tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10292815.post138747572098621534..comments2023-11-05T04:21:08.093-08:00Comments on I Was Just Thinking: I get these scathingly brilliant ideas sometimes...littlemissattitudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09826943351455750612noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10292815.post-53257889099340610172009-08-06T06:27:54.162-07:002009-08-06T06:27:54.162-07:00That a really interesting idea. I think there is ...That a really interesting idea. I think there is a great danger in students either choosing professors who only agree with their views, or "getting stuck with" professors whose views are so different that the student dismisses everything they have to say. Getting a lot of opinions is important. More class discussions (with professors who aren't afraid of students with different viewpoints) would help as well.djmeurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108266069776652142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10292815.post-56127163144782975722009-08-05T08:15:06.852-07:002009-08-05T08:15:06.852-07:00Hey, C.L. - I agree that travel, getting an experi...Hey, C.L. - I agree that travel, getting an experience of other parts of the world, is important.<br /><br />The university I graduated from required an overseas study trip for most students in most majors. Unfortunately, after 9/11 a lot of trips were canceled, so I didn't get to go (I also couldn't afford it, but would have found a way) and ended up getting my credits for that reqeuirement from work I did with students from many different cultures as a tutor at the community college I attended.<br /><br />On objectivity - The speaker at my Sisters in Crime meeting Saturday had something to say about that. He said, speaking as a journalist, but I think it applies to history, as well, that it is impossible to be objective unless one is a robot. Therefore, the challenge is to make sure that one is fair in their handling of subject matter. I think that is a pretty good way to look at it.<br /><br />Oh, and the movie is "The Trouble With Angels", in which Hayley Mills' character, Mary Clancy, is always getting "scathingly brilliant" ideas.littlemissattitudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826943351455750612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10292815.post-50940950297486296482009-08-04T09:16:19.481-07:002009-08-04T09:16:19.481-07:00That's a good idea. I think that trying to be...That's a good idea. I think that trying to be unbiased/objective is a good idea, but (especially in history) there are so many choices about what to talk about in a finite course, that it's probably better to acknowledge that any course is giving you one perspective -- and then flesh out the picture by giving more than one perspective. Ideally, you'd also take time to travel and take some history courses in other countries as well.<br /><br />I have no idea what movie inspired your scathingly brilliant idea, though...C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.com