Opinion | The fall of the ivory tower: American education is failing WashTimesOpEd
A national survey conducted in June found that only 36% of Americans now say they have confidence in our colleges and universities.I invite you to walk with me down memory lane to answer that question.
Frankly, I was disgusted with the foolishness of trigger warnings, microaggressions, and the intolerant “tolerance” of the alphabet soup mafia. The corresponding call for censorship was alarming. In my letter, I confronted the self-absorption that characterized the millennial generation. I reminded my students that the goal of a classical liberal arts education is not a participation trophy, but rather to pursue truth.
“This school is not a ‘safe space,’ but rather, a place to learn; a place to learn that life isn’t about you, but about others; that the discomfort you have while listening to a good lecture is called guilt; that the way to address it is to repent of everything that’s wrong with you rather than blame others for everything that’s wrong with them.”“This is a place where you will quickly learn that you need to grow up. This is not a day care. This is a university.
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