"Any idea can be brought into the classroom if the point is to inquire into its structure, history, influence and so forth. But no idea belongs in the classroom if the point of introducing it is to recruit your students for the political agenda it may be thought to imply"
- Stanley Fish
About this Quote
This quote by Stanley Fish is highlighting the importance of keeping the classroom a neutral space for knowing. He is recommending that any concept can be discussed in the class as long as the purpose is to explore the idea and its ramifications. Nevertheless, if the function of presenting the concept is to push a political agenda, then it does not belong in the classroom. This quote is a reminder that the class should be a place for finding out and exploration, not a place to push a political agenda. It is important to keep the class a neutral space where students can discover without feeling pressured to concur with a specific political view.
This quote is written / told by Stanley Fish somewhere between April 19, 1938 and today. He/she was a famous Writer from USA.
The author also have 8 other quotes.
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"
"It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do"
