In a purely academic sense, one would think Savery only wants to teach politically accepted views, to insulate (better yet, isolate) the students from views they cannot possibly see in real life after they graduate, can they?
The left is more than willing to 'challenge' traditional closely held views (e.g., Christ in a Piss Jar) or Fat Basterd Queer guys in thongs prancing down main street in a bacchanalian parade right in front of your children, society's 'serious stress' be damned.
I teach federal government at the local college.
Want students engaged and speak their mind, encourage independent thought and I always take the “other side” in any debate. . .just to get the students thinking.
That said, this term I have a student that clearly has an agenda. No matter the discussion, no matter the subject, no matter what we are examining, this guy will ALWAYS steer the discussion to his encounter with the police 14-yrs ago and his subsequent arrest.
Great, good info when were were discussing the Bill of Rights and how the constitution protects God given rights, but when we are discussing the FCC and Net Neutrality or the federal bureaucracy or the budget-making process, for example, he will jump in, say something tangentially relevant to the topic and then go on a rant about his arrest.
So, sometimes the instructor has to make a decision and sometimes the decision is to recommend the student just shut the heck up.