The only reason classes like this exist at state funded colleges is the weakness of parents and legislators. If legislators were doing their jobs they would refuse to appropriate funds for these worthless courses. If parents were parenting they wouldn’t allow their kids to take these courses. When my children were in college I knew what they were taking every semester.
Midway through my oldest child’s first semester her mother called the university to ask why we had not received mid semester grades. The registrar’s office informed us our daughter had elected not to have her grades sent to her parents. I called her to ask what was going on. She advised me the counselor shad told her it was up to her whether or not her grades were reported to he parents and she, being an adult, had chosen not to release them. I calmly informed her what she said was true but another truth was I could choose not to fund her education. End of conversation.
About noon the next day my wife called the registrar’s office. The woman she had talked to previously told her my daughter was standing outside the door when they opened and handed her the completed form authorizing the release of grades to parents. The woman laughed and said there had been several calls from parents followed by their child showing up the next day with the form.
If a child of mine had registered for a class in sexuality, gender studies, ethnic studies, or any othe vacuous subject I’d have cut him or her off from the bank of Dad and sent young adult into the cold cruel world to find his or her way.
If parents were parenting the worthless classes would have no students registered. These courses only exist because there aren’t enough parents saying no.
In California, it is a miracle that the legislators will fund any other courses except Queer Studies.