I suspect the reason few people take any notice is that you can't actually teach rebellion in the context of the thing rebelled against. I'm reminded of all those earnest young teachers in the days of my youth who tried to "get with the kids".
It may be that I'm just a hopeless romantic, but it seems to me that the energy of rebellion, and the fact that it has to be a genuine rebellion, are both important factors and are closely interlinked. I imagine a class being taught "some say this is true, and some say that's true, and there are lots of schools of thought but you'll have to make up your own mind" (in a Liverpool accent for some reason) and I don't see it inspiring the passion that I've seen in your writing about science and religion, or in Lil's for that matter. In fact, I can see it inspiring cynicism and apathy, of which there are demonstrably increasing amounts nowadays.
So no, I'd encourage rebellion by providing a good stout target (or, as in your case, several) in the form of a dogma, and inciting the young (indirectly, of course) to shoot at it. And, it goes without saying, by making sure the information they need is available when they go looking for something to replace what they've abandoned. And only ten per cent might take any notice, or even fewer, but if that's the way it is then that's the way it is. You can't make people freethink; it defeats the object. Which is where I came in.
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It may be that I'm just a hopeless romantic, but it seems to me that the energy of rebellion, and the fact that it has to be a genuine rebellion, are both important factors and are closely interlinked. I imagine a class being taught "some say this is true, and some say that's true, and there are lots of schools of thought but you'll have to make up your own mind" (in a Liverpool accent for some reason) and I don't see it inspiring the passion that I've seen in your writing about science and religion, or in Lil's for that matter. In fact, I can see it inspiring cynicism and apathy, of which there are demonstrably increasing amounts nowadays.
So no, I'd encourage rebellion by providing a good stout target (or, as in your case, several) in the form of a dogma, and inciting the young (indirectly, of course) to shoot at it. And, it goes without saying, by making sure the information they need is available when they go looking for something to replace what they've abandoned. And only ten per cent might take any notice, or even fewer, but if that's the way it is then that's the way it is. You can't make people freethink; it defeats the object. Which is where I came in.