Frank BreslinA Teacher’s Job is Not Making Converts, but Critical Thinkers.Teaching only one point of view is not teaching but brainwashing students, which is not what a teacher should be doing, but opening up a…2d ago2d ago
Frank BreslinTeaching the Bible as Secular Text in Public High SchoolPreliminary ObservationsJul 201Jul 201
Frank BreslinHow Anything That Awakens Pity is Very DangerousThe Desert Fathers of the 3rd and 4th centuries CE lived alone in their caves and hovels in the Egyptian wilderness and began to have…Jul 19Jul 19
Frank BreslinWelcome to the Gospel of Hatred & BigotryWhat if your race had known only tragedy throughout America’s history? What if your people had been enslaved, persecuted, lynched, and…Jul 19Jul 19
Frank BreslinSuppressing Truth in the ClassroomOnce upon a time over the portals of the fabled Library of Alexandria were chiseled these words: “The Hospital for the Soul.” This majestic…Jul 19Jul 19
Frank BreslinTo what extent does your race do your thinking for you?Race/Ethnicity: What if your people had known only tragedy and injustice throughout its history in this country? What if they were…Jul 19Jul 19
Frank BreslinReading as a Legal Drug: Part 2It’s always good to step outside the 21st-century English-speaking world to see ourselves in perspective by visiting other cultures and…Jul 19Jul 19
Frank BreslinReading as a Legal Drug: Part 1Reading is another way of escaping the Cave of our culture, especially literature from the past. Times-gone-by and places-far-away will no…Jul 19Jul 19
Frank BreslinThe Case for Philosophy in High SchoolAre you the kind of student who gives a quiet chuckle every time people tell you they have “the answers”? If you feel a sense of…Jul 19Jul 19
Frank BreslinEscaping Ethnocentrism by TravelWeite Reise Macht Weise. Extensive travel makes us wise, less judgmental, more open-minded and tolerant. Travel sets us free from the…Jul 19Jul 19