> 2009/10/10 Michael Peel <em...@mikepeel.net>: >> I'm sorry; I can understand those sentences separately, but not when >> they are combined. Wikipedia is a way to take knowledge (and the >> spread of knowledge) seriously. That's why I'm here. >> >> I would hope that being anti-wikipedia (or anti-knowledge) is not a >> requirement for high-school teachers. >> >> Mike
on 10/10/09 11:32 AM, geni at geni...@gmail.com wrote: > > Depends on the school. By being anti-wikipedia you make a statement > that you insist on a certain quality in your sources. You could view > it as a form of snobbery "Wikipedia may seem okey to the peons but we > know better". > A goal of a good teacher is to introduce their students to scholarship. And a one-stop visit to Wikipedia does not accomplish that. Marc _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
