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The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers


not criticizing someone else’s opinion

norm: when it is like this, it is good to do some things (see more)

Many people in Australia think like this:

When a person says to me about something “I think about it like this.”

I can’t say something like this to this person “It is bad if a person thinks like this.”

"If Chris says to Morgan: 'The world would be better if we all spoke English.' It is bad if Morgan says: 'Only an idiot would think that. Different languages make the world more interesting!'"

"If a child says to their mother: 'Mummy, I love lollies, I want to eat lollies every day.' It is bad if Mum says: 'Bad children eat lollies every day. You don't want to be a bad child do you?'"

tolerance of other opinions in expressing your ownnot being intolerant of other people’s opinionsagainst ‘direct criticisms’having dissenting opinions in classroomsagainst forcing opinions on othersbeing polite


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