Mike Adams of NC is a good example.Despite a stellar academic record and numerous awards he was denied tenure. His political views were cited again and again by the tenure review committee. He had to go to Supreme Court to get his tenure
Yep. It seems like some people think colleges force kids to vote liberal or line up for the gas chambers or something.
I would like to see some evidence that this is the case. As for the link above I couldn’t get the PDF to come up. So, I’m left with posters opinion. Which, speaking of bias
I’ll take with a grain of salt.
of course when one defines as critical thinking anyone who agrees with their views it is no wonder you believe only liberals are critical thinkers Liberalism is a wonderful philosophy.It works well in every term paper the"clinical thinkers" ever wrote" Problem is it doesn’t work very well in the real world.I would like to see some evidence that this is the case. As for the link above I couldn’t get the PDF to come up. So, I’m left with posters opinion. Which, speaking of bias
People migrate to professions of their choosing. The brighter, and more educated have, I assume, the most choice.
My neighborhood is pretty much working class by the way. I know most conservatives think my neighbors are over represented by liberal thinking. They would be right. Until they start with the free stuff from the government rhetoric. My neighbors are not lazy, or on the dole. They work hard, and look after their families the best they can.
So, I don’t meet an awful lot of conservatives at home. But most I do meet are the TEA party/talk radio variety. Mostly they just regurgitate what someone else has told them. This is not critical thinking by the way. I really like it when they complain about how America has fallen, as they unload the things they just bought at Walmart. Again we see an absence of critical thought. (There have been a few studies conducted to try an discover what causes a person to act against their own welfare.) I think these people could have used a thought provoking teacher or two when they were coming up. The funny thing about this is that I meet some very successful businessmen who show the same lack of critical thinking. To me they come across as whiner’s, and spoiled children, who are preoccupied with grubbing for money. What person who is thinking critically, argues about something that has been a violation of the International Fire Code for two decades? Or demands a variance?
The question of impressionability in college aged students is an interesting one. We know not to assume that every youth is impressionable at all. At that age some think they already know everything anyway. But unless they are given the opportunity to hear a variety of views, and judge them on their merits. They will not have the tools to make rational choices.
ATB
Nonsense.
Actually in his case I think it was promotion to full professor that was the issue, he was tenured in 1998 which was before his conversion to Christianity in 2000. While I don’t know enough about his particular situation to comment, one data point is not a trend. To establish a pattern of discrimination you need more data.
All the bestof course when one defines as critical thinking anyone who agrees with their views it is no wonder you believe only liberals are critical thinkers. Isn’t that what you are doing? That and putting out blatently paranoid theories about the hiring processes of seats of learning.
Liberalism is a wonderful philosophy. It works well in every term paper the"clinical thinkers" ever wrote" Problem is it doesn’t work very well in the real world. Here again I would ask for proof. If anything, universities are the most successful businesses the world has ever produced. Do you suppose that there are conservatives hiding in the shadows running everything?
The potential damage of university indoctrination is no doubt mitigated by the effects of alcohol and the fact that most students spend those four years in a drunken haze.
These aren’t impressionable kids in the classroom, these are adults.
At the age of 15 I had a teacher who used to bang on about feminism, and anti-nuclear power in a biology class. At that age I just used to think, “Stop talking nonsense and get back to teaching biology”. University students would just switch off if they didn’t agree with the guy.
Generally just the first year here. Then the pigeons (grade point average) comes home to roost. Then it’s just Thursday through Sunday for the drunkness for the next few years.
Speaking as a person who recently graduated from college and who is a member of Greek Life, those who live in “a drunken haze” usually don’t graduate. They usually flunk out. Let’s stop stereotyping college students. Thanks.
Yep. This definitely.Generally just the first year here. Then the pigeons (grade point average) comes home to roost. Then it’s just Thursday through Sunday for the drunkness for the next few years.
Interesting study, Darryl. Thanks for posting.
And then ignoring them, if they don’t jive with the world as they wish it to be.
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Still it is rather astonishing that young college educated people schooled in a technological age are always demanding the old fogies to come up with the studies.
I think all ages are equally likely to ignore studies that don’t jive with their biases. On the other hand, if an older person makes a claim it is still their responsibility to back up their claim.And then ignoring them, if they don’t jive with the world as they wish it to be.
I did, but that was back in the early 80’s, back in the days when students were less earnest. Beer for breakfast, then on to a protest march. Those were the days.
Yeah, professors actually take attendance now. haha.
They do?
Yeah, I would say that 95% of my professors had some type of attendance policy. Sometimes it was for that department and sometimes it was just for that professor.
Did you just…compliment yourself and promote your own post? Also, note how the study doesn’t list the universities, just that they’re “comprehensive?”
.Kendra and Brendan, you’re not thinking about the reality of what happens on college campuses. Its true that 18 year olds should be able to think on their own. However, anyone who knows young people knows that they often tend to follow the herd (or the trends). In 2008 it wasn’t “hip” to not be for the hope and change. Many of these “college kids” arrive at college without much foundation or understanding of the issues, etc. so they are basically empty vessels to be filled by the brilliance of those overwhelmingly liberal/left professors. And naturally so many of them are swayed. I have relatives who went to college as Catholics - and had only superficial understanding of politics - and came back raging liberals. Dennis Prager described the left-wing opposition he and David Horowitz encountered at UC Santa Barbara and Emory University when they went to speak at those universities:
The goal should be to develop those skills you mention, but unfortunately teachers seem to think the goal is to influence and sway opinion - or indoctrinate.
