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There has been a vigorous debate concerning teachers' behavior in classrooms: Should teachers be allowed to express their social and political stance to students? Some people claim that everyone has liberty to manifest their own opinion, and the right should be protected even in classrooms. I argue, however, that there should be some exceptions in freedom of speech under some conditions; among them are educational situations. The reasons are twofold: young people lack experiences to judge social and political issues, and some teachers have biased view, sometimes extreme one. First, young pupils are not mature enough to have opinions on various issues. To correctly examine controversial problems, a substantial amount of knowledge and experience is needed; young students haven't had time to obtain them. Further, young people are so malleable that adults' views profoundly affect their mindset. This can hinder students to form their own worldview. Second, some teachers may have extreme and dangerous views. Because there are a number of teachers in every country, their viewpoints vary significantly; even some teachers are fascists, chauvinists, and religiious fundamentalists. If teachers' freedom of speech is unlimitedly allowed, those detrimental ideas can spread in schools. In sum, it is necessary to prevent teachers from indoctrinating their social and political stance. The reasons why are young students' short experience in society and some teachers' pernicious ideology. Thus, the Ministry of Education should strictly oversee if teachers try to propagate their thoughts or not. |