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Older students and the liberal arts
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I think by exposing this bias you're being biased yourself. Who's to say what you learnt 20 years ago, or through your own limited personal experience, is right? I mean, I hate when teachers indoctrinate, but there are also people who try to indoctrinate a conflicting viewpoint. I was kind of an ass in class, I loved to disagree with teachers, from grade 3 onwards. Sometimes I was right, sometimes I was wrong, most of the time we had differing opinions on that. However I don't like the implication...are you saying we can't criticize America? America's NEVER done anything wrong? If you wanna impose ideas like that on professors I think we may as well adorn the swastika as our flag.

This is the free world, buddy. If you disagree with your professor, go right ahead, present your sources, make your argument, let your opinion be heard. If your prof is an educator worthy of any respect, he/she will appreciate your analysis, and perhaps you can engage each other and have a little debate. That's what being free is all about.

We all know History is written by the winners, and I'm sure there's bias in every section of every History book, it's impossible to be truly objective. In my opinion History is not about memorizing facts, it's about analysis, providing evidence in support of an argument about it. Otherwise I think it's a waste of time to learn dates/names.

**edit: Upon reading the article, I know what you mean, but it's also possible this was taken out of context. In sociology you're often analyzing the works of some authors, the teacher isn't necessarily presenting these opinions on her own, but the questions could have merely been a reading comprehension of the text, not necessarily a statement of some fact or figure
As well, it might be a little unfair, but who's to say this information is even true? There's no confirmation, as far as I'm concerned it could be hearsay. I hate when information is presented without evidence. Just exploring the possibilities we perhaps haven't thought about
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Older students and the liberal arts - by alleycat - 04-20-2011, 04:27 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by OE800_85 - 04-20-2011, 08:14 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by ryoder - 04-21-2011, 04:43 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by MA2 - 04-21-2011, 04:52 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by Shemrat - 04-21-2011, 06:02 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by MA2 - 04-21-2011, 06:06 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by Shemrat - 04-21-2011, 06:14 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by Lyanne - 04-21-2011, 11:05 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by clep3705 - 04-21-2011, 01:10 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by OE800_85 - 04-21-2011, 06:25 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by ryoder - 04-21-2011, 08:06 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by MA2 - 04-21-2011, 10:16 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by ryoder - 04-22-2011, 03:26 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by MA2 - 04-23-2011, 08:29 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by OE800_85 - 04-24-2011, 11:56 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by dcan - 04-24-2011, 01:22 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by OE800_85 - 04-24-2011, 01:49 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by grauwulf - 04-24-2011, 01:51 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by OE800_85 - 04-24-2011, 02:01 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by MA2 - 04-24-2011, 05:41 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by MA2 - 04-24-2011, 05:47 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by OE800_85 - 04-24-2011, 06:31 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by dcan - 04-24-2011, 08:16 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by MA2 - 04-24-2011, 08:18 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by dcan - 04-24-2011, 08:23 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by dcan - 04-24-2011, 08:42 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by MA2 - 04-24-2011, 08:45 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by grauwulf - 04-24-2011, 09:11 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by OE800_85 - 04-24-2011, 09:23 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by MA2 - 04-24-2011, 09:32 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by MA2 - 04-24-2011, 09:43 PM
Older students and the liberal arts - by ryoder - 04-25-2011, 05:43 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by alleycat - 04-25-2011, 06:11 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by MA2 - 04-25-2011, 06:31 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by OE800_85 - 04-25-2011, 06:44 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by OE800_85 - 04-25-2011, 06:55 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by grauwulf - 04-25-2011, 07:24 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by MA2 - 04-25-2011, 08:55 AM
Older students and the liberal arts - by MA2 - 04-25-2011, 08:58 AM

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