:::No-one wants to stop children asking questions, and good answers help an enquiring mind to grow. But sometimes lines have to be drawn. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 13:26, 1 September 2008 (EDT)
:::No-one wants to stop children asking questions, and good answers help an enquiring mind to grow. But sometimes lines have to be drawn. [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 13:26, 1 September 2008 (EDT)
::::I'd suggest that two lines are between 1)speech/thought and action and 2)questioning/holding-to-account and dismissing out of hand. Both give reasonably clear divides between what you/society/the school should allow and where you/society/the school are perfectly entitled to dictate. --[[User:Toffeeman|Toffeeman]] 16:59, 1 September 2008 (EDT)
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