One of the best succinct summaries of the problems of postmodernism I have read.https://areomagazine.com/2017/03/27/how-french-intellectuals-ruined-the-west-postmodernism-and-its-impact-explained/ …
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or 'oh it's a bit tokenistic to tick the woman box by teaching suffragettes' - teach MORE women's history, then
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Or different. But also point out that this will always miss 99% of the story.
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yes - do that AND still teach a diverse curriculum
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We all agree then.
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I don't think he necessarily does
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Well, he's the authority on that, I'm afraid.
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he... doesn't exactly emphasise the importance of a diverse curriculum on his blog entries
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Read it again. I'm going to ask you to go away now. Come back when you have developed nuance.
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it's not enough to say 'we can't teach everything' and just leave it at that
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Who says it is?
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that's Michael's argument for resisting the 'postmodern critiques' which worry him so
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I think you need to write a longer response addressing what he actually says.
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no - there's a reason I choose to use twitter to engage, which is that it fits into how my mind/schedule works
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If I had a job where I was paid to produce medium length think pieces, I might change my approach :)
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OK, well come back if that happens and you become able to address a nuanced & complex argument.
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yes, I thought his article was a bit weak sadly
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Then write an intelligent response. Probably its the 140 char limit that's preventing you doing so now.
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