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In reply to the discussion: Common Core teaches Gettysburg Address with no context or background. Unbelievable. [View all]bhikkhu
(10,718 posts)and the context is easy in comparison.
on edit - there are many times when I hear something and the context is absent. Often the easiest thing is to rush to judgement, while the more difficult thing is to consider the words or the action, consider the mental perspective of the person, model internally the mind of the actor, and imagine the conditions that might illuminate and explain that mind. Its an exercise that's invaluable to understanding people, and one that is hard to get the hang or, or understand the value of, if all the facts are pre-prepared and laid out in advance.
Its a good teaching method, I think, though of course no teaching method is wholly sufficient in itself. I suspect that a kid in school is exposed to more than just this one lesson.