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Essay Archive - Mystification
Mystification
According to McNeil, mystification is a technique used by teachers who are
not fully informed on the topic in which they are instructed to teach. Teachers
often use mystification when teaching a complex, or controversial topic. They
mystify the topic by making it appear very important, but unknowable, thus
leaving the student with a sense of wonder, or mystery. Mystification does
count as a form of knowledge control because mystification makes it impossible
for a student to gain a full understanding of a topic from inside the classroom.
Mystification could be a way for students to get out ....
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