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What about... Macharius Send a noteboard - 18/02/2010 06:57:56 PM
7. Do you think schools place too much emphasis on particular themes or ideas when choosing their curriculum? If so, which ones?


Too much political correctness. We need more study on religions. Plural. Discuss and compare and contrast the world's religious, the books they are based on, and the political and cultural milieus they currently inhabit.


... the political and cultural settings in which the world's dominant religions arose?

Perhaps because I just finished reading it, Thomas Cahill's "The Desire of the Everlasting Hills" has had me thinking a lot about how Christianity (as a belief system, and how it's been implemented/practiced) has grown over the course of two millenia.
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Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tom - 05/02/2010 05:15:17 PM 1431 Views
Interesting post nossy - 05/02/2010 06:19:06 PM 949 Views
I agree. One Shakespeare is sufficient. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:42:51 AM 347 Views
Oh, fun! You mentioned the 语录 by Chairman Mao... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:35:21 PM 850 Views
Tough Subject, censorship LadyLorraine - 05/02/2010 07:24:39 PM 938 Views
I think I would be worried if a school had more than one copy of Mein Kampf Tom - 06/02/2010 06:30:08 PM 856 Views
I was mostly just using it as an example, since it was what the article talked about LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 10:20:08 PM 901 Views
tough questions random thoughts - 05/02/2010 08:26:30 PM 914 Views
I never saw the humour in Dilbert... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:28:57 PM 935 Views
I actually ran into this in high school. Apsalar Shadowdancer - 05/02/2010 08:33:10 PM 1082 Views
I found that we covered a lot about American Indian issues in US History. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:23:16 PM 863 Views
we coverd most of those things as well Apsalar Shadowdancer - 06/02/2010 08:08:22 PM 1016 Views
Anyone interested in German history in particular and European history in general should read it. The Shrike - 05/02/2010 08:47:14 PM 1044 Views
I think jane austen and the brontes would be good to leave in LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 03:44:10 AM 781 Views
They could read Pride & Prejudice & Zombies instead. *NM* The Shrike - 06/02/2010 04:03:34 PM 340 Views
They could. It'd be very educational. LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 04:37:23 PM 707 Views
I read a great number of books I don't necesarily agree with, so I'm on your side. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:19:21 PM 879 Views
What about... Macharius - 18/02/2010 06:57:56 PM 1139 Views
Hmm. jh - 05/02/2010 09:11:13 PM 915 Views
It's interesting that many of the most influential books are hardly ever read. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:15:19 PM 856 Views
Love the survey. Legolas - 05/02/2010 09:42:29 PM 1031 Views
Interesting. Do you really think that Nineteen Eighty-Four is plausible? Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:13:56 AM 878 Views
It doesn't have to be plausible as a whole to be relevant. Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:28:20 PM 873 Views
I agree entirely Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:32:07 PM 964 Views
You raise an interesting point. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:06:20 PM 873 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 05/02/2010 11:09:41 PM 1003 Views
Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:00:29 PM 922 Views
Re: Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:03:59 PM 927 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. aria - 05/02/2010 11:47:08 PM 996 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 06/02/2010 12:11:06 AM 875 Views
I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:30:15 AM 979 Views
Re: I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... aria - 06/02/2010 12:25:37 PM 897 Views
I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Tom - 06/02/2010 05:54:50 PM 875 Views
Re: I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:05:48 PM 983 Views
I don't think high school students need to discuss possibilities for staging. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:36:03 AM 822 Views
I think there is value to discussing staging LadyLorraine - 07/02/2010 01:52:47 AM 827 Views
nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:27:23 AM 846 Views
Re: nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:29:34 AM 860 Views
A lot of people think von Clausewitz is important. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:51:44 PM 780 Views
More than Sun Tzu? *NM* Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:31:44 PM 321 Views
Sun Zi was relatively unknown in the West until recently. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:30:06 AM 835 Views
Sure, but he could still have influenced world history by influencing Asia... *NM* Legolas - 07/02/2010 01:35:17 AM 354 Views
Doubtful. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:41:01 AM 851 Views
Tom, you did not just write that AgentOrange - 07/02/2010 10:12:40 AM 897 Views
The Mongols are not East Asian. They are Central Asian. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:06:19 PM 868 Views
Neat. Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:41:37 AM 1112 Views
Brave New World is an excellent choice. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:15:15 PM 803 Views
In many ways, books are like automobiles or power tools... Larry - 06/02/2010 11:08:01 AM 1014 Views
The interesting thing, to my mind, is that the BBC article talks about "Lebensraum". Tom - 06/02/2010 04:46:34 PM 850 Views
And nary a thing about Alois Hitler, no? Larry - 06/02/2010 05:52:50 PM 1051 Views
I have yet to see a literature teacher in schools teach history through literature. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:33:57 AM 868 Views
But yet I know several history teachers who have done this Larry - 07/02/2010 10:38:49 AM 962 Views
Viewing history through a literary prism is usually an injustice to the study of history. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:16:30 PM 934 Views
No, the opposite: viewing literature through historical lens is what I'm interested in Larry - 07/02/2010 03:31:04 PM 909 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Novo - 06/02/2010 01:44:07 PM 966 Views
I agree that Shakespeare is over-emphasised. Tom - 06/02/2010 04:29:16 PM 734 Views
Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Tom - 06/02/2010 04:26:53 PM 993 Views
Re: Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:34:10 PM 812 Views
Hmm. Rebekah - 06/02/2010 11:33:02 PM 879 Views
New Zealand has culture? Tom - 07/02/2010 03:25:28 PM 1039 Views
Which book of his would you recommend ? AgentOrange - 09/02/2010 04:20:15 PM 826 Views
The Whale Rider is lovely. Rebekah - 10/02/2010 02:36:01 PM 749 Views
I will answer yiour survey but may I ask a question first? What did you think of Steinbeck? Tashmere - 07/02/2010 06:20:52 AM 818 Views
I hated Steinbeck, with the exception of Travels with Charley. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:22:11 PM 838 Views
The Grapes of Wrath was required in Sophomore English in HS. And I loved it. The Shrike - 07/02/2010 03:25:55 PM 913 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tashmere - 07/02/2010 11:52:02 PM 919 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Mossman - 08/02/2010 03:14:24 AM 1100 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. rebelaessedai - 11/02/2010 10:58:23 PM 970 Views
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