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Students must learn to differentiate between good and bad behavior.
If you provide some moral comparisons for them, I think it is
absolutely beneficial. There is some guaging that mustbe done on
your part, however. Are they mature thinkers? If so, I believe
that the teacher has a responsibility to students to challenge
them with hard moral problems WITHOUT giving them the answers. The
job of a teacher extends beyond hard copy in a book. Example
questions: "What is Shakespeare saying here? What does that say
about Elizabethan views of Jewish culture at that time? Can we still
appreciate some things about the play?..." You know, high school
and even junior high students have vast corners in their brains that
won't ever connect with morality if you don't prod them. (i.e.
morals in writing, morals in reading, morals in interpreting)Posted by June on April 04, 1997 at 18:47:33
In Reply to "Should Merchant of Venice be taught at High School level? " posted by Tricia Scow on March 28, 1997 at 07:48:49
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