ABSTRACT At my university, instructors are told that they should be prepared to consider making alternative readings and assignments available to students who express concerns that relevant features of the established syllabus conflict with their “core beliefs.” In this essay, I describe how I try to function in the classroom in ways consistent with that policy but also expecting students to be open to new ideas, to engage in critical thinking. The challenge is an especially strong one for instructors like me who work at a public university, but one that is situated in an area dominated religiously and culturally by a single faith.

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性别与沟通过程中的敏感问题，宗教信仰和尊重

摘要在我的大学里，老师被告知，他们应该准备好考虑向那些对已建立的教学大纲的相关特征与他们的“核心信念”相抵触的学生提供替代性阅读和作业。在本文中，我描述了我如何尝试在课堂上以符合该政策的方式工作，还希望学生们对新思想持开放态度，参与批判性思维。对于像我这样在公立大学工作的教师来说，这一挑战尤其艰巨，但是这一挑战位于一个宗教和文化上由单一信仰主导的地区。