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Unread 05-24-2010, 11:25 AM   #307 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jillio View Post
That is absolutely absurd. And thinking such as this is exactly why children are stunted in their ability to reason.
Do you honestly think that a little elementary kid who goes against the teacher's statement that MLK was a good man isn't going to experience negative response to his critical thinking?

We aren't talking about ivory tower university critical thinking by mature adults. We're talking about an impressionable elementary school kid who probably adores and looks up to his teacher.
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