tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post7831278321291040698..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Winston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-14419248265107791482009-07-16T08:54:11.246-04:002009-07-16T08:54:11.246-04:00Luke,
Hey, good to hear from you. (Though I'm...Luke,<br /><br />Hey, good to hear from you. (Though I'm puzzled about how my students keep finding out about this site...) This is scary news to me--that what a student learns is so heavily affected by whether or not he likes the professor. I guess I must have--or should have--known this...but I hoped the power of the ideas could transcend all that stuff.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for that Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-17606678395436448392009-07-15T17:41:31.595-04:002009-07-15T17:41:31.595-04:00After 60+ years of increasing post-secondary educa...After 60+ years of increasing post-secondary education - including 40+ of radicals on campus, however large or small their proportion, the results are in on a slightly different question: College education doesn't radicalize large numbers of Americans.lovable liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616294696912710046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-92028722708447737592009-07-15T16:50:52.210-04:002009-07-15T16:50:52.210-04:00From my own experience as a student, I've noti...From my own experience as a student, I've noticed in myself and others that our viewpoints are most influenced by one trait: personality. Any speaker worth listening to understands that the first thing he or she must do with an audience is build rapport. With professors, there will always exist a dichotomy of students who agree with material presented and those who disagree. (Of course, this Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840817127958508784noreply@blogger.com