Teach Them the Ways of Democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9770159 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George D Stoddard (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1944 |
| Volume | 235 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-32 |
| Publication date | 1944-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271624423500105 |
| OpenAlex | W2023797693 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
the master race, the hatred of Jews, and the supremacy of brute strength over intellect. Plans were laid for the waging of a war that had already been declared in the minds of the Hitler party. The prosecution of this war has revealed an appalling nastiness and deadliness. It is not so much that the Nazis substituted one kind of information for another; they opposed intellectual activity. If a student is given wrong information or inadequate data and allowed to exercise freely his curiosity, critical power, and creative imagination, he will eventually arrive at truths acceptable to all. This procedure is deadly to any theory or philosophy that flourishes only in dark places. When the Germans' emotionalized faith in Hitler has substantially declined, they will be among the first to insist upon educational reform
Democracy · Mathematics education · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Educational Philosophies and Pedagogies · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |