Comments on: Howard Zinn and Teaching

By: What’s wrong with canned courses? Just one thing. « Lisa’s (Online) Teaching Blog

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:24:26 +0000

[...] do — use the skills of our discipline to better understand the world, and help improve it. As Richard Kahn notes about Howard Zinn’s argument that professors should share not only their viewpoints with the [...]

By: Ecopedagogy will feature in Dean’s Lecture Series « UND Graduate School Blog

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:22:10 +0000

[...] Dr. Kahn will present his lecture at the 2010 Scholarly Forum – Tuesday 9 March at 12 noon, Lecture Bowl, Memorial Union. To learn more about Dr. Kahn’s academic interests, visit his web page or read his recent contribution to Teaching Thursday. [...]

By: Richard Kahn

Richard Kahn — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:27:17 +0000

I agree with Evan, though anyone in a position where their speech is not protected, should especially dwell on the advantages and potential consequences of speech before standing up and speaking out.

While I framed my post at faculty specifically, the truth is that this model of democratic education works on the assumption that despite whatever job title one holds, one is always an educator — on and off campus. We are all teaching members of the university community whether staff, students, or faculty. We occupy space and cultivate norms and values thereby — we produce a culture. This is a fundamentally educative act and experience.

So I appreciate Evan’s underlining of this element in what I was trying to convey…thanks.

By: Evan Nelson

Evan Nelson — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:19:11 +0000

Not to stray from the central thesis of this blog, but Dr. Kahn’s arguments are equally important to those of us who do not teach but still work in the university.