Do you still think students should learn to analyze conflicts and write about them in a nuanced and researched way? I think answering that question will lead you to the answer to your original question.
Of course and if it were up to me students would do so by studying the War of the Ring by reading and analyzing Tolkien but I don’t think that would be as useful for their academic and professional careers as studying current events. The original question is who should make such decisions?
My humble opinion is that teachers should make such decisions. From my own education I’ve come to think that the best education comes from enthusiastic teachers.
Do you still think students should learn to analyze conflicts and write about them in a nuanced and researched way? I think answering that question will lead you to the answer to your original question.
Of course and if it were up to me students would do so by studying the War of the Ring by reading and analyzing Tolkien but I don’t think that would be as useful for their academic and professional careers as studying current events. The original question is who should make such decisions?
My humble opinion is that teachers should make such decisions. From my own education I’ve come to think that the best education comes from enthusiastic teachers.