Monday, May 12, 2014

If Campuses Really Were Places Of Open Discussion And Diverse Thinking...Ah, Never Mind

Student Alleges Prof Warned Ted Cruz-Teabaggers to Leave Class or go Home in Body Bag

It doesn't matter how you ideologically or politically self-identify; this is simply wrong.  Once again, we see university culture as one that permits only one perspective and reinforces it with threats of violence.

I've written earlier of how important and educational it was for me to be exposed to a variety of points-of-view when I was an undergraduate, but that was back when a four-year degree from a private, liberal arts college cost about $16,000.  Now that it costs over $100,000, there seems to be far less interest in the wildness and free-thinking that is required for true education.

Look at how naive this student is:

Gilbert said as a conservative student, she enrolled in the course to broaden her horizons and learn about the president from a perspective other than what she is normally exposed to, but dropped it after Madison’s remarks.

Broaden your horizons?  C'mon, kid.  Your job is to cough up a six-figure tuition to the college, pay interest to the government loan program and, beyond that, shut up.  Your just a student; you're not supposed to think.