A Response to Some of the Points of: When Academic Disagreement Becomes Harassment and Persecution
An error filled complaint was recently posted on the Stanford web-site of Professor of Mathematics Education Jo Boaler. It begins:“Honest academic debate lies at the core of good scholarship. But what happens when, under the guise of academic freedom, people distort the truth in order to promote the...
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doaj-345f022d1797459c9b6ed7a25b23f63f2021-07-02T07:22:46ZengNonpartisan Education GroupNonpartisan Education Review2150-64772012-12-018414A Response to Some of the Points of: When Academic Disagreement Becomes Harassment and PersecutionWayne BishopR. James MilgramAn error filled complaint was recently posted on the Stanford web-site of Professor of Mathematics Education Jo Boaler. It begins:“Honest academic debate lies at the core of good scholarship. But what happens when, under the guise of academic freedom, people distort the truth in order to promote their position and discredit someone’s evidence? I have suffered serious intellectual persecution for a number of years and decided it is now time to reveal the details.”The irony of this claim of violation of honest academic debate - absolutely essential to academia - is overwhelming. Herein are addressed some of the more obvious points.http://www.nonpartisaneducation.org/Review/Essays/v8n4.pdfmathematics educationeducation researchcensorshipstudent achievementeducation policy |
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A Response to Some of the Points of: When Academic Disagreement Becomes Harassment and Persecution |
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An error filled complaint was recently posted on the Stanford web-site of Professor of Mathematics Education Jo Boaler. It begins:“Honest academic debate lies at the core of good scholarship. But what happens when, under the guise of academic freedom, people distort the truth in order to promote their position and discredit someone’s evidence? I have suffered serious intellectual persecution for a number of years and decided it is now time to reveal the details.”The irony of this claim of violation of honest academic debate - absolutely essential to academia - is overwhelming. Herein are addressed some of the more obvious points. |
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