One last look at universities and their failed purpose of education

This will be the last of the three blogs dealing with college indoctrination--at least for now. I'm sure the problem will continue until parents wake up and spend their money more wisely by choosing schools that place a priority on education rather than indoctrination.

There are so many reasons why it's bad to teach just one political position as correct. here's one. Excluding from the curriculum those ideas that depart from the progressive agenda implicitly teaches students that conservative ideas are contemptible and unworthy of discussion. Don't these lefties see that this one-sided approach to education harms them too since it keeps them from open-mindedness and the ability to see other viewpoints?

Imagine a world where these brainwashing techniques were gone in colleges. There would be long-term political benefits. Liberal education equips students with intellectual skills valued by the marketplace. It prepares citizens to discharge civic responsibilities in an informed and deliberate manner. It fosters a common culture by revealing that much serious disagreement between progressives and conservatives revolves around differing interpretations of how to fulfill America's promise of individual freedom and equality. All this would be a huge benefit to our society.

The sad thing is that the administration is part of this problem. A recent report states, "UC administrators, far from performing their role as the university's quality control mechanism, now routinely function as the enablers, protectors, and even apologists for the politicized university and its degraded scholarly and educational standards." This is so frustrating.

But it's more than frustrating--it's illegal. In California, it's a violation of the law. Article IX, Section 9, of the California state constitution provides that "The university shall be entirely independent of all political or sectarian influence and kept free therefrom." Wow, what a concept--a free and independent university.

The politicization of higher education by activist professors and compliant university administrators deprives students of the opportunity to acquire knowledge and refine their minds. It also erodes the nation's civic cohesion and its ability to preserve the institutions that undergird democracy in America. Let's hope change will come to the People's Republic of California.