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What is with all the nutty liberal professors?

Risky Thicket said:
Freaking whiners. Some of the issues concerning university education these days are that students:

a. Often are not prepared for college (colleges and universities are now forced to scrap for every dollar and are unfortunately allowing far too many students in and allowing them to stay - all for the money)

b. Frequently arrive without critical thinking skills. They do not understand deductive reasoning and often aren't interested in it.

c. Are often only interested in taking classes directly related to their chosen field.

d. Far too often only want to hear what they already believe or think they know. They do not want to have their beliefs challenged. See critical thinking skills.
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Sing it, brother!!
 
TheGoverness said:
I really hope I don't run into this mess when I go to college. But I probably will.
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I worked at a Texas University for a decade, there are many very liberal Professors, but an East Texas School like SFA should have a good balance.
As long as you do not challenge the professors ideals in front of the class, you should be fine.
 
TheGoverness said:
A government job.
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Wouldn't a degree in accounting or human resources or management be more useful to a government job? Just wondering because most of those who major in poly sci either just need a Bachelor's in something, are going to law school, or intend to earn advanced degrees and enter academia.
 
nota bene said:
Wouldn't a degree in accounting or human resources or management be more useful to a government job? Just wondering because most of those who major in poly sci either just need a Bachelor's in something, are going to law school, or intend to earn advanced degrees and enter academia.
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Maybe it would be for like specific types of government jobs, but as far as I know, having a PolSci degree would leave me with a wide range of options to choose from.
 
TheGoverness said:
I really hope I don't run into this mess when I go to college. But I probably will.
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Pick your school carefully.

There are huge differences in campus culture, always been that way. Don't pay too much attention to Rightys, either.

Do you have an area of interest?

Edit: I saw the poli sci post. I don't know anything about that field. My only advice would be to also look at smaller schools with a good rep in your area of interest.

The college I went to doesn't even exist now, it went under a long time ago.
 
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late said:
Pick your school carefully.

There are huge differences in campus culture, always been that way. Don't pay too much attention to Rightys, either.

Do you have an area of interest?
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I was planning to go to A&M originally, but unfortunately for me I didn't get accepted.

SFA is where I'm planning to go now.
 
TheGoverness said:
I was planning to go to A&M originally, but unfortunately for me I didn't get accepted.

SFA is where I'm planning to go now.
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Do well, and try and get a scholarship at a school with a stronger Poli Sci dept for your 2nd or 3rd year.

Good luck.
 
NonoBadDog said:
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I wonder if they should required a psych evaluation to become a professor. No wonder we have so many snowflakes carrying on about how their feelings are hurt. They are taught this crap.
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You were unaware that the professors in this country have become a collective clown show?
 
ashurbanipal said:
As one of those "nutty professors," I did talk to my students about the election. My university sent out an email encouraging there to be some talk about it in classes generally. There were definitely some upset students, and I had a few rather vocal Trump supporters, including one student who made an unprovoked and quite nasty threat towards the only black student (a pregnant 19-year-old woman) in that class. I've kicked him out of class and he'll probably be expelled from the university.

Despite this event, I have counseled all my students to remain calm and do what they know is right as events unfold. Conditions have changed, but what we should do in the face of those conditions has not. I try to be helpful to everyone--that is my principle ethic, and the fact that Trump was elected doesn't change anything. In the meantime, I would agree that there's been a great deal of protesting that doesn't do anything other than show a lack of patience and an appeal to emotion and affect. It is better to wait and see, at this point.
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I don't see anything wrong with talking about the election as long as there is not a liberal (or conservative) slant on it. Too many college professors put a liberal slant on things.
 
American said:
You were unaware that the professors in this country have become a collective clown show?
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It seems they are working overtime to be failures lately.
 
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