http://www.circlingthedrain.com/archives/2005/03/25/conservatives-vote-for-freedom-from-intellectual-stimulation/ this is the way the world ends Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:43:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.circlingthedrain.com/archives/2005/03/25/conservatives-vote-for-freedom-from-intellectual-stimulation/#comment-10 Jen Willis Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:05:13 +0000 http://www.circlingthedrain.com/archives/2005/03/25/conservatives-vote-for-freedom-from-intellectual-stimulation/#comment-10 Oh, BIG FAT BULLHONKY! (Obviously, that yelling is not directed at the authors of the blog.) What we're moving toward is freedom from learning. It sounds as though the students in question are more interested in being further indoctrinated than in expanding their minds through exposure to new ideas. And the student whose complaint is quoted in the blog might consider taking a remedial writing course; if her academic arguments match the skill-level of her grammar, it's a wonder that her paper was graded as high as it was. Oh, BIG FAT BULLHONKY! (Obviously, that yelling is not directed at the authors of the blog.) What we’re moving toward is freedom from learning. It sounds as though the students in question are more interested in being further indoctrinated than in expanding their minds through exposure to new ideas. And the student whose complaint is quoted in the blog might consider taking a remedial writing course; if her academic arguments match the skill-level of her grammar, it’s a wonder that her paper was graded as high as it was.

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