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To: sandintoes who wrote (166583)	9/12/2008 12:49:38 PM
From: Alan Smithee	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 225578

I was doing a repair at a rental house I own. We rent to students at Whitman College. I came across this book while in the house. I assume it was for a class. Sheesh. amazon.com

To: sandintoes who wrote (166583)	9/12/2008 12:54:15 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

It wasn't like that in the olden days..teachers were very bright, we even had man teachers who were smart...Plus, they weren't liberals teaching us the war is bad and the military should be shut down.. I heard an interview the other day (on NPR of all places) with Stanley Fish. He's a professor who has the unique notion that teachers should teach what they have been trained to teach, and the schools and universities should not be involved in indoctrination and turning out "good" citizens. npr.org From Publishers Weekly Fish's lively polemic skewers the popular perspective that universities have an obligation to foster ethical, social, and political virtues, arguing that academic institutions are best served by admitting to the distinct (and limited) nature of their task: [to] introduce students to bodies of knowledge and traditions of inquiry... and equip [them] with the analytical skills that will enable them to move confidently within those traditions and to engage in independent research. To professors using their podium to politically influence or engage with their students, the author chides: Do your job, Don't try to do someone else's job and Don't let anyone else do your job—and offers refreshing takes on Ward Churchill, Bob Newhart and how writing ought to be taught. Despite the repetitive reiteration of initial premises and a few rhetorical inconsistencies, Fish's penultimate chapter shows off his unconventional style in its most personable guise; he lays out a simple strategy by which academics and administrators may fight (not work with) those who demand that academia justify itself; he writes, The only honest thing to do when someone from outside asks, 'what use is this venture anyway?' is to answer 'none whatsoever.' (Sept.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. amazon.com Sounds like an interesting book. I might pick it up.