Made me go Hmmm.

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Thanks to rezendi, here's an article about a bunch of teachers banning legos, and the reasons behind it. I mostly agree with what the teachers did, but I find I'm uncomfortable with the whole process. I think this is largely because, as much as they tried to remove one set of biases in their teaching, they inevitably instilled others. I suspect that this is inevitable though.

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Every teacher colors their teaching with their own political/moral/philosophical agendas. Its almost impossible to do otherwise when you are teaching something.

That's highly debatable. And in any case it is NOT an excuse, no matter how much left-wing extremists try to use it as one.

There's a huge difference between unconsciously imparting something of your own views into the teaching of certain subjects, and deliberately attempting to brainwash/indoctrinate young children with your own dogmatic political agenda. This is clearly a case of the latter, and it sickens me.

I heartily approve of them teaching kids to ask when authority needs to be questioned, and when the rules need to be changed. These are questions far too few adults ever learn to ask.

Hah! If any of the children questioned the authority of their teachers, how long do you think that lasted?

I completely reject the idea that these people have an appropriate view of 'when authority needs to be questioned' or 'when the rules need to be changed'. They obviously have their own agenda, and I have to wonder whether the parents realize that their children are being subjected to this kind of insidious propaganda. The whole business is despicable.