No Justice

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Clarissa

May 2, 2013

I have to say, I’d much rather read about perfect grandmothers than see this in a student’s essay:

There is no justice in the world, and it’s pointless to look for it. The protagonist’s mistake is believing that anybody is interested in truth or justice when, in reality, nobody has the slightest interest in these meaningless concepts. He ultimately pays for his naivete, which is what will happen to everybody who doesn’t see that the world is an unfair and cruel place.

This is really not the worldview I wanted to inspire with my teaching.

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11 responses to “No Justice”

Lear

May 2, 2013

I don’t think that’s your job. I see it more like helping your students developing their own view. First step: it’s triggering a reaction in them, Second: it’s getting them to realize this reaction, analyze it so that his next reaction to the world stimuli is less and less emotional. You’ve been successful with this student on the first stage!

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1. el
  
  May 2, 2013
  
  I think one can be quite unemotional and write more or less (*) the same thing.
  
  (*) Attenuating that, while not all, but most people don’t care about abstract concepts.
  
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David Gendron

May 2, 2013

I don’t think this quote is so bad (the “nobody” is exaggerated, though) in fact, but he should have explained why justice and truth are not so meaningful.

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1. bloggerclarissa
  
  May 2, 2013
  
  Im not a psychiatrist, and I’m not ready for people handing in lists of symptoms of their psychological problems instead of essays on literature. Unfortunately, many people don’t see the difference.
  
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  1. David Gendron
    
    May 2, 2013
    
    This is not only about psychological problems:
    
    http://rt.com/usa/bart-train-716-protest-644/
    
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  2. David Gendron
    
    May 2, 2013
    
    But again, his affirmation is badly justify in an essay context.
    
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  3. David Gendron
    
    May 2, 2013
    
    justified
    
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Riin

May 2, 2013

Maybe they hope you will want to give them a good grade to convince them that the world is a just place after all 😀

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1. David Gendron
  
  May 2, 2013
  
  😉
  
  But this affirmation, although not so bad in my point of view, is not justified, so…
  
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2. bloggerclarissa
  
  May 2, 2013
  
  Ha ha ha! This is an explanation I like! Devious students are a lot better than tragic ones. 🙂
  
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djiril

May 2, 2013

S/he might just be having a bad day.

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