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Little Civility, Please
Mark Davis is the author who many years of experience
in writing for the Dallas Morning News and
hosted his own radio talk show for WBAP Dallas-Fort Worth. With his authority
on making critical debates he wrote a very to the point article about how
students need the right to be able to “disrupt” normal days to spark structured
and well thought out controversies and learn at the same time about the right
way to go about it.
The story that caught his eye is about a Junior kid in
high school that wore a T-shirt labeling President Bush as an international
terrorist. Needless to say Mark Davis agrees that this form of controversy is
not constructive in a learning atmosphere. Basically ignoring the kid would
send the message that it is OK to make such statements. He gives examples of
constructive and nicer ways to go about debates and the benefits of learning
how to debate. He also accounts for what used to be allowed in public schools
verse what is currently allowed in public schools.
I have to say I agree with Mark Davis for the most
part. I think that it is important for a young adult to learn how to make
logical and meaningful debates. But one thing I don’t agree with is his belief
that the discussions should only be done in the appropriate classes. I do know
that lately in my old high school a certain extracurricular group made by a few
students with the ambition to bring liberal ideas from the students to the
attention of the faculty. The group was quickly shut down due to the complaints
of a few parents. Students should be able to have an extra group about liberal
subjects pertaining to their surroundings as long as there is a knowledgeable
person willing to regulate and support them. Young adults care about learning
who they are; being able to have a voice about their own small world could be
encouraging and inspiring.
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