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These three tweets, I think, and the articles & columns they link to, are well worth checking out:
I obviously don’t know all the details here. However, I do know that many educators use ‘maintaining high standards’ as an excuse for not wanting to make any changes to the way they have taught for a long time. https://t.co/xUXlIElkjh
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) October 4, 2022
Have any of the Cancel Culture folks who immediately screamed about this done any rethinking? @nytimes also needs to re-examine how it frames these stories/this issue. It left the impression that this professor was wronged though that “truth” becomes more questionable by the day. https://t.co/Ro2xyDyFtf
— @ijbailey (@ijbailey) October 5, 2022
In Opinion
The solution to conflicts like the one at NYU is neither to dismiss students’ concerns nor to punish faculty for doing what the system demands. Instead, universities should focus on teaching for equity and with empathy, Jessica Calarco writes. https://t.co/7okL20kb1n
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 7, 2022
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