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Quotes from article by Professors Lee and Garrett

A must-read article for all who teach (at any level): "Academic Freedom in the Middle and Secondary School Classroom" by Professors Daniel E. Lee and Jack A. Garrett (The Clearing House, July/August 2005).

Excerpt: "Any attempt to indoctrinate in the classroom, be it religious indoctrination, political indoctrination or any other type, is both inappropriate and counterproductive. Inappropriate because doing so flies in the face of academic freedom for students. Counterproductive because the result tends to be a class of robots functioning in a non-reflective mechanical manner, a class of proficient liars who say what they believe they have to say to get a good grade ..."
Read full article here.