Teaching the truth: the dangerous temptation of indoctrination

The problem with teaching the “truth”

The problem with teaching the “truth” So many involved in conventional schooling-and-teaching seem to think that education is about “teaching the truth”. The truth is to be decided for learners, and justified by reasons that are not their own. In a world where we are supposed to be equally worthy of respect, this is indoctrination. […]

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The problem with teaching the “truth” So many involved in conventional schooling-and-teaching seem to think that education is about “teaching the truth”. The truth is to be decided for learners, and justified by reasons that are not their own. In a world where we are supposed to be equally worthy of respect, this is indoctrination.