Every teacher must learn to stop teaching when it is time. That is a difficult art. Very few are able to let reality take over at the right time. Very few know when they are done teaching. However, it is difficult to watch how a pupil will make the same mistake that one has made oneself after one has tried to save him from making these very same mistakes. As hard as it can be not to receive any advice, it is as hard not to be allowed to give any such advice. (Brecht 1967:475)
Abstracto
Este ensayo discute la relación de instruir sobre la expresión política, especialmente el papel de la crítica feminista en el desarrollo de la arqueología y el lugar de esta crítica en la clase.
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Ce papier aborde la relation de l'enseignement et de l'expression politique, en particulier le rôle de la critique féministe dans le développement de l'archéologie et de la place de cette critique dans les salles de classe.
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Arnold, B. Teaching with intent: The archaeology of gender. Arch 1, 83–93 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11759-005-0023-5
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