Should Professors Advocate Their Own Socio-Political Views in the Classroom?
Professors views on today’s issues
Many people debate if professors should or shouldn’t be allowed to advocate their views own political or social issues in class. This is a debate that causes many issues but yet there hasn’t been any type of conclusion to if it is okay or not. I personally believe professors should not be allowed to advocate their views on political or social issues in the class because they can corrupt students’ minds and conflicts between professor, student and parents could form.
First off, professors’ shouldn’t advocate their views on social or political issues in class because they can corrupt a student’s minds. When professors teach about a topic they then explain their own opinion after. Therefore, making the student believe there is only one way to support that issue because they aren’t getting both sides of the topics beliefs. Imagine that an instructors “freedom in the classroom” is merely the freedom to offer neutral summary of the current state of a discipline, abjuring controversial and individual views1. There is a difference between expressing ones freedom of speech and corrupting ones mind to have the same belief as you. Most professors have their mind set on a certain side of an issue around the world and when they believe in something it’s only obvious they will try to manipulate someone else to have that same opinion. For example, being a democratic or republican. Lets say a teacher is a democrat, he or she will then explain why being the democratic party is so great but will only bad mouth republicans if, he or she says one word about them. This is corrupting a student’s mind, students should be given pros and cons of both sides fairly so they can learn correctly and form their own true opinion.
Also, conflicts between professor, student and parents could form. Some professors could judge or mistreat a student just one their opinion on something causing conflict. For example, when I was in the fifth grade this became a
Many people debate if professors should or shouldn’t be allowed to advocate their views own political or social issues in class. This is a debate that causes many issues but yet there hasn’t been any type of conclusion to if it is okay or not. I personally believe professors should not be allowed to advocate their views on political or social issues in the class because they can corrupt students’ minds and conflicts between professor, student and parents could form.
First off, professors’ shouldn’t advocate their views on social or political issues in class because they can corrupt a student’s minds. When professors teach about a topic they then explain their own opinion after. Therefore, making the student believe there is only one way to support that issue because they aren’t getting both sides of the topics beliefs. Imagine that an instructors “freedom in the classroom” is merely the freedom to offer neutral summary of the current state of a discipline, abjuring controversial and individual views1. There is a difference between expressing ones freedom of speech and corrupting ones mind to have the same belief as you. Most professors have their mind set on a certain side of an issue around the world and when they believe in something it’s only obvious they will try to manipulate someone else to have that same opinion. For example, being a democratic or republican. Lets say a teacher is a democrat, he or she will then explain why being the democratic party is so great but will only bad mouth republicans if, he or she says one word about them. This is corrupting a student’s mind, students should be given pros and cons of both sides fairly so they can learn correctly and form their own true opinion.
Also, conflicts between professor, student and parents could form. Some professors could judge or mistreat a student just one their opinion on something causing conflict. For example, when I was in the fifth grade this became a
Cited: 1. Ruba, Michael Ba. "Freedom to Teach | Inside Higher Ed." Freedom to Teach | Inside Higher Ed. N.p., 11 Sept. 2007. Web. 03 Nov. 2013. 2. Oconnor, Erin. "AAUP To Critics: What, Us Biased?" AAUP To Critics: What, Us Biased? N.p., 25 Sept. 2007. Web. 03 Nov. 2013. 3. "Freedom in the Classroom." AAUP. Associations Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure, June 2007. Web. 03 Nov. 2013.