As a very conservative engineer and Philosophy teacher, I would LOVE have a coffee with you, and just listen for a couple of hours. I would probably disagree with much or more of your positions, but you elucidated what I worked to instill in my students and interns!!
I had the deep privilege of teaching Philosophy and Worldviews (imagine …
As a very conservative engineer and Philosophy teacher, I would LOVE have a coffee with you, and just listen for a couple of hours. I would probably disagree with much or more of your positions, but you elucidated what I worked to instill in my students and interns!!
I had the deep privilege of teaching Philosophy and Worldviews (imagine getting to teach Christianity or Plato in China!)… I had atheists, Buddhists, Muslims, Christians, and others in my class, along with political views across the spectrum. As mostly Asian students, they were more likely to provide an answer that accorded with my preferences.
However, I would start my semesters telling them that merely by virtue of their being in my classroom, they were accepted and cared for.
Armed with the above, we had a section on constructing arguments. And then, I challenged them to immediately start reviewing their worldview, and to study it, and to begin to build an apologia for what they found they believed.
My finals included an essay question, where they would lay out their arguments for their worldview. They were clearly notified: “Do NOT answer how you think I want you to answer! Yes! I am a Western-thinking, politically conservative, devout follower of Jesus Christ. But I want to read such compelling arguments in your essays, that you who see differently - make me seriously think about my own views.”
Nothing more exciting than seeing international students getting armed up before university.
Keep doing what you are doing. Grace to you, and Peace throughout this new year!
As a very conservative engineer and Philosophy teacher, I would LOVE have a coffee with you, and just listen for a couple of hours. I would probably disagree with much or more of your positions, but you elucidated what I worked to instill in my students and interns!!
I had the deep privilege of teaching Philosophy and Worldviews (imagine getting to teach Christianity or Plato in China!)… I had atheists, Buddhists, Muslims, Christians, and others in my class, along with political views across the spectrum. As mostly Asian students, they were more likely to provide an answer that accorded with my preferences.
However, I would start my semesters telling them that merely by virtue of their being in my classroom, they were accepted and cared for.
Armed with the above, we had a section on constructing arguments. And then, I challenged them to immediately start reviewing their worldview, and to study it, and to begin to build an apologia for what they found they believed.
My finals included an essay question, where they would lay out their arguments for their worldview. They were clearly notified: “Do NOT answer how you think I want you to answer! Yes! I am a Western-thinking, politically conservative, devout follower of Jesus Christ. But I want to read such compelling arguments in your essays, that you who see differently - make me seriously think about my own views.”
Nothing more exciting than seeing international students getting armed up before university.
Keep doing what you are doing. Grace to you, and Peace throughout this new year!