Teachers have god complex?

In reaction to the story I wrote on ‘Fake News Reporting Encourages Fighting Teachers,’ Dendude posted his comment saying, he, too was detained for telling the truth. He questions the god complex of teachers. Here is his comment. My reply follows.

posted by Dendude on 10/23/2006 05:29
I have no doubt's that even if this note is fake, somewhere out there is a teacher that is incorrectly teaching exactly that. Example: When I was in 4th grade a science teacher was explaining to the class that the shadows created on the moon during the different phases were created by the earth casting a shadow, I said that I thought the shadows were created by the moon itself and that a lunar eclipse is the only time the earth casts a shadow on the moon. I too was labeled a trouble maker for daring to question their authority, even though I was right. I refused to back down and I too was given a detention....for being right.

It is my belief that all too many teachers suffer from the same affliction as doctor, it's called a God complex. They actually feel that they are superior to any of the students, and no student (especially a 9 year old one) could know more than themselves. Twenty five years later I am dating a woman with a 8 year old son, we were in the back yard one night and I was showing him the different constellations and he asked me about the moon. I explained the different phases of the moon and what caused the "shadow" that we see. I then asked him to ask his teacher the next day the same question......the answer??? The shadows on the moons surface are caused by the earth.

The ignorance is astounding

Hey, Dendude,

You made a very intelligent comment. But first, let's veer away from the issue of news legitimacy and shift to the teacher issue - because it is what you're dealing with.

I used to be a teacher in college - in Philosophy even. I would welcome questions and I would reward students who dared to challenge my views. I would intentionally write erroneous things on the board to see who of them were thinking.

You see, students had long been conditioned just to listen to teachers and therefore student talk is scarce. Nobody asks questions.

Yes, teachers do make errors. That's why they have to study their lessons always. Nobody ever claimed they are infallible.

Dendude, why don't you write about this thing? It would be an interesting feature. I'll be your first reader.

A statue is just a concrete block

Jesus Statue Carries Cross After Storm

Posted by zzzx47 Fri Oct 20 14:50 MST

iTakNews.com

Original link for the story

Have you noticed that this "news" says –

Distributed by Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Do you know that this serves as a disclaimer? The "news" rating is dubious then. Zero credibility. The source does not even want to be responsible for the publication.

With sources like this, it is better not to re-distribute it even by way of linking.

And may I add: That's only a statue. It has no power over anything. It is just a concrete block.

Mainstream Media Credit not attractive anymore

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You have underscored “has not been credited” by mainstream media. As for me, I would not depend too much on them. Before, they were the kings. In the context of today, they are not.

The point is that production of information is not only for the powerful nowadays. It is only that they have the machinery, and the usual audience that are mostly advertisers. But today, with technology and open access to the Internet, citizens have learned that they do not have to kowtow anymore to traditional media which lords it over in mainstream media. Blogging is just as powerful. The information highways now have almost equalized access to ideas and their dissemination.

On constructive nudging, this is where we can play our part as bloggers. There are many issues around that are not touched by traditional journalists. In the Philippines, for example, no one is paying attention to the evil effects of block voting done by a religious sect that is courted even by presidential candidates. After elections, the sect collects in so many ways, putting its influence in many quarters in as sensitive as law enforcement and justice. I’ve done my part here. I’ve sent my challenge to investigative journalists. It remains to be seen if someone has the guts to follow up and act on it.