▶ Your Answer :
There has been heated debate over the issue of whether teachers should
not present their personal views on politics in the classroom. While there are
many good arguments for both positions, the following discussion will explain
in detail why I agree.
My
first argument that teachers should not present their personal views on
politics has to be espoused. This is because, unlike giving teachers' personal
political views, they have to develop students' untapped talents. Modern-day
students live hectic lives because today's globalized society is increasingly
competitive and constantly changing. Consequently, it is difficult for students
to discover their personal interests and pursue the fields of study that they
prefer. Therefore, teachers' influence cannot be overlooked in the classroom.
According to a group of education experts at Columbia University, students who
are under the close guidance of their teachers, who do not present their
personal views on politics in the classroom, decide on their future careers and
develop their potential faster than students who are not. The majority of
education experts argued that students are unproductive when they listen to
their teachers' views on politics in the classroom, especially when they are in
their developing stages.
Moreover, my strong support that teachers should not provide students
with their private opinions on politics in the classroom can be rationalized.
This is attributed to the fact that teachers, with their years of experience,
rather should offer lessons on morality and ethics to students in the
classroom. Students who are still mentally immature have a long way to go
before they become grown-ups. During this long journey, they tend to make many
mistakes and are prone to misbehave. However, students can be guided by their
teachers, who can teach them about not their political views but both
etiquette and social norms, and can thus become good models for society. In
this respect, teachers should not give students their personal views on
politics during the class. For example, growing students may give in to the
temptation of using drugs because they are too young to judge right from wrong.
This is why teachers have to teach them morality and ethics. With the guidance
of their teachers, students can learn about how to avoid such temptations and
become law-abiding citizens, by listening to the descriptions of their
teachers' own experiences. Through such lessons, students can become holistic
beings.
In
a nut shell, my discussion above presents two stronger arguments that teachers
must not offer their personal political views to students in the classroom
which I believe effectively convince the reader. |