Top SLACs/Ivins non political

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Choice of area of concentration may be more important than choice of college. Unfortunately, academics (more often in the humanities) have forgotten the meaning of the term "liberal arts." A liberal arts education is supposed to develop critical thinking skills to choose the best path in life, not to indoctrinate.

You think it’s “the academics” who have forgotten that? I suppose even if that is true, at least they knew what it means at one time.

Funniest post in the thread.

Who lacks critical thinking skills? Yesterday the Trump administration released the "1776 Report," allegedly history but without any footnotes or citations. So, a piece of propaganda reviled by all reputable historians, the ones who actually have critical thinking skills (and work at the schools OP wants to avoid).

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/01/19/1776-report-historians-trump/

Not seeing how that is relevant to op’s question. Not everyone trying to avoid overly political campuses is a trumper. There are plenty of centrists and even mildly conservative sorts who don’t feel comfortable in the current academic climate at most schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have kids at 2 different NESCAC schools. They take a variety of classes, and learn the same math, history, economics I did 30 years ago. They like to hang out with their friends, eat pizza, watch movies, have deep conversations until the wee hours of the morning. What am I missing?

Has a loud, boorish faction of the student population demanded classes cease until their demands are met? If not, then they probably aren’t attending the kinds of schools we’re talking about here.

My niece does. It went for two weeks and then they resumed normal life. Demanding professors. Lots of hard work. Great grad school admissions on the horizon.

You’re over-invested. Take a deep breath. It’ll be okay.

Sorry, no. If you want to pay 50+K on a school which allows its teachers to capitulate to a mob by stopping instruction, knock yourself out. This thread is specifically for people who want to avoid “schools” like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Choice of area of concentration may be more important than choice of college. Unfortunately, academics (more often in the humanities) have forgotten the meaning of the term "liberal arts." A liberal arts education is supposed to develop critical thinking skills to choose the best path in life, not to indoctrinate.

You think it’s “the academics” who have forgotten that? I suppose even if that is true, at least they knew what it means at one time.

Funniest post in the thread.

Who lacks critical thinking skills? Yesterday the Trump administration released the "1776 Report," allegedly history but without any footnotes or citations. So, a piece of propaganda reviled by all reputable historians, the ones who actually have critical thinking skills (and work at the schools OP wants to avoid).

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/01/19/1776-report-historians-trump/

Not seeing how that is relevant to op’s question. Not everyone trying to avoid overly political campuses is a trumper. There are plenty of centrists and even mildly conservative sorts who don’t feel comfortable in the current academic climate at most schools.

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The PP is only making it more and more clear why parents (and students) will be going out of their way to avoid the indoctrination institutions.

[Anonymous]

Most Big 10 universities are very diverse politically

Chicago, Vandy, Rice, Rochester, Case Western, Emory, Carnegie Mellon

Davidson, Franklin & Marshall, Denison, Wooster, Lawrence, St. Olaf, Centre, Rhodes, Claremont MCkenna, Oxy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have kids at 2 different NESCAC schools. They take a variety of classes, and learn the same math, history, economics I did 30 years ago. They like to hang out with their friends, eat pizza, watch movies, have deep conversations until the wee hours of the morning. What am I missing?

Has a loud, boorish faction of the student population demanded classes cease until their demands are met? If not, then they probably aren’t attending the kinds of schools we’re talking about here.

My niece does. It went for two weeks and then they resumed normal life. Demanding professors. Lots of hard work. Great grad school admissions on the horizon.

You’re over-invested. Take a deep breath. It’ll be okay.

Sorry, no. If you want to pay 50+K on a school which allows its teachers to capitulate to a mob by stopping instruction, knock yourself out. This thread is specifically for people who want to avoid “schools” like that.

Easy now. Nice deep breaths.

[Anonymous]

Funny how this thread attracted the poor MAGA dolts.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Liberty. By political you mean “liberal” right? You’re fine if the politics are to the right so a school like Liberty should be fine.

NP, not OP, but this is my question too. And yes, I'll say it - I am not interested in sending DC to a progressive/ liberal school. Liberty is not what we're looking for.

Any other thoughts?

Hillsdale College, Trump U.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Funny how this thread attracted the poor MAGA dolts.

Funny how liberals call anyone who disagrees with them, “poor MAGA dolts.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Funny how this thread attracted the poor MAGA dolts.

Funny how liberals call anyone who disagrees with them, “poor MAGA dolts.”

Seriously. It seems there are far more raging “anti-MAGA” sorts on the thread, when that’s not what op was posting about in the first place. Lifelong Democrat here, by the way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Funny how this thread attracted the poor MAGA dolts.

Funny how liberals call anyone who disagrees with them, “poor MAGA dolts.”

Seriously. It seems there are far more raging “anti-MAGA” sorts on the thread, when that’s not what op was posting about in the first place. Lifelong Democrat here, by the way.

I’m a NP. I agree with the PP - it’s possible to be liberal and support social justice on the one hand, while still wanting and expecting that my student will receive the education our family paid for. These two things aren’t mutually exclusive. Also, I don’t support defunding the police, but it doesn’t make me a trumper lol.

[Anonymous]

There are literally 4,000 colleges and 2 that had student strikes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are literally 4,000 colleges and 2 that had student strikes.

But if you listen to right wing media all day, you lose that perspective

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are literally 4,000 colleges and 2 that had student strikes.

And strikes are the only things that determines whether a college is "too political..."
Guys, critical thinking skills please...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes— definitely better to find a school that revolves around football and drinking so you don’t have to think about “politics”

This. Tennessee is a perfect example. Yuck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes— definitely better to find a school that revolves around football and drinking so you don’t have to think about “politics”

This. Tennessee is a perfect example. Yuck.

I’m sure Tennessee and other large state schools have their share of social justice groups/protests, etc. The difference is, they aren’t allowed to hijack the education of others by demanding teachers stop classes until their demands are met. The administration at these schools does not let students dictate what is and is not acceptable. Sounds like the kind of school I’d want to send my child to.