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Re:Teaching foreign policy majors to code by tomc1985 on Friday September 14, 2018 @03:02AM (#17985230)
Who is the professor to judge what is for someone's own good or not?
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Re:Teaching foreign policy majors to code by Mvandenbergh on Friday September 14, 2018 @03:16AM (#17985294)
That is literally the job of a traditional educator.
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Re:Teaching foreign policy majors to code by tomc1985 on Friday September 14, 2018 @04:07AM (#17985526)
Their job is to educate, and stimulate the mind. They aren't telepathic, any "for your own good" they engage in is born of assumptions unless they know the student well.
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