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43 minutes ago, soupslam1 said:

your GPA is going to suffer 

TAs do all the grading. I guarantee that dude hasn't graded an undergraduate paper in a decade.

Planning is an exercise of power, and in a modern state much real power is suffused with boredom. The agents of planning are usually boring; the planning process is boring; the implementation of plans is always boring. In a democracy boredom works for bureaucracies and corporations as smell works for skunk. It keeps danger away. Power does not have to be exercised behind the scenes. It can be open. The audience is asleep. The modern world is forged amidst our inattention.

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33 minutes ago, smltwnrckr said:

TAs do all the grading. I guarantee that dude hasn't graded an undergraduate paper in a decade.

I’ve never downgraded someone’s paper just because they disagreed with me. That’s unethical IMO

On 12/1/2016 at 12:26 PM, WyomingCoog said:

I own a vehicle likely worth more than everything you own combined and just flew first class (including a ticket for a 2 1/2 year old), round trip to Las Vegas and I'm not 35 yet. When you accomplish something outside of finishing a book, let me know. When's the last time you saw a 2 year old fly first class in their own seat? Don't tell me about elite.  

28 minutes ago, NorCalCoug said:

I’d happily compare IQ’s with you any day of the week.

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Just now, youngrebelfan40 said:

I’ve never downgraded someone’s paper just because they disagreed with me. That’s unethical IMO

Neither have I. In fact, while I try to avoid it, I bet I grade papers harder if they are more ideologically aligned with my views. 

Planning is an exercise of power, and in a modern state much real power is suffused with boredom. The agents of planning are usually boring; the planning process is boring; the implementation of plans is always boring. In a democracy boredom works for bureaucracies and corporations as smell works for skunk. It keeps danger away. Power does not have to be exercised behind the scenes. It can be open. The audience is asleep. The modern world is forged amidst our inattention.

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7 minutes ago, smltwnrckr said:

Neither have I. In fact, while I try to avoid it, I bet I grade papers harder if they are more ideologically aligned with my views. 

This. I know the arguments I agree with way better than the ones I don’t. If a student is making a weak case for something I believe in, I’m more likely to recognize it and grade it more harshly. I also want to steer clear of any “bias” accusations while I’m under tenure review, so I tend to give conservative students more leeway. 

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16 minutes ago, pokebball said:

Censorship at a University.  Awesome 

U of Chicago has been pretty good lately on free speech issues, I think. Don't know enough about the situation you posted about  but generally I believe Chicago has taken a few pretty good stances on campus speech, for what it's worth.

Planning is an exercise of power, and in a modern state much real power is suffused with boredom. The agents of planning are usually boring; the planning process is boring; the implementation of plans is always boring. In a democracy boredom works for bureaucracies and corporations as smell works for skunk. It keeps danger away. Power does not have to be exercised behind the scenes. It can be open. The audience is asleep. The modern world is forged amidst our inattention.

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14 minutes ago, smltwnrckr said:

Neither have I. In fact, while I try to avoid it, I bet I grade papers harder if they are more ideologically aligned with my views. 

 

5 minutes ago, SJSUMFA2013 said:

This. I know the arguments I agree with way better than the ones I don’t. If a student is making a weak case for something I believe in, I’m more likely to recognize it and grade it more harshly. I also want to steer clear of any “bias” accusations while I’m under tenure review, so I tend to give conservative students more leeway. 

In addition I enjoy robust discussion in the classroom so i encourage conservative students when they do speak out so long as they do not disrespect others and it’s applicable to the course material 

On 12/1/2016 at 12:26 PM, WyomingCoog said:

I own a vehicle likely worth more than everything you own combined and just flew first class (including a ticket for a 2 1/2 year old), round trip to Las Vegas and I'm not 35 yet. When you accomplish something outside of finishing a book, let me know. When's the last time you saw a 2 year old fly first class in their own seat? Don't tell me about elite.  

28 minutes ago, NorCalCoug said:

I’d happily compare IQ’s with you any day of the week.

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1 minute ago, youngrebelfan40 said:

 

In addition I enjoy robust discussion in the classroom so i encourage conservative students when they do speak out so long as they do not disrespect others and it’s applicable to the course material 

Based on my own experience (and this is anecdotal), almost all of the issues in this area are caused by instructors who are bad at managing classroom discussion - not by some sort of ideological discrimination. Management of classroom discussion is its own thing, and if you don't have an approach to doing it well in a way that facilitates conversation about the class material in a way that's relavent but also keeps things focused and under control, it can spin out pretty easily. 

Planning is an exercise of power, and in a modern state much real power is suffused with boredom. The agents of planning are usually boring; the planning process is boring; the implementation of plans is always boring. In a democracy boredom works for bureaucracies and corporations as smell works for skunk. It keeps danger away. Power does not have to be exercised behind the scenes. It can be open. The audience is asleep. The modern world is forged amidst our inattention.

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1 hour ago, youngrebelfan40 said:

 

In addition I enjoy robust discussion in the classroom so i encourage conservative students when they do speak out so long as they do not disrespect others and it’s applicable to the course material 

We need more professors with a teaching approach like yours.  The way you handle differing opinions is the way professors handled it back when I was in school, before all the tribal bullshit.  Most professors encouraged a civil debate, no matter the topic.  Universities encouraged a free expression of ideas and opinions, even if they were unpopular. Some professors would give points to those students who actively participated in discussions and debates and expressed their views well. 

Now days, at some schools, being a vocal Trump supporter or staunchly conservative is damn near considered hate speech and could send the snowflakes running to their cry closets.   

The professor at UCD is not all that different than me.  He thinks all cops should be shot, I think professors like him should be beaten to death. :D

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Barack Obama

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8 hours ago, modestobulldog said:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-professor-reprimanded-for-saying-police-need-to-be-killed-reports-say

Fortunately for him, it falls into the parameters of lefty acceptable hate speech.  If turds like this can't be flushed, tenure system should be eliminated.

How can that not be hate speech?  Can he be charged with anything even if UCD does nothing, which is likely?

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6 minutes ago, Aslowhiteguy said:

How can that not be hate speech?  Can he be charged with anything even if UCD does nothing, which is likely?

I guess the sarcasm was weak.  Refer to my moniker when in doubt.

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1 minute ago, modestobulldog said:

I guess the sarcasm was weak.  Refer to my moniker when in doubt.

You're sarcasm was not weak at all.  But the question you raised, despite the sarcasm, is a valid one.  

What would happen to the professor if he had said the same thing about socialists, or God forbid, homosexuals? 

Does tenure cover hate speech?  

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3 hours ago, soupslam1 said:

It never surprises me what some dumbass elitist college professors will say in their ivory tower overpaid protected cocoons. And these morons are “educating” our young impressionable minds? 

What really sucks if you dare oppose this type of professor in the class room, your GPA is going to suffer the consequences. 

Eh. Goes both ways. Imagine what professors at BYU, Liberty U or SMU say about liberal officials or groups.

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2 hours ago, youngrebelfan40 said:

I’ve never downgraded someone’s paper just because they disagreed with me. That’s unethical IMO

Yeah, it's unethical. Human nature is to be egotistical.

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1 hour ago, Aslowhiteguy said:

You're sarcasm was not weak at all.  But the question you raised, despite the sarcasm, is a valid one.  

What would happen to the professor if he had said the same thing about socialists, or God forbid, homosexuals? 

Does tenure cover hate speech?  

I don't know, I can't think of any public University professors who have expressed similar against Muslims or Homosexuals.  Maybe conservative professors are more tolerant?

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1 hour ago, modestobulldog said:

I don't know, I can't think of any public University professors who have expressed similar against Muslims or Homosexuals.  Maybe conservative professors are more tolerant?

How do we know he's not a conservative?

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1 hour ago, modestobulldog said:

I don't know, I can't think of any public University professors who have expressed similar against Muslims or Homosexuals.  Maybe conservative professors are more tolerant?

BYU had an engineering professor who was a 9-11 truther - he ended up being forced into retirement.

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