Why Academics Leftists and Elitists Need to Treat Ordinary Americans With Respect

Garmel said:
In all seriousness who is doing it if not the teachers? I'm not saying they're all doing it but someone has poisoned their minds.
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I'll give a serious answer.

There is a lot that goes into determining how an individual turns out. And a lot that determines how a generation turns out. The factors that determine how an individual turns out and how a generation turns out overlap some but are not identical.

And then you have groups that fall between the size of an individual (one person) and a generation (tens of millions). Such as those who go to college. Or those who go to a particular college. Or those who study a particular subject. Or those who become political activists.

I think teachers (including college faculty) do have influence to varying degrees. Can we talk about teachers (or college faculty) generally in terms of their influence? Maybe although individual differences are pretty substantial. Different teachers (faculty) have very different influences on their students.

I'm sure you'll find my answer unsatisfactory but I tried to give you a serious one.

The school I teach at has a politically somnolent student body. Not a peep about Palestine as far as I can tell. I'm not quite sure who to blame (give credit) for that. The only student I've had a political discussion with during the past year comes at things from a libertarian perspective. I'm not too surprised. I teach at a business school. They're all focused on learning things that will help with their careers. But I get students from other parts of the university (from say the School of Engineering or the College of Arts and Sciences). They're not political either and also pretty much focused on their careers after school. Even the dance and theater majors. Or rather I should say especially, because show business is a very competitive field.
 
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My wife's alma mater gives in, negotiates with the communists.

luckily she's (jewish) fully on board with never giving them another dime

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nsacpi said:
I'll give a serious answer.

There is a lot that goes into determining how an individual turns out. And a lot that determines how a generation turns out. The factors that determine how an individual turns out and how a generation turns out overlap some but are not identical.

And then you have groups that fall between the size of an individual (one person) and a generation (tens of millions). Such as those who go to college. Or those who go to a particular college. Or those who study a particular subject. Or those who become political activists.

I think teachers (including college faculty) do have influence to varying degrees. Can we talk about teachers (or college faculty) generally in terms of their influence? Maybe although individual differences are pretty substantial. Different teachers (faculty) have very different influences on their students.

I'm sure you'll find my answer unsatisfactory but I tried to give you a serious one.

The school I teach at has a politically somnolent student body. Not a peep about Palestine as far as I can tell. I'm not quite sure who to blame (give credit) for that. The only student I've had a political discussion with during the past year comes at things from a libertarian perspective. I'm not too surprised. I teach at a business school. They're all focused on learning things that will help with their careers. But I get students from other parts of the university (from say the School of Engineering or the College of Arts and Sciences). They're not political either and also pretty much focused on their careers after school. Even the dance and theater majors. Or rather I should say especially, because show business is a very competitive field.
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The professors have failed the students. And I agree with you, the 99% democratic monolith is creating a bunch of narcasistic crybaby losers who cannot function in the face of single adversity.

F- for the adults in the room
 
I recall arguing to my science teacher that Pluto wasnt a planet. She told me it was, why? Because the book said so. School aint about developing critical thinking. If anything its about beating it out of you.
 
Pizza (and other food) was being sent to the occupiers of the Hamilton building last night. They would drop a piece of rope from a window and their friends below would tie baskets of food and water that they would pull up. But this graduate student (crisis actor) didn't seem aware of this impressive display of resourcefulness.
 
nsacpi said:
Pizza (and other food) was being sent to the occupiers of the Hamilton building last night. They would drop a piece of rope from a window and their friends below would tie baskets of food and water that they would pull up. But this graduate student (crisis actor) didn't seem aware of this impressive display of resourcefulness.
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Who do you think is organizing and paying these actors?
 
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