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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (51462)	6/18/2002 7:58:34 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

"Nowhere, though, did I say that a child should do its own thing" C'mon Christopher. Do you really want me to start bringing back your posts? You drew a clear line which I will paraphrase as...if a child does not come ready or motivated to learn...it is not the teacher's job to try to change that. If you wish me to augment that paraphrase with 5 or 6 retrieved posts, please let me know. If you are willing to insist that the child must be motivated to come to you before you will attempt to motivate her past her reluctance to learn, then you most assuredly ARE suggesting that the child should do her own thing. What in the Hell else could you possibly be intimating? If a child (who obviously doesn't know any better) does not come to school ready or motivated to learn, should the child be TAUGHT (by the TEACHER) to move beyond that learning barrier? Or--if a child is not motivated or ready to learn, should the teacher consider that she has no responsibility in the matter and simply wash her hands? Is it your position that, if a child is not motivated to learn, that a TEACHER should have no responsibility for the child's TEACHING??