What would "conservative" professors be expected to teach?
2007-04-02 08:36:26 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Well you could look to Imprimis for real answers. It is the monthly digest of Hillsdale College, the ONLY college in the US that does not accept any federal or state monies for itself or its students.
It's free to anyone interested. They have free speech, freedom of religion (the right to practice it or not), were one of the first colleges to admit African Americans, and more.
It has been around since 1844......
check it out www.hillsdale.edu
This is what you get with a conservative college.....an education.
2007-04-02 09:04:36 · answer #1 · answered by Partisanshipsux 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here is what I would change:
College should be a place where a student can learn the facts and explore social options. It should not be a place where a professor stands on his soap box and pushes his ideals down your throat.
It is alarming that students accept this sort of behaviour from liberal leaning professors. Even if you agree with what they are saying which is fine, you should not stand for an education that is only teaching a one sided point of view.
I would not want a conservative professor ramming his thoughts down your throat either. I want you to learn the facts, then based on the facts make your own decision on what fits your needs best.
2007-04-02 15:58:42 · answer #2 · answered by Snap 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They would teach the subject matter, rather than waxing political about the evil Bush and the evil Republicans and the greedy and evil conservatives. They wouldn't be given credit for attending anti-war protests, etc.
That's all conservatives want - for PUBLIC university professors to keep political BS out of the classroom. That's what the fuss is all about.
As for a better curriculum, I believe that a college level government class would be a good required class for everybody to take. A lot of people on here haven't the least clue about the Constitution.
2007-04-02 15:46:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
College? Don't know.
High School, I'd require a year of Econ 101 - probably 2/3 Macro and 1/3 Micro.
I'd also require a year in a finance course - it could be accounting, basic investments, personal finance - - an elective.
It never ceases to amaze me how many people just don't grasp how the world works.
2007-04-02 15:52:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some good answers. Teach the subjects that they are supposed to be teaching but I will give you an example.
I had a class called Genetics, Evolution and Society in college.
Part of the course covered darwinism. The teacher was an older man, and I knew he was a religious man.
When the discussion about it came up one student asked him, what are your views ( in reference to evolution and darwinism ).
His answer was 'What I think doesnt matter so much, the important thing is for you to decide what you think'
I respected the professor alot and thats what its about.
2007-04-02 15:55:22 · answer #5 · answered by sociald 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nobody wants a slanted teacher. Not to the left, and not to the right. I don't care so much about it in college, because if you cannot defend your point without fear and without having the courage of your convictions, then you deserve to sit quietly in the back and be ignored.
However, teachers need to take into account that what they may feel is not necessarily right. I mean...there seems to be a growing number of boy-touching teachers out there as well, so I guess they're not always right, huh? Perhaps they should leave their politics out of classes as well, just to be safe?
The point is, politics is nearly entirely opinion, and in a setting where facts and figures will dictate your future in most instances, there is no room for some jackass to tell you what he thinks about the president, ESPECIALLY if it's not a politics class. It's just a bad idea and poor etiquette.
2007-04-02 15:45:06 · answer #6 · answered by jdm 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First I'd abolish The Arts as useless money makers. Second all staff would be required to teach BOTH sides of an issue fairly, any slant in one direction of the other would be met with expulsion. Religion would be taught along with creationisim so the students can learn how stupid creationisim is. Students would take basic math, english and what ever courses were actually related to their major. The rest of the junk would be eliminated as money making wastes of time.
2007-04-02 15:46:51 · answer #7 · answered by Sane 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It would be a drastic change, because they would teach History in History class! They would teach Math in the Math classes! And get this one, they would teach English in the English classes. Well you get the idea by now. They would welcome points of view from all sides (have not heard of food throwing conservatives, have you?). They would not be as hatefull, close-minded, and hold such a negative opinion of other people and their beliefs (eaxample, sure read the 1st answer to this question).
2007-04-02 15:43:26 · answer #8 · answered by jonepemberton 3 · 4⤊ 4⤋
They probably teach the gigantic oxymoron knows as Intelligent Design.
I love that title because it's quite possibly the furthest thing from intelligent that I've ever heard!
2007-04-02 15:40:40 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 6⤋
They would teach everything without bias, unlike the profs I had - total socialists trying to shove their worthless ideologies down our throats.
2007-04-02 15:43:19 · answer #10 · answered by Galaxie Girl 6 · 6⤊ 5⤋