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From: Michael Robinson on 5 Jun 2010 13:04 In order to study at UVM you have to satisfy the diveristy requirment (classes that address racism etc). All good and well, I suppose. Then I looked a bit deeper, and was appalled In the section regarding transfer credits that fulfill the diversity requirement, it says the course must "... include content that fosters self reflection regarding one's own prejudices in a manner that is observable by the instructor." It's reminiscent of enforced self-criticism in the former Soviet Union and Maoist China. How would a student entering UVM fight politically correct brainwashing? If you were to protest it outright, you would immediately get branded as a racist. I doubt they would even tolerate someone acting the detached devil's advocate, as in a structured debate. However, defending the inviolability of one's own mind, and not having it manipulated, is not the same thing as racism. I might want to defend a position that I don't even believe in, for that matter. There's no consciousness of ambiguity, irony, or objectivity when it comes to issues of political correctness. What's the antidote?
From: John Larkin on 5 Jun 2010 13:10 On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 13:04:48 -0400, "Michael Robinson" <nospam(a)billburg.com> wrote: >In order to study at UVM you have to satisfy the diveristy requirment >(classes that address racism etc). All good and well, I suppose. Then I >looked a bit deeper, and was appalled > >In the section regarding transfer credits that fulfill the diversity >requirement, it says the course must > >"... include content that fosters self reflection regarding one's own >prejudices in a manner that is observable by the instructor." > >It's reminiscent of enforced self-criticism in the former Soviet Union and >Maoist China. > >How would a student entering UVM fight politically correct brainwashing? If >you were to protest it outright, you would immediately get branded as a >racist. > Go overboard and parody it. You'll have fun, they won't get it, and everybody will be happy. Part of why you go to college is to learn how to manipulate the professors, with minumum energy expended. John
From: Jim Thompson on 5 Jun 2010 13:33 On Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:10:12 -0700, John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 13:04:48 -0400, "Michael Robinson" ><nospam(a)billburg.com> wrote: > >>In order to study at UVM you have to satisfy the diveristy requirment >>(classes that address racism etc). All good and well, I suppose. Then I >>looked a bit deeper, and was appalled >> >>In the section regarding transfer credits that fulfill the diversity >>requirement, it says the course must >> >>"... include content that fosters self reflection regarding one's own >>prejudices in a manner that is observable by the instructor." >> >>It's reminiscent of enforced self-criticism in the former Soviet Union and >>Maoist China. >> >>How would a student entering UVM fight politically correct brainwashing? If >>you were to protest it outright, you would immediately get branded as a >>racist. >> > >Go overboard and parody it. You'll have fun, they won't get it, and >everybody will be happy. > >Part of why you go to college is to learn how to manipulate the >professors, with minumum energy expended. > >John > A UVM oxymoron: "...excellence in liberal education..." ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy
From: krw on 5 Jun 2010 14:29 On Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:33:50 -0700, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >On Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:10:12 -0700, John Larkin ><jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > >>On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 13:04:48 -0400, "Michael Robinson" >><nospam(a)billburg.com> wrote: >> >>>In order to study at UVM you have to satisfy the diveristy requirment >>>(classes that address racism etc). All good and well, I suppose. Then I >>>looked a bit deeper, and was appalled >>> >>>In the section regarding transfer credits that fulfill the diversity >>>requirement, it says the course must >>> >>>"... include content that fosters self reflection regarding one's own >>>prejudices in a manner that is observable by the instructor." >>> >>>It's reminiscent of enforced self-criticism in the former Soviet Union and >>>Maoist China. >>> >>>How would a student entering UVM fight politically correct brainwashing? If >>>you were to protest it outright, you would immediately get branded as a >>>racist. >>> >> >>Go overboard and parody it. You'll have fun, they won't get it, and >>everybody will be happy. >> >>Part of why you go to college is to learn how to manipulate the >>professors, with minumum energy expended. >> >>John >> > >A UVM oxymoron: "...excellence in liberal education..." What do you want from those who bring you the communists, Bernie Sanders and Leaky Leahy? Not all the loose nuts rolled all the way to California. Quite a few got trapped up against Lake Champlain.
From: Michael Robinson on 5 Jun 2010 14:30
"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:fi2l069if2258t9cr7lk1svk41v5n1bn4t(a)4ax.com... > On Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:10:12 -0700, John Larkin > <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > >>On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 13:04:48 -0400, "Michael Robinson" >><nospam(a)billburg.com> wrote: >> >>>In order to study at UVM you have to satisfy the diveristy requirment >>>(classes that address racism etc). All good and well, I suppose. Then >>>I >>>looked a bit deeper, and was appalled >>> >>>In the section regarding transfer credits that fulfill the diversity >>>requirement, it says the course must >>> >>>"... include content that fosters self reflection regarding one's own >>>prejudices in a manner that is observable by the instructor." >>> >>>It's reminiscent of enforced self-criticism in the former Soviet Union >>>and >>>Maoist China. >>> >>>How would a student entering UVM fight politically correct brainwashing? >>>If >>>you were to protest it outright, you would immediately get branded as a >>>racist. >>> >> >>Go overboard and parody it. You'll have fun, they won't get it, and >>everybody will be happy. >> >>Part of why you go to college is to learn how to manipulate the >>professors, with minumum energy expended. >> >>John >> > > A UVM oxymoron: "...excellence in liberal education..." > > ...Jim Thompson Hey Jim, you already know this but I'm going to say it anyway. "Liberal" education has nothing to do with current politics, or any sort of politics. Here's a quote that expresses what liberal education means pretty well: "In classical antiquity, the liberal arts denoted the education proper to a free man (Latin: liberus, "free")" (from Wikipedia). My complaint is _not_ that UVM is too liberal (in the sense used in American politics), but that it is not liberal enough, in the true meaning of the word liberal: that is, free. As in intellectual freedom. You see the word liberal and it's like somebody hit your knee with a rubber hammer. |