The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
discuss
verb: someone does something (see more)
It can be like this:
Sometimes a teacher says to the students about something “Discuss this”.
When it is like this, it is good if the students think like this about it: I think something about this something. I want to say it so other people can think the same. It is good if I say many good things about what I think. It is good if I say some bad things about what I think. At the same time, it is good if I can say why I think like this.
Because of this, the students say something like this “This is what I think about this something. This is why I think it. Some people think like this. Some other people think something else.”
"Zoos are sometimes seen as necessary but not poor alternatives to a natural environment. Discuss some of the arguments for and/or against keeping animals in zoos."
"Discuss the role of the courage of children in both Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) and Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)."
"‘The conservatism of Huxley’s vision of gender and race relations in Brave New World shows that, despite his interest in the future, he was reluctant to confront certain aspects of his present.’ Discuss."
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