Abstract
Toleration is a person’s response, on the one hand, to something she disapproves of, and on the other hand, to her inclination to put a stop to that
which she disapproves of. When people think about toleration from a
pedagogical perspective, as a virtue to be cultivated, attention naturally
focuses on the latter: how do we teach someone to control herself, to take the
other’s perspective, et cetera; and how do we make sure someone develops
‘tolerant’ views? Discussions about this virtually always concern the same
topics, however; critical reflection on the objects of (in)tolerance are lacking.
When we turn our gaze outwards, we see that intolerable practices take
place on a large scale (e.g. ecologically destructive practices) that we all
‘tolerate’ – because we don’t care enough. We ought to teach children to
care about the right things to the right degree; and that means we need to
teach them not to tolerate certain practices.
which she disapproves of. When people think about toleration from a
pedagogical perspective, as a virtue to be cultivated, attention naturally
focuses on the latter: how do we teach someone to control herself, to take the
other’s perspective, et cetera; and how do we make sure someone develops
‘tolerant’ views? Discussions about this virtually always concern the same
topics, however; critical reflection on the objects of (in)tolerance are lacking.
When we turn our gaze outwards, we see that intolerable practices take
place on a large scale (e.g. ecologically destructive practices) that we all
‘tolerate’ – because we don’t care enough. We ought to teach children to
care about the right things to the right degree; and that means we need to
teach them not to tolerate certain practices.
Translated title of the contribution | Teach your children to tolerate less! |
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Original language | Dutch |
Pages (from-to) | 243-250 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Pedagogiek |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2021 |
Keywords
- toleration
- intolerance
- political education
- environmental education
- ecology
- virtue