tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072440028440011959.post2725335117402831599..comments2024-03-20T04:06:14.857-04:00Comments on Education Outrage: Our Schools are all Religious Institutions, only the religion has changedRoger Schankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14567989582447087635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072440028440011959.post-62726158000173061092011-02-23T10:28:25.810-05:002011-02-23T10:28:25.810-05:00Ah, the religious dogmatism in education. I had a ...Ah, the religious dogmatism in education. I had a run in with this recently. I am taking a composition course (I'm a high-school junior), and the assigned reading is Willa Cather's <i>My Antonia</i>. I, seeing the novel as a total ball of fluff, decided to challenge the author's style in a two-page essay assignment (a bit short for my taste, but I got to quote Horace). Instead of accepting the fact that I bore that opinion, though, my instructor decided to convince me that I, in not conceding any of the "merits" of Cather's work, did not know how to argue. For the record, I'm arguably my school's top debater (measured by win-loss statistics and overall record). I just disagreed with his precious Saint Cather.<br />Needless to say, I see Mr. Schank's point.ScottDFolsomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862818268507263157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072440028440011959.post-9386986009330977602010-09-14T12:49:55.449-04:002010-09-14T12:49:55.449-04:00Even if "religion is about telling people wha...Even if "religion is about telling people what to believe" and acknowledging the divinity school roots of many prominent universities, is religious education about telling people what to believe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com