Posted by
Laura L. Hollis, JD on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:02:11 PM
I must say, I am happy to report that the culture here at the University of Illinois is nothing like that which this author describes
here. (Perhaps it is different in the humanities and social sciences, but my experience has been mostly in engineering and business. That said, I get along extremely well with my colleagues in the fine arts, humanities and social sciences, many of whom know my views.)
I do agree, however, with the author's observations that as a society we are discouraging our students from thinking, and asserting that what should matter most to them is feeling. Barf. As I tell my students frequently, if you have to have your gallbladder removed, you will want a surgeon who knows what the gallbladder is; not one who is "open" to his (or her) "feelings" about what the gallbladder "ought" to be.