It’s amazing that we are putting kids immediately into financial insolvency, not so they can learn a valuable skill...but rather so they can take a useless major at a school with an $80,000 tuition, and in turn the University can pay Maoist administrator that teach the indebted students how to be embittered racists.
It’s amazing that we are putting kids immediately into financial insolvency, not so they can learn a valuable skill...but rather so they can take a useless major at a school with an $80,000 tuition, and in turn the University can pay Maoist administrator that teach the indebted students how to be embittered racists.
And the University does so on the backs of federally guaranteed Loans- thus no accountability on the universities part, that the product (degrees) perform in helping its customers become productive members of society.
That’s exactly what happened with my son, who entered the liberal arts college of a top university in 2012 just as all of the woke, intersectional bs was gaining steam. We couldn’t understand how he became so insufferable, to the point of attacking my husband—who grew up in a modest, Nazi refugee family and paid his own way through college—as only having succeeded due to his “privilege”. Only in the last few years, since he started a small business, has he moderated some of his positions.
In fairness, almost every teenager goes through a phase of radical progressivism once they are exposed to deeper and more accurate histories of our country. Once we enter the working world and buy a house and receive a crazy tax bill we tend to moderate our views.
Yes, but not to this extent. I remember being for liberal causes—against the Vietnam War, for abortion, etc.—but I never attacked my parents or denigrated their successes. There is a real viciousness to the woke agenda.
Are you really more conservative, or is it that your old radical liberal postiions are now considered conservative, while what is now considered liberal is absolutely cuckoo for cocao puffs insane?
I think you have to confront these people directly, but have your arguments ready; it's important you don't lose - or they THINK you lost. You can always say, "Well, I don't want to burden you with any more privilege than you already have; your college debts are your own."
Yes, a delusion and utopia. And if anyone is interested in opening a history book, a utopia proven a fiasco where they had tried it. A failure that killed millions and ruined millions of lives and may have turned the progress of their countries back for decades.
I have (had) a strongly progressive friend with whom I have traded many barbs over the years, but it pretty much ended when she told me that she had decided in her late 'fifties to finally go to college.
"What is going to be your major?"
"Gender studies."
I couldn't have held my tongue if the Sword of Damocles itsownself hung above my head. "Victoria, why in the world would you do that? You already hate men."
For better or worse (worse), America is obsessed with credentialism. Sad to say, useless credentials count for a lot in the USA. They shouldn't. But they do.
I am a professor at a big university and what this author is saying is absolutely true. As the author says, the obsession has come on gradually, but it's been on turbo drive ever since George Floyd died. It just keeps on getting worse. My university is considering changing our diversity requirement for undergraduates to a social justice requirement all on the basis of student recommendations. You can't make this stuff up!
I was reading over the weekend how an art history professor at Hamline University lost her position because she had the temerity to show a painting of, wait for it, Muhammad, done centuries ago. She did not have her contract renewed because a Muslim student complained to the administration of how stressed she was in having to endure the class, since apparently images of him are not allowed in her religion (fatwa, anyone?).
All this after she was told beforehand that a possibly offensive image would be shown. She went anyway, objected, and got a verdict resulting in the teacher's termination.
Yes, it was in the course syllabus in black and white for all to read before signing up for the class, AND the display of the image was announced in class and students were given sufficient time to leave the class for the portion when the image was shown. The students CHOSE to stay, saw the image, and later became OFFENDED. Grow up.
It’s amazing that we are putting kids immediately into financial insolvency, not so they can learn a valuable skill...but rather so they can take a useless major at a school with an $80,000 tuition, and in turn the University can pay Maoist administrator that teach the indebted students how to be embittered racists.
And the University does so on the backs of federally guaranteed Loans- thus no accountability on the universities part, that the product (degrees) perform in helping its customers become productive members of society.
That’s exactly what happened with my son, who entered the liberal arts college of a top university in 2012 just as all of the woke, intersectional bs was gaining steam. We couldn’t understand how he became so insufferable, to the point of attacking my husband—who grew up in a modest, Nazi refugee family and paid his own way through college—as only having succeeded due to his “privilege”. Only in the last few years, since he started a small business, has he moderated some of his positions.
In fairness, almost every teenager goes through a phase of radical progressivism once they are exposed to deeper and more accurate histories of our country. Once we enter the working world and buy a house and receive a crazy tax bill we tend to moderate our views.
Yes, but not to this extent. I remember being for liberal causes—against the Vietnam War, for abortion, etc.—but I never attacked my parents or denigrated their successes. There is a real viciousness to the woke agenda.
Are you really more conservative, or is it that your old radical liberal postiions are now considered conservative, while what is now considered liberal is absolutely cuckoo for cocao puffs insane?
That’s most definitely true for me! I was once the most radical person I knew.
In truth, I am still a believer in change. I just don't think the tools that progressives wield are effective.
You're probably right. Still, I'm trying to avoid becoming the drunk uncle who complains about young people over Thanksgiving dinner ;)
Dealing with the California Franchise Tax Board will make a libertarian out of the best of us ;)
I think you have to confront these people directly, but have your arguments ready; it's important you don't lose - or they THINK you lost. You can always say, "Well, I don't want to burden you with any more privilege than you already have; your college debts are your own."
Yes, a delusion and utopia. And if anyone is interested in opening a history book, a utopia proven a fiasco where they had tried it. A failure that killed millions and ruined millions of lives and may have turned the progress of their countries back for decades.
I have (had) a strongly progressive friend with whom I have traded many barbs over the years, but it pretty much ended when she told me that she had decided in her late 'fifties to finally go to college.
"What is going to be your major?"
"Gender studies."
I couldn't have held my tongue if the Sword of Damocles itsownself hung above my head. "Victoria, why in the world would you do that? You already hate men."
Brilliant!
For better or worse (worse), America is obsessed with credentialism. Sad to say, useless credentials count for a lot in the USA. They shouldn't. But they do.
Lol
Would be funnier if it wasn't so accurate.
Hahahahaha Thank you for the morning laugh!
I am a professor at a big university and what this author is saying is absolutely true. As the author says, the obsession has come on gradually, but it's been on turbo drive ever since George Floyd died. It just keeps on getting worse. My university is considering changing our diversity requirement for undergraduates to a social justice requirement all on the basis of student recommendations. You can't make this stuff up!
So sad
I was reading over the weekend how an art history professor at Hamline University lost her position because she had the temerity to show a painting of, wait for it, Muhammad, done centuries ago. She did not have her contract renewed because a Muslim student complained to the administration of how stressed she was in having to endure the class, since apparently images of him are not allowed in her religion (fatwa, anyone?).
All this after she was told beforehand that a possibly offensive image would be shown. She went anyway, objected, and got a verdict resulting in the teacher's termination.
Be happy you survived, RT, relatively unscathed.
Yes, it was in the course syllabus in black and white for all to read before signing up for the class, AND the display of the image was announced in class and students were given sufficient time to leave the class for the portion when the image was shown. The students CHOSE to stay, saw the image, and later became OFFENDED. Grow up.
They wanted to be offended so that they could perform outrage.
And surprisingly it was a black female professor who was beached
Oh, but she BETRAYED "people of color" everywhere because all Muslims are imagined to be "people of color". Dontcha know?
I read that, too. Unbelievable
lol
Yep. I actively steer people away from college, especially if they're thinking about teaching. It's toxic.