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[quote=Anonymous]My guess is that the syllabi didn't include experiences or POVs that GDS kids are used to considering.  You don't have to assume that you know more than your professor to recognize such an omission and to have a sense of what kinds of texts are out there that could be used to bring that POV into the mix in a particular course.

Here's the thing.  Many GDS parents value critical thinking and especially an ability to question/think beyond the parameters in which a question has been framed (e.g. conventionally or by someone in a position of authority).  And many, if not most, GDS teachers encourage these kinds of intellectual habits, among others.

There's a separate question of manners (and different assumptions in this thread re how such questioning would manifest itself -- loud/"douchy" vs. appropriate intellectual engagement), but the basic principles are think for yourself (don't just accept what you're taught as gospel and/or parrot back whatever you think will get you the best grade) and seriously consider alternative points of view.

There are people who believe, almost categorically, that kids should defer to adults and adults should defer to status-superiors, whether in principle or for pragmatic reasons. [/quote]

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