College Students , Recent Grads , And You Old-Timers - Question About The Politics Of Your 'Professors'

Question

1. Are You Liberal Minded Or Conservative ?

2. Do You Think Your Professors Were / Are Important People?

3. Did Your Professors Seem To Think They Were / Are Important People ?

4. Can You Tell If Your Professors Are / Were Liberal Or Conservative Minded ?

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Answer 1

1. Goldwater Conservative, 'middle of the road' independent.
2.I was 'higher educated' by professors from M.I.T., Lowell, Mass., while in the Army, 1957,1958 in basic nuclear physics, and electrical engineering, and in those years, "Instruction and Education of studies were presented, NOT SOMEONES POLITICAL LEANINGS!!
3. Only one, who was a mathematical genius who never learned how to drive a car, and was to go to work in a Nuclear Fusion Testing Facility.
4. Could not tell, as politics was not discussed. In THOSE days, professors were TEACHERS, not some "politicians pimps".

Answer 2

Politically and socially, I would identify myself as a moderate conservative, meaning that I take my civic responsibilities and personal accountability seriously and that I think you should too.

I have fond memories of many of my professors, several of whom were significant influences in my life. Those that were the most memorable and meaningful were also the most apolitical. The best educators, I believe, draw you into the subject -- be it math or history or philosophy.

By the time they get to college, I would think that most students can recognize when their instructors add personal agendas and opinions...whether they reflect or conflict with my own beliefs, I always thought they detracted from the subject and lessened the professor's credibility.

At my university there was a professor who was known to be a devout communist who injected her point of view into everything...there was another who was an ultra-conservative who made Bill O'Reilly look like Tokyo Rose. Students flocked to their lectures because they knew what they were getting....a good show.

I thought about professors then like I do about Talk Radio today. People pick their programming based on their current beliefs rather than to learn about other points of view.

Answer 3

1. I'm a libertarian

2. Some are important, some are not

3. No

4. I can tell some of them were liberal and there were some conservatives

I'm a freshman in college and my poli-sci professor is a libertarian.

Answer 4

I have attended many different universities throughout the nation, for various degrees, for many years.

1. I am conservative.
2. No they are not "important people" per say....not sure what this is getting at.
3. I had a couple that thought they were special people, who thought themselves far more important than they really were but I would not say the majority believed that.
4. Depended on the class topic. Political science, history, and Lit. classes it was easy to tell. The far majority were very liberal, esp in eastern universities (somewhat less so in the south). Business and such classes tended more towards conservatives or people who you just could not tell their political persuasion (although I did have some very liberal economics professors in eastern universities....confessed registered communists in fact back in the 80's LOL...2 of them at the same liberal arts college...both hated each other however...was quite funny to me).

Answer 5

1) Conservative.
2) Only in their own minds.
3) Yes, of course,.
4) Liberal definitely.
Once I was in a Political Science class and it was me against the whole class and Professor. You can't imagine how horrible it was every day of class. Me against all of them. As it turns out, I got an A because the Liberal Professor didn't agree with me but told me I did a good job with the Conservative point of view. Whew! I don't think that happens often either.

Answer 6

1. Are You Liberal Minded Or Conservative ? Conservative

2. Do You Think Your Professors Were / Are Important People? A couple of them yes the others I did not think to highly of

3. Did Your Professors Seem To Think They Were / Are Important People ? I had one tell the class he was like Socrates and was being personally condemned by the Bush Administration, and another didn't show up for class for two weeks after Bush was re-elected because he felt the country was to ignorant to elect a decent president, so yes they did

4. Can You Tell If Your Professors Are / Were Liberal Or Conservative Minded ? I had a couple really good at hiding their preference but the rest were definatly liberal and let you know where they stood.... then there was one who from what I could tell was completely against all parties Dem, Rep, Green, Lib, you name it he hated it


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Answer 7

1) Conservative

2) A few really taught me something. I will always be thankful to my Critical Thinking teacher, Prof. Hall, Yuba College.

3) Yes, too many were too full of themselves to relate to anyone else.

4) Very much so. Most were.

I remember one of my profs at UT Brownsville once devoted an entire class to trashing my essay about pedophilia and the tough penalties I felt should be levied against violent pedophiles. Red faced throughout, he totally ridiculed me in front of the class and repeatedly asked me to back up my position, but cut me off every time I opened my mouth. He was about 45 and still lived at home with his mother. He felt pedophilia was a tolerable form of mental illness and that predators deserved no real punishment due to the fact that they could not control themselves. I felt he was mentally ill.

It was the worse day of my college years. Funny, I can't remember the fat boy lover's name....

He was a sad excuse for a human being and should have never been allowed in front of a class.

Answer 8

1 - Conservative

2 - Some were

3 - Few did

4 - Most assuredly liberal minded

I do find that the accusation that professors are liberal has merit, they typically overwhelmingly are. Why this is, I have no clue, but I don't have a problem with it.

Answer 9

1. Conservative
2. Somewhat important but not the deciders of my political life.
3. Many Professors think they are important people, but I found the ones who did not have this arrogance the best professors to learn from.
4. Most professors I had were Liberal Minded.

Answer 10

1. Liberal

2. Yes, my professors had a big influence on my way of thinking.

3. Some professors had a big opinion of themselves, some didn't. No different from any other group of people.

4. Most were liberal but not all. Liberal minded people, in general are more concerned with the search for truth that constitutes the profession. Also, professors don't make a lot of money which seems to be more important to conservatives.