tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004193.post115102730360327071..comments2024-03-27T20:39:56.082-05:00Comments on Educational Equity, Politics & Policy in Texas: On Spirituality and (Mis)educationAngela Valenzuelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377527828841110131noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004193.post-1152205593867244692006-07-06T12:06:00.000-05:002006-07-06T12:06:00.000-05:00I'm posting this on behalf of Alice Vogel:I really...I'm posting this on behalf of Alice Vogel:<BR/><BR/>I really picked up on the phrase "trying to bully young people to stay in the classroom". Along with that is "trying to bully teachers" into keeping them there. Without appropriate goals, curriculum, support, structure, and assessments. Also,certainly there is agreement with the professor of education about teaching common values. But there is a difference between spiritual beliefs and religious practices. Although most people attest to both as entertwined, it is possible to have spirituality without outward signs of religious practices. Honest discourse in a safe environment can promote growth and mutual respect, if not understanding.Angela Valenzuelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369918497616804796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10004193.post-1151037271598542002006-06-22T23:34:00.000-05:002006-06-22T23:34:00.000-05:00I think that so much of this is semantics. We can...I think that so much of this is semantics. We can be soulful, but not dogmatic, don't you think? W.E.B. Dubois thought so. Thanks for sharing your views. I hope that others do, too. -AngelaAngela Valenzuelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369918497616804796noreply@blogger.com