Like, telling students what should offend them, how they should talk, what's good to learn and whats not... ect. Shouldn't public schools obey the 1st amendment rights? Everyone is offended by something. Social change is not the same as learning new ideas. Some ideas offend, shutting someone up is not going to make an offensive idea go away.
2006-12-27 17:49:48 · 7 answers · asked by baneoverlord 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I'm not against learning, I just don't like being forced to adhere to speech codes.
2006-12-27 18:03:24 · update #1
They've pretty much always been that way. And they are upholding First Amendment rights by letting the professors say their true opinions in classes. That's the purpose of the whole tenure process -- to give the professors academic freedom to publish and say what they think is right despite politics. Of course the professors are going to teach their own opinions. That's what we academics do -- we evaluate the available evidence and form opinions on what it really means. But I believe that students should also be free to form their own opinions. When I teach my classes I explain to my students that they are free to disagree with me, but I'd like them to understand the reasoning behind my opinion.
2006-12-27 17:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by drshorty 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the problem with that theory is that many students take what they know and apply it to change social institutions. They do use the power of the first amendment. Individuals do not allow others to change who they are, but masses conform to the ways of the majority to be safe.
Social programming happens as soon as the child is born; a child is assigned a gender by the clothing it wears and they toys it plays with.
2006-12-28 01:57:13 · answer #2 · answered by Voodoo Experience 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually universities do most of the "deprogramming" that has been done by narrow minded and ignorant parents. In college, students are urged to broaden their minds, not think narrow minded. The more people go to college the more tolerant and open minded our society becomes. It is unfortunate that the degree of brainwashing in many children as they are growing up is extreme and even college does little to help. If you fear that college will change what you believe then perhaps your ideology is not as sound as you might like it to be.
2006-12-28 01:57:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it's always been that way.
College can definitely drown out original thinking in the short term.
You just have to absorb and rebound from what they have taught you.
Now that you are aware of this don't echoe their thoughts. Learn to express the real you.
2006-12-28 02:30:25 · answer #4 · answered by CoolLuke 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suppose you could say the question is intelligent but black and white all over? If you could explain the differences between education and social programming to me, I would be happy to respond, otherwise you can just simply keep on being programmed. I suppose you reached halfway. What a waste...
2006-12-28 01:55:11 · answer #5 · answered by Jeff W 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree. I hate college and find it sad that I have to attend in order to acomplish what I want to accomplish in life. Political views are constantly being pushed on the students.I dont know why most all teachers are liberal, but they are. I am not a Republican, but most of these teachers are so far to the left that I dont agree with anything they say.
By the way...I dont hate college because I am not smart. I have a 4.0 GPA.
2006-12-28 01:54:16 · answer #6 · answered by Tim H 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
You're being too vague. Whose ideas? Give better examples please. Do you mean racism, sexism?
2006-12-28 02:09:11 · answer #7 · answered by CrowsFeet 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋