Are there limits to what you can talk about in class? Like you might not talk about issues of sex or things like that.
Interviewee: No, no limits. Is there a limit? No, but obviously there is going to be a line between a student and teacher situation. As far as topics, we can address any topics. We have to be very careful, obviously, not to offend anyone. Really, it is up to the particular teacher and the dynamics they have in that class, what they can talk about. The teacher just has to be very careful on how they introduce things. We talk about all kind of topics. Nothing is off the table.
I try to stay away from accusatory things, but I am one of the teachers that is more open about things and I want to hear what the students …show more content…
I think with Quakerism in particular, why I like it, is I think, they did a good job at simplifying everything. To their demise, in some regard, with being taken advantage of a lot, because having complete tolerance, complete understanding, putting the focus on both the individual and the community, as a whole, that individuals role in the community.
I didn’t know anything about Quakerism when I got here and the spices, but things like integrity and equality, that is universal. Community is universal and it doesn’t matter what group of people you put together, it’s going to be the same. It is going to mean the same things and I think that is why it is any ways belief system to adopt and live by. Live simply, who can argue against that. Focusing on a community and integrity is huge and that is why we have cubbies, we don’t have lockers and we don’t lock anything up, everything is out there and we rarely have any problems with …show more content…
Interviewee: Absolutely, I do. Even if I don’t, because I am so busy here. In government, in particular, the way I teach my government class is that I start with philosophy and the influences behind the founding fathers, the constitution and that everything that is done and created, is relying on the involvement of Americans in the government. You have to be involved. It is set up so that you are going to be involved and that you should be involved if you want change.
If you want change in anything, you have to speak up in life in general. Politics is the same way and I try to help them see how we have a system here that allows for that, but you have to do it. Just like in class, if you want change, you have to speak up and tell me that you need this or you need that. Quakers in general, are very involved in social issues, or any kind of conscious issues, and things like that, they are very involved. We address certain things here and we will talk about that. We will address it at meaningful worship. We will bring up, here is the query, and here is what we want you to think
Interviewee: No, no limits. Is there a limit? No, but obviously there is going to be a line between a student and teacher situation. As far as topics, we can address any topics. We have to be very careful, obviously, not to offend anyone. Really, it is up to the particular teacher and the dynamics they have in that class, what they can talk about. The teacher just has to be very careful on how they introduce things. We talk about all kind of topics. Nothing is off the table.
I try to stay away from accusatory things, but I am one of the teachers that is more open about things and I want to hear what the students …show more content…
I think with Quakerism in particular, why I like it, is I think, they did a good job at simplifying everything. To their demise, in some regard, with being taken advantage of a lot, because having complete tolerance, complete understanding, putting the focus on both the individual and the community, as a whole, that individuals role in the community.
I didn’t know anything about Quakerism when I got here and the spices, but things like integrity and equality, that is universal. Community is universal and it doesn’t matter what group of people you put together, it’s going to be the same. It is going to mean the same things and I think that is why it is any ways belief system to adopt and live by. Live simply, who can argue against that. Focusing on a community and integrity is huge and that is why we have cubbies, we don’t have lockers and we don’t lock anything up, everything is out there and we rarely have any problems with …show more content…
Interviewee: Absolutely, I do. Even if I don’t, because I am so busy here. In government, in particular, the way I teach my government class is that I start with philosophy and the influences behind the founding fathers, the constitution and that everything that is done and created, is relying on the involvement of Americans in the government. You have to be involved. It is set up so that you are going to be involved and that you should be involved if you want change.
If you want change in anything, you have to speak up in life in general. Politics is the same way and I try to help them see how we have a system here that allows for that, but you have to do it. Just like in class, if you want change, you have to speak up and tell me that you need this or you need that. Quakers in general, are very involved in social issues, or any kind of conscious issues, and things like that, they are very involved. We address certain things here and we will talk about that. We will address it at meaningful worship. We will bring up, here is the query, and here is what we want you to think