I no longer hold the academy in much respect. A ditch digger is a more honorable profession than being a college prof. I read in one of Dennis Prager's books that Hitler's most loyal supporters came from the German intelligensia. He also observed that Communism is such a ridiculous idea that it could only be taken seriously by someone with multiple letters behind his/her name. The Vietnam War and the Great Society welfare state were spawned in think tanks operated by academians. Beware the Academy--it is a gaggle of fools cut loose from reality.
unfortunately i agree.
unfortunately in that i'd like to go back for a doctorate, but got so sick of the neo-marxist bent in my undergrad work - well, actually got dinged by them all the time for putting facts in the proper perspective ;-) that it feels like sysaphus rollin' those rocks up a hill.
it seems the main issue confronting us though, is that we desparately need to take back our educational forums, from kindergarten to post doctorate - and it is difficult to clean these cesspools out with just a garden hose... no?