Older students and the liberal arts

[cookderosa]

Technically, everyone's information is filtered. You are filtering your kids' information. Not to say that it can't be filtered correctly- I think that it can, but it's always being filtered to some extent.
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Yes, I am their double filter because I am their parent and also their teacher. That's on purpose. hilarious

There is a significant difference between someone telling your child (or other adults) "these are the facts and these are the opinions" and someone saying "you are wrong, and if your essay reflects that view, I'm going to fail you in this course." I can site a dozen examples where I have experienced that first hand.

Even where I teach, and it's disgusting. My best friend took English 101 where I teach (a liberal class? How can that be?) and the instructor told the students on day 1 that she wouldn't grade anything pro-life since she was pro-choice, it would be returned and you'd receive a zero. This is English. 101. Required by our state. 4,000 students per year at my college will take this course, and about 500 of them go through her class. Now, am I pro-life? Who cares. It's a WRITING CLASS. This teacher injected her agenda where it was inappropriate, but my college allows us the freedom to do so. In fact, in my 18 years I've never EVER heard of someone getting suspended or fired for anything. So, essentially, I can say and do what I want. Scary?? It should be.