Friday, February 24, 2017

Education secretary criticizes professors as telling students 'what to think'

Education secretary criticizes professors as telling students 'what to think'
"Professors tell students "what to say, and more ominously, what to think," new education secretary says in her first sustained criticism of higher education."
Image result for college censorshipEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos offered few details of her views on higher education during her confirmation hearings.
But on Thursday, in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, she sharply criticized faculty members and accused them trying to indoctrinate students.
She devoted only a paragraph to higher education in a relatively short speech, but she captured lots of attention.
Here's what she said, after asking how many in the audience were college students:
"The fight against the education establishment extends to you too.
 The faculty, from adjunct professors to deans, tell you what to do, what to say, and more ominously, what to think. 
They say that if you voted for Donald Trump, you’re a threat to the university community. 
But the real threat is silencing the First Amendment rights of people with whom you disagree."..."
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