“Adversarial” is a loaded term that bears frequently negative connotations of combative and even hateful contact. However, adversaries can also be simply any individuals, groups, or ideas that meet in active conflict with each other—and conflict can be productive. Thinking of the adversarial in terms of conflict and specifically addressing that conflict in the classroom, […]
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Who Should Determine Course Curriculum?
When I ponder what it means for students and teachers to be adversarial, my mind immediately jumps to the topic of curriculum. Students and teachers can debate all day long over what topics, subjects, texts, etc, should and can be included in a course curriculum, but it is ultimately up to the professor to decide […]