Monday, September 29, 2008

Mrs. Crosby's blog

My social studies teacher, Mrs. Crosby, has a blog entitled The Devil's Advocate. Its a great blog with interesting topics and frequent new posts. Recently Mr. Fisch discussed her blog on his blog, The Fischbowl. Mr. Fisch, during his explanation, touched upon a view of Mrs. Crosby's that is frequently exhibited in here class. She believes that a teacher should not give her opinion out because it may form unjustified prejudices within the students when it comes to discussing the topic later. What she does with her blog is different from most teachers, because she may post something that she disagrees with entirely just to provoke thought and argument. This is a fantastic idea. There are advantages to airing your opinion, but I personally believe a moderator in a debate should not even hint to their individual ideas regarding the subject at hand. If only all teachers could share this notion of mine.

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