I'm not really into talking politics, though. It doesn't seem to change anybody's mind.
I had a wise boss once who said that you can't reason a person out of a position that they didn't reason themselves into. I have to remind myself of that a lot. It avoids a lot of useless arguing. LOL!
That's so true!
And bearing it in mind might help us do better with advocacy. Most teachers/principals/etc. who aren't supportive of gifted needs probably didn't reason their way into their opinions. So is it reasonable to think that maybe, just maybe, reasoning with them as a method of advocating for kids isn't the best approach?
I expect some educators are very willing to listen, but I expect that many aren't. I know I've tried education-related reasoning and have gotten nothing but monosyllabic or off-topic responses.
So, how to reason with people who don't want to listen to reason? Ideas? Comments? Experiences (good or bad)?
Val
