[Jefferson Spins]

Since the course Adams is preparing to teach is a senior ‘capstone’ course, it is very likely that every student enrolled has had previous studies with Professor Adams. He is just getting them in the mood for his presentations with this email.

I doubt that any of his ‘offendings’ are new to these students.

Good point. This CRM 495 course, after all, is for 21- and 22-year-olds, not adolescents. Surely they'd be sufficiently grown-up by now? By age alone, if not by previous exposure to Professor Adams's teaching style?

Of course, we do now live under The Tyranny of the Easily Offended. Mature adults must park their thinking caps and don their inner-adolescent at the classroom door. Too bad that the free exchange of ideas as well as stimulating, spirited discussions also remain outside the classroom door as a result.

[maica]

My nieces and nephews relate stories all the time about the kowtowing they have to do to their leftist professors - no matter what the subject matter is supposed to be. Since they have heard alternative views in their own families they are aware of the slant, and the ‘liberties’ taken by their professors. Unfortunately, too many children have not been exposed at all to other than leftist views.

Starting in pre-school children are being encouraged to believe that their parents are uninformed and it is up to the child to ‘educate’ the parent.

[GeronL]

any kid that uses the word “sucks” should be slapped