http://www.worldwar3report.com/nss.html So essentially, the federal govt will dictate what will be taught about US foreign policy in universitys that recieve federal funding. Control of curriculum will be taken from professors and given to politicians and law enforcement officials. Aside from the free speech and academic freedom issues, the potential for abuse here is enormous. Can you imagine each new administration having all the professors whose views supported his opponents fired? This act would be a nightmare.
Hasn’t big brother always been in the ivory tower? It starts with the Pledge of Allegiance in kindergarten. School is about teaching kids what to think, not how to think. If a school tried the latter there’d be a stink about it.
This is wonderful. A big problem the concervative movement has had is that the more educated people become, the more socialy liberal they tend to become as well. I cant help but think that a measure like this has been waiting in the wings for ages, looking for an excuse to come out. Concervatives need to try to be able to control education if they are ever going to perminantly capture America.
Although this is generally true, there is sometimes room for good teachers and professors to do the latter if they are so inclined. I've encountered a few of them. This act would likely eliminate such people.
I've encountered a few too. Just a few. Teachers/professors have long been under strict rules prohibiting expression of opinions or info that wavers from--or is irrelevant to--the curriculum decided at a higher level. The control of the curriculum is not in the hands of the teachers now.
At the college level anyway they do have some flexibility, otherwise people like those described as problems such as Edward Said, would not be able to teach what they do(not that Said necesarilly tought people how to think as opposed to what to think, but its certainly his curriculum.)
here is colorado they are trying to pass some kind of academic bill of rights which is basically supposed to put a leash on liberal professors. at the university of colorado the college republican group there started up a black list website where they claim they are constantly being discriminated against because they are conservative. it is a load of crap.
