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[neytaritook.livejournal.com]

Gah!! Just got back from an English/critial thinking class. The first hour was nice. The guy is not demanding, he seems reasonable, and all of our essays and papers will be written on the media (which is a topic of interest for me).

The second hour was like Michael Moore 101.

He went down a list of falacious arguments and every example was either an attack on the Bush administration, consumors, or the free market. He also managed to insert his oppinion that Global Warming is probably true and that "Super Size Me" (imho an example of propaganda) is a good factual documentary *bangs head on desk* I'm going to dieeee....

Any pointers on surviving class discussions? I had a vocal liberal history teacher last sem, but this guy was more obnoxious in one hour than she was the entire semester :-|

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[phoenix-starr.livejournal.com]

Well, how much do you want to jeopardize your grade? (Remember you live in the real world even if he doesn't, and in this real world you are in HIS domain in that class.) If you get into political crap with them you run the chance of being flunked. The safest way would be the Garbage in Garbage out method of dealing with him. If you think that he would allow you to express your opinion in his domain then go for it, otherwise I suggest you tell him what he wants to hear. Then if you really feel the need you can tell him AFTER he's submitted your grade and you got your report card what an idiot he is. I know I'd be VERY hard pressed to keep my own mouth shut. Most like I'd wind up getting flunked out. Then I'd sue the college. ::smirks::

[sopdetly.livejournal.com]

Hm, see, I say the exact opposite (see below). Hee.

[phoenix-starr.livejournal.com]

If you think that he would allow you to express your opinion in his domain then go for it,

I'm too used to dealing with the insane type of Liberal, so of late it's just easier to assume they all are.

[ladyrogue79.livejournal.com]

If you get into political crap with them you run the chance of being flunked.

As sad as it is, this has happened before in schools in California. It disgusts me so much that teachers can flunk students just because their beliefs and opinions don't coincide with their own.
Of course, if a conservative prof tried to do that, the liberals would be jumping all over them about it.

[neytaritook.livejournal.com]

That is (there is no other word for it) discusting. Makes me ashamed to be a Californian.

lol!

[neytaritook.livejournal.com]

Well, it's supposedly a discussion class, but I'm gonna feel out the guy before I speak out....Yeah, I want a good grade. *sigh* I'll just rant on LJ when he says something especially crazy ;-)

[phoenix-starr.livejournal.com]

We'll be here to console you.