{"id":5560,"date":"2014-04-16T00:35:01","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T07:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=5560"},"modified":"2014-04-16T00:36:27","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T07:36:27","slug":"progressive-education-teaching-facts-is-out-teaching-their-values-is-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2014\/04\/16\/progressive-education-teaching-facts-is-out-teaching-their-values-is-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Education: Teaching Facts is Out; Teaching THEIR Values is In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sometimes the Left is so self-assured of their power that they let their mask slip. \u00a0Candidate for Toronto District School Board John Furr is one such example.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\" align=\"center\">\n<p>The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23TDSB&amp;src=hash\">#TDSB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23TOpoli&amp;src=hash\">#TOpoli<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23CanadianValues&amp;src=hash\">#CanadianValues<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Diversity&amp;src=hash\">#Diversity<\/a> &#10;<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/5NrITzbA5w\">http:\/\/t.co\/5NrITzbA5w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TDSB_Ward20 (@TDSB_Ward20) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TDSB_Ward20\/statuses\/455495345498120192\">April 13, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Furr <a href=\"http:\/\/johnfurr.blogspot.ca\/2014\/04\/sotiropouloss-motion-on-tdsb.html?spref=tw\" target=\"_blank\">writes<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;However, I believe one of the greatest strength\u2019s our educational system is its formal contribution to the enculturation of our children; the deliberate socialization process by which our children learn the obligations of Canadian culture and acquire the values and behaviours appropriate and necessary to broader Canadian society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;While informal enculturation may have Canadians identifying closely with Molson&#8217;s &#8216;I am Canadian&#8217; rant, hockey and Tim Hortons, it\u2019s the formal enculturation through our educational system that have the majority of Canadians identifying closely with the higher ideals of multiculturalism, diversity, and equality. &#8220;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unsurprisingly, Furr is an <a href=\"http:\/\/johnfurr.blogspot.ca\/2014\/04\/sotiropouloss-motion-on-tdsb.html?spref=tw\" target=\"_blank\">advocate for public nudity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Hat Tip<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/socialiststudies.blogspot.ca\/2014\/04\/weirdo-radical-tdsb-trustee-candidate.html\" target=\"_blank\">Socialist Studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Public_School_is_a_Private_Matter.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Public Education is a Private Matter\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Public_School_is_a_Private_Matter.jpg 462w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Public_School_is_a_Private_Matter-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1px) 100vw, 1px\" \/><br \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\"><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\"><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalHat\"><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Progressive Education: Teaching Facts is Out but Teaching THEIR Values is In\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Sometimes the Left is so self-assured of their power that they let their mask slip.  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