The Benefits of Teacher Political Disclosure. Disclosure Provides Necessary Context

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Journell uses the analogy of different news networks, like Fox News and MSNBC, to make what point?

A politically astute (scherpzinning) individual knows the ideological reputation of the netwoks, they take their info with a grain of salt.
If this individual wants a more accurate interpretation of the news, he seeks other sources. 

A less politically astute individual will take whatever is being said on the channel as fact without considering other alternatives.

This same analogy applies in classrooms.
If teachers do not disclose their political learnings to students, then the only way students will be able to seperate political fact from their teachers' opinion is if they are politically astute > most high school students are not.

Why should teachers disclose their political leanings?

Because students can better determine fact from opinion when the teacher discloses their political leanings.

For politically astute students, who can uncover their teachers political leanings, lack of disclosure is not an issue. 
Others may view their teachers political opnions as fact due to the natural authority given to teachers as content experts.

What is committed impartiality? (Kelly)

Articulating personal political beliefs as a teacher, but ensuring that students' opinions receive equal weight in the classroom.

Students feel free to disagree with their teacher's beliefs.
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What is exclusive partiality?

Openly supporting one party as a teacher, calling the other party "narrow-minded" and "evil".

Assuming the teacher does not penalize students for disagreeing with his opinions, students are less likely to conform to the teacher's beliefs because the teacher's bias is so visible.

In both cases, committed impartiality and exclusive partiality, students enjoyed the teacher's instruction, why?

They appreciated knowing where they stood politically.
Students are generally in favour of teacher disclosure as long as they do not perceive their teachers as trying to force their students to adhere (aanhangen/naleven) to specific political positions.

According to Foucault true power is often undetectable to those acting within the system. How does this relate to political disclosure?

When teachers disclose their political beliefs, they are making their power more transparant and, thus, easier for students to contextualize and resist.

If teachers do not disclose their political views, what do students do?

- they can't differentiate between fact and opinion
- they assess their teachers' political leanings based on common stereotypes that are often incorrect.

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