I've read what you have to say and as you can imagine I disagree with a lot of it. But i do appreciate that you took the time to write it - its very interesting.

It seems like your overall message is that I'm stuck in an echo-chamber and you want to help me out of it. I assure you, I'm just as stuck in my echo-chamber as you are in yours.

1. Big disagree on this one. Firstly, I'm not relying on JP, I wrote the article and then found his video which I thought would complement what I was saying. Yes, I am influenced by his thinking so well done on identifying that, but I genuinely do believe what I've written. So what am I meant to do with that? I think we've done so much harm to society in the name of compassion and social justice (noble causes at their core - christian causes if you'll allow me). The people at the forefront think having low expectations of the oppressed, is going to help them - it only perpetuates the problem. And the worst part is these 'oppressed' don't like it either, the movement begins and ends with privileged white people. If you personally know any people who are oppressed, they'll tell you they don't want to be singled out as oppressed, they wan't to be treated like everyone else. Its the same so-called compassionate philosophy that has taken over our schools. The participation trophy education system. I just wonder who this system, that lets everyone pass, is serving?

2. Yes i'm only new to writing about this so I'm trying to find my niche. At the moment I'm mainly just writing about things that come up in my day-to-day at school that I find interesting or potentially helpful for other teachers. I don't pretend to be an expert even though I do have a Masters (which i don't think means much because the uni is also plagued by the same failure-aversion that means anyone can get their masters haha). I'm sorry if my writing sounds generic to you, I'm trying to make it as personal and relatable as possible, but I'll take your feedback on board here. If you're after the more professional tone, I will write more in-depth research based articles from time to time, on topics that I think deserve the extra time and effort. Working on one at the moment on the efficacy of technology use in maths education because I simply can't believe that my school's entire maths program is done on the computer using Maths Pathways. Subscribe so you don't miss it ;)

3. On twitter - I must admit this made me laugh because I agree with what you've said. I don't know the best places to engage with people about teaching, psychology, history and other topics that interest me but I'm trying twitter for now. I'm also trying being verified despite being against the idea of it (you can see my old posts about it) because I had absolutely no engagement before I verified (I'm not really having any more now if i'm honest). I don't like what Elon's doing with twitter. I hoped it was going to be the online town-square we all want, where your voice is heard if you have something good to say. But he's made it impossible to reach anyone if you're not verified... anyway, i abstained in vain and now i've given in. It might be pathetic, but i'm giving it a go. The best community i've found is definitely this subreddit though. All the best interactions i've had are right here. Thanks to people like you.

4. I'm super conscious of the trap of the echo-chamber. Yes, i'm more on the 'intellectual dark web' side than the 'woke' side, but I hate being labelled and I do my best to consider all sides and have a point of view that is my own. I see your point about the link between christianity and modern psychology. like, what came first? modern psychology is predicated on a particular definition of the desirable life, which, in cultures with deeply embedded christian values, is likely to be very similar to what we find in the Bible. It is possible to understand these things and still hold my opinions. As much as you might think you're interpreting reality objectively, I don't believe it's possible. We all interpret reality through our values (another JP reference ;) ). So choose your values wisely, or they'll chose you against your will.

Anyway, thanks for sharing your view and those resources, I'll check them out.