Defending Academic Freedom: Advice for Teachers

Autor/in	Simpson, Michael D.
Titel	Defending Academic Freedom: Advice for Teachers
Quelle	In: Social Education, 74 (2010) 6, S.310-315 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	Controversial Issues (Course Content); Academic Freedom; Constitutional Law; Thinking Skills; Critical Thinking; Social Studies; Contracts; Parent Rights; Teacher Rights; Court Litigation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Akademische Freiheit; Staatsrecht; Denkfähigkeit; Kritisches Denken; Gemeinschaftskunde; Vertrag; Elternrecht; Rechtsstreit
Abstract	Social studies and history teachers should be free to expose students to controversial ideas and to teach critical thinking skills. But are they free? Do they have the constitutional right--call it academic freedom--to teach what they want and to discuss controversial issues in the classroom? The short answer is "no." In this article, the author warns that teachers should not presume that their legal rights are protected by the First Amendment rather than by legally enforceable teacher contracts. He suggests some actions teachers can take to insure that their classroom remains a marketplace of ideas. (Contains 35 notes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Council for the Social Studies. 8555 Sixteenth Street #500, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 800-683-0812; Tel: 301-588-1800; Fax: 301-588-2049; e-mail: membership@ncss.org; Web site: http://www.socialstudies.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10