NIC: Save Your Politics & Teach Me

Being an ignorant homeschooled kid, I used to think that art classes and political science classes were two distinct things. This semester showed me the error in my thinking. So many instructors spend their lecture time expounding their personal political philosophies that I’m beginning to think that a designated political science class just isn’t necessary. I would guess that I lose about an hour of class time every week listening to one instructor or another harp on social equality, racism, feminism, commercialism or whatever. Even if these random sermons weren’t just rehashing the same old bologna, I wouldn’t be interested. I don’t want to hear the Bush’s mishandling of the Katrina disaster from my anthropology instructor/ Connor DeVries , NIC Sentinel. More here .

Question: How free should college instructors be to mix personal politics into their classroom teaching?