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Originally posted by Hakan@Sep 2 2005, 09:22 PM
Shawnski have you ever wondered why there are so many 'Liberal' and 'leftist' professors? Is it all indoctrination? If you have ever attended a university you would probably know that the paramount teaching any professor gives is to think for yourself so I don't buy the indoctrination thing one bit.
The reason universities and professors are leftist is because frankly there are a lot of really good arguments which support these decisions and alot of crap arguments used by conservatives. Feminism and women's studies was at the vanguard of deconstructing many of the social norms and arguments we have and exposing them as utter crap. In fact some of those theories are so rock solid that the only vantage you have to argue agaist demonstrates you as a bigot. In a profession where open mindedness and critical thought is the most important aspect of your work you tend to be 'Liberal'.
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Hakan, in my industry (computer science) through personal experience, applied knowledge (tons of trial and error basically) have proven significantly better than trying to incorporate a newb into a radically changing environment. There were several cases where some MBA in marketing wanted to impose unrealistic and previously proven flaws into our systems.
You try to argue it with them and their "education" was used over group experience. Leftist teaching or not, sometimes it was simply out of date even before applied in a significantly dynamic environment and failed miserably.
One who teaches "should" be on the leading edge, but more often than most, in the real world, they are not up to speed. Had they stayed within their industry, they could have been leaders and revolutionists, but by stepping out of the loop, they are simply teaching "fata threads" to those that would have learned anyway.
This is a flaw in the overall system. Ultimately, in any area, typically the weaker educates the new, in regards to dynamic areas of study. I will attest that I am biased on the IT front regarding this as I have been in the Cellular business for the last two decades and have seen monumental flops from highly educated folks that could not understand the pace of transition within this extremely dynamic industry.
But it also talks to how students are actually teached. And by whom. IF students got the best teaching, they should meld flawlessly into any new environment within their respective sector. More often than not, those with less "formal" education florished within the cellular industry. They adapted quicker due to less predetermined education by people that had no clue as to the real world industry.
And sorry, after the "feminish and women's studies" offshoot you tried to exploit (with a reference to me being a bigot), I gave up reading. It is neither here nor there. My discussion is global.