The Bad Actors and Conformists Undermining Canadian Education
Commentary When something goes badly wrong in education, it is tempting to blame teachers. Concerned parents and critics may imagine classrooms full of ideological activists imposing fashionable but destructive theories on unsuspecting children. But this is too simple. Most teachers and professors are not ideological warriors. They are busy professionals trying to do their jobs […]
TL;DR
- Blaming teachers for educational failures is an oversimplification.
- Teachers are busy professionals managing various tasks, not typically ideological activists.
- The real question is how bad ideas become established in Canadian education.
- Trigger warnings are presented as a case study of a problematic idea lacking scientific basis.