Back in the ‘80s I recall hearing of a controversy at the Harvard Econ. Dept., where students wanted some sections of large courses to specialize in “radical economics.” i.e., you take a large lecture course in econ. but the weekly discussion section would focus upon “radical economics.”
At the time, at least, the Harvard econ. dept. said “no, we are here to learn about economics, period.”
I teach Economics courses.
I inform my students: “this is the ONLY course you will take during college that explains the benefits and morality of free enterprise and voluntary exchange. If you want to learn about the benefits of government run economies or socialism (collectivism) you can take a Sociology, Political Science, Philosophy or Labor Studies class on this campus. My course is about the mechanics of “Markets”: Sellers, Buyers, and the mutual gains produced by trading between private property owners (supported by legal institutions protecting individual ownership rights, e.g. the U.S. Constitution) - and we will also explore the benefits to consumers in particular and to our society in general of freedom of choice and vigorous economic competition. Thank you.”