tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11578122.post4942206103382115633..comments2023-11-02T05:48:48.115-04:00Comments on GayandRight: Political correctness in the fourth grade...GayandRighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763498369390166108noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11578122.post-39342496679854883582009-11-15T21:55:55.901-05:002009-11-15T21:55:55.901-05:00I believe the Brits spell wag(g)on with an extra g...I believe the Brits spell wag(g)on with an extra g. Get with the programme.Skinny Dipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818163310102120130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11578122.post-88811112979624941862009-11-15T21:46:14.880-05:002009-11-15T21:46:14.880-05:00Just noticed I spelled bandwagons wrong! .... An...Just noticed I spelled bandwagons wrong! .... And just in case you think I spelled 'spelled' incorrectly - it is ok to use 't' or 'ed'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11578122.post-24202082751998753412009-11-15T21:42:48.120-05:002009-11-15T21:42:48.120-05:00I'm a high school teacher, and can confirm tha...I'm a high school teacher, and can confirm that students are almost universally given a one view 'party-line' on all kinds of issues. However, I always advise my students not to trust teachers, to question what they hear, to question what I tell them. Very few students do think though - rarely do I find a student who actually does want to learn (as opposed to wanting to gain credits), and they attach themselves to a variety of emotional bandwaggons. You may find it both amusing and alarming to discover a lack of general knowledge, let alone good thinking skills, in some new teachers. A colleague of mine recently asked the history teacher in a packed staffroom which side of the Berlin Wall they put the Jews on! If I had young children again I'd likely home school; I would feel happy about only 10% of my colleagues teaching my children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com