"A conservative student actually tried to push me aside at the beginning of class, dressed for the occasion in his tie and suit, with a digital camera, to deliver his Thou SHALL Kill presentation. It never occurred to him to discuss his proposal with me after class or during my office hours. He simply presumed that he was at equal status with the teacher, and that he has the 'Academic Freedom' to take up precious class time with his flaky opinions on interpreting the word 'kill' in the 6th Commandment.
"I explained that students are paying to learn from an accredited teacher with degrees in philosophy/humanities. They’re not paying to hear HIS opinions. The test will be on Plato. He stormed out of the class and then dropped out the next day. (Praise the Lord!)"
"Targeted by Conservatives for Teaching Philosophy" by Jacqueline Marcus at Common Dreams.



