This last Thursday class, when we were looking at porn and children's books :) was filled with tense filled situations, of student on student confrontations. My response to it, constructive. When I hear some people talk I am amazed at their ignorance and lack of argumentation skills (and yes there is a correct way to argue) and I wish everyone can just see what i see and think what i think, but then i hear someone say some thing brilliant, that never even crossed my mind, and once again i am thankful for not everyone thinking like me.
I think the teacher does an excellent job at allowing us to work it out among ourselves. We are adults (whether we like it or not) and there is not better time to practice our free speech and practice it responsibly, than in class with our peers when things get a little heated. What we do need a little work on, is the respectful aspect of it and the understanding their are different perspectives i might not agree with, aspect of it. And that is where we can help each other.
I like when things get heated, and when people are opinionated, it makes for great debates! But that doesn't mean we need to fight each other, save that for our 6:00 break!!
Chill and just listen to what people have to say, you might learn something.
Looking forward to tonights class ;)
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I have to agree. Sometimes I feel like people are just going to get up and have a fight right here in the classroom. It's surprisingly to be that this happens considering we're all HCOM students who are supposed to learn how to live with our differences.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think most people in this class are open minded, but there are a select few who make it impossible to say anything without them having something to say about it... Sometimes it is nice to just stay quiet, and not be heard. RESPECT is key in a heated debate.
ReplyDeleteI would like to thank you for the comment you left on my blog. You touched a real important point which is compassion. Your right, I should be reacting in life out of compassion. Thank you for reminding me.
ReplyDeleteTo sound like a broken record, i agree. Respect is the most important part of this class. Respect is what leads us to great conversations and debates and not just arguing.
ReplyDeleteRESPECT is the key word for a Good Democratic System. I understand that sometimes we might not have the same point of view and that is what it makes us unique. Having different ideas regarding certain topic is what allow us to see thing from different prespectives. but as I mentioned earlier, the key elemnt in any group is RESPECT.
ReplyDeleteYes, you are right. Sometimes I feel that some people act like high school students. They do not know how to argue a point unless they disrespect the other person.
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