Pulled Up Short
This is a podcast that aims to create moments of being “pulled up short” -- experiences of surprise and curiosity when we encounter an idea, text, or experience that challenges our ways of thinking and deeply held assumptions about the world.Each episode features a different insight, with each one asking us to entertain the possibility of a different worldview and re-examine some of our presuppositions.
Pulled Up Short
Should teachers indoctrinate their students? (Douglas Yacek)
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Stanton Wortham
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Season 3
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Episode 7
Featuring Douglas Yacek (guest) with Stanton Wortham (host) and Caitlin Bolton (commentator)
Since the start of common schooling, indoctrination has remained a central concern. Today, cries of "liberal brainwashing" undergird moves toward incorporating Critical Race Theory into the curriculum, and people continue to worry about the undue influence of teachers' political opinions on students' own stances. However, Douglas Yacek pulls us up short in this episode to consider how indoctrination might actually be a central educational goal for teachers.