Hi Dave,
I thought you'd left us (haven't seen your posts for a while). Good to
see you're still around.
-> How often do kids stand up an quote their parent as the "authority"
-> and are conflicted to learn that what daddy or mommy told them was to
-> say the least inaccurate?
......
-> How much does having accuracy-challenged information from parents
-> inpact a kids ability to accept new information from teachers?
An interesting question. Not that I have any experience with that type
of thing. If I taught in a more subjective subject area, I might have
more interesting experiences with that. But math tends to be primarily
objective.
I would suppose that one of two things must eventually happen for such a
student:
1. They eventually become convinced by the supporting evidence that
mom&dad were wrong, and they become disillusioned with their parents and
their parents' beliefs.
OR
2. They turn a blind eye to all evidence presented to them, preferring
to believe steadfastly in what mom&dad have always told them. This
reminds me a bit of Limbaughian Dittoheads?
Sheila
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