School apologizes over pro-Nazi essay assignment

[garbon]

At this point, I'd just be repeating myself. I assume you at least understand what I was saying, even if you disagree with it.

I understand, but I don't agree about its likely effect or efficacy.

Yeah agreed. I understand where Malthus is coming from but I don't see why it'd have that effect/be effective.

I'd also add that given it's offensive nature and it is dubious as a lesson plan, I'd stick to the side of staying away from such exercises.

[Martinus]

At this point, I'd just be repeating myself. I assume you at least understand what I was saying, even if you disagree with it.

I understand, but I don't agree about its likely effect or efficacy.

Yeah agreed. I understand where Malthus is coming from but I don't see why it'd have that effect/be effective.

I think originally the discussion was whether the furore over this is justified - not whether this is the most efficient/effective way of teaching this particular issue. I think this is a completely different topic.

[garbon]

At this point, I'd just be repeating myself. I assume you at least understand what I was saying, even if you disagree with it.

I understand, but I don't agree about its likely effect or efficacy.

Yeah agreed. I understand where Malthus is coming from but I don't see why it'd have that effect/be effective.

I think originally the discussion was whether the furore over this is justified - not whether this is the most efficient/effective way of teaching this particular issue. I think this is a completely different topic.

See my amended post.

[Malthus]

At this point, I'd just be repeating myself. I assume you at least understand what I was saying, even if you disagree with it.

I understand, but I don't agree about its likely effect or efficacy.

Fair enough.

Would you say that it is possible reasonable people could disagree over this?

Because really that is the test - not whether it is the best possible lesson, but whether it is a lesson reasonable people would generally agree has no value and is thus worthless and offensive.

[garbon]

Because really that is the test - not whether it is the best possible lesson, but whether it is a lesson reasonable people would generally agree has no value and is thus worthless and offensive.

Not sure I could agree with that. After all my position is that it isn't worth it enough to balance out the offensiveness.

[mongers]

Just sounds like a scheme to train the next generation of internet debaters.   

[PDH]

Just sounds like a scheme to train the next generation of internet debaters.   

Ad hom! Ad hom!  Strawman!

[The Minsky Moment]

I think originally the discussion was whether the furore over this is justified

No but outrage is a cheap commodity.

[The Minsky Moment]

Because really that is the test - not whether it is the best possible lesson, but whether it is a lesson reasonable people would generally agree has no value and is thus worthless and offensive.

I tend to garbon's view - that most reasonable people would recognize that the lesson plan could easily be misunderstood or even seen by other reasonable people as offensive and thus absent a strong case for efficacy probably should be avoided.