I think that a lot of time we do take listening for granted. I think that a lot of teachers assume that their students know how to listen. I think that it is important for teacher to actually teach their students how to listen. People make assumptions that because children can hear they are listening. However, most student probably lose focus and often day dream in class and do not gain the amount of comprehension their teacher intended. I think that all different types of listening are important.
I think that propaganda and persuasion is important and should be taught in the classroom. Often times we lose focus and don't actually realize what we are listening to and being tricked into buying. It is important to teach students how to distinguish between biased and unbiased. Children can often be naive. I really enjoyed the propaganda activity and I think it would be a good activity to do with my future students. However, there should be rules established before hand to eliminate inappropriate videos.