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Show - liVEDNESDAY, JANUARY - DIXIESUNNEWS COM 10, 2018 WED state professors: Inviting ideas tr ushing agendas? f: Dixie BY i JL thoughts and feelings on any given subject without fear of oppression or retaliation. This is what the American Association of University Professors calls Academic Freedom. Adjunct Professor Keith Kelsch said professors have two responsibilities when it comes to inviting ideas in the classroom. ",They have to invite ideas from the student, and they have to invite ideas outside the classroom," Kelsch said. He said professors pushing their own agendas is destructive culturally and intellectually and is not in the spirit of a liberal education. "A really liberal education in a classical sense is a professor who asks questions," he said "They don't force feed ideas on the student, they ask constant them questions questions to get them thinking, so the student has a solid foundation of mindset, so they know what it's like to think for themselves, stand for themselves and have a L JAN.10 self-startin- g, mind." Kelsch said students can prepare themselves to be informed and responsible citizens. It can be difficult to see how asking students questions is different than pushing 1999- - "The Sopranos", Gandolfini as James starring Mobster Tony Soprano, debuts on HBO. 2004- - 9th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: The lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wins Source: onthisday.com BY SINGLES THE US IN . -- - 1 I , : ii , ' - c) : - 1. Ed Perfect Sheeran 2. Rockstar Post Malone & 21 Savage 3. Havana Camilla Cabello & Young Thug 4. No Limit ASAP Rocky & Cardi B 5. Thunder Imagine Dragons Source: top40-charts.co- m Fans of Cate Holahan's "Lies She Told" will love the debut by Emily Elgar, "If You Knew Her." It's a psychological suspense centered on the meeting of ,, - RACHEL MOLE DE SOUZA INS CURRENT TOP 5 2 ,- - ', , , r 111w t three strangers unexpectedly brought together after a What follows is a gripping chain of events that will keep readers in suspense to the very end. Cassie Jensen, young, beautiful and devoted wife, is brought into the hospital in the early morning, after being hit by a car in a terrible accident. Barely alive and in critical condition, she is tended to by Chief Nurse Alice Marlowe, who swears she recognizes Cassie. When news emerges that Cassie is, against all odds, 12 weeks pregnant, Alice starts her own investigation into what hap L ; 0 I , , 6 ! A 1 , 4 C 4 - , ' ;1 I I 1 , 1 , ; 0 0 , .ftlSot.0.00. n discusses a class topic by calling on individual students. Students at universities Professor of Sociology Matthew within the classroom related to this subject. have the ability to openly discuss topics Smith-Lahrma- an agenda when professors ask questions with a specific result in mind. This is because professors need to present some form of structure in their classes, or they risk going completely off topic and per the definition of Academic Freedom: "Teachers are entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing their subject, but they should be careful not to introduce into their teaching controversial matter which has no relation to their subject. Limitations of academic freedom because of religious or other aims of the institution should be clearly stated in writing at the time of the appointment" (1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure, AAUP). If these words still hold Dark and twisted a must read Best Film. ! 1 JONN HOLLAND trippyjedi As the push for standardized education increases, there is concern among students that professors are pushing their own agendas instead of inviting ideas in the classroom. It is a concern because it contradicts the belief that universities are institutions where students can improve their critical thinking skills through open debate and discussion with peers and professors in a presumably unbiased environment. Both students and teachers are supposed to have the ability to freely express individual 1 I pened. But Alice isn't alone in her fascination with Cassie: Frank Ashcroft, a patient of Alice's, has also taken an interest. While his doctors think he's comatose, he has locked-i- n syndrome, awake and able to hear everything around him, but unable to communicate at all. As Alice's investigation continues, the only thing clear is Cassie's life isn't nearly as picture-perfeas her family says it is. Trapped in his own mind, Frank has a warning to give Alice that Cassie isn't safe, and she's running out of time. Elgar brings these three characters together in an unlikely manner, creating a psychological thriller that is every bit as good as many of her peers in the thriller writing genre. Examining the lines where the perfect life and the perfect lie begins to blur, the final twist will leave you reeland anxiously awaiting ing Elgar's next book. (c) 2018 BookTrib. ct true today, then students like Amber Foster, a sophomore dance major from Bountiful, should not have to be concerned that their professors are going to try and tell them that there is only one way to successfully perform a a spinning move pirouette in ballet. She said: "If I have a professor telling me 'this is the only way that you can do this,' then I'm going to be like, no I'm smart. I've been dancing for 18 years; I think I know what will work on my body versus what worked on you back when you danced 20 years ago." The effect of inviting students to openly discuss topics and express their opinions is evident in the experiences they have in those classrooms In a Washington Post article titled "Professors Are Losing Their Freedom of Expression," Howard Gillman and Erwin Chemerinsky outline instances where professors were either fired from their positions or had offers taken away from them because they expressed views that were seen as controversial and not in keeping with a particular university's own political point of view. The education received at a university is not for the professor's advancement, but for the students to become true professionals. By inviting ideas and not pushing individual agendas, professors can ensure that college students will obtain the education they are stilling for. L- r BY GEORGE M. THOMAS INS Football season is nearing its end. The weather has turned frightening with temperatures that skip layers of skin and go straight to chilling the bones. Although the days are getting longerthere had to be some good news in therethese are the days of hunkering down with a hot beverage of choice (no judgments as to what) , your favorite woobie and TV. And let's face it, American television audiences (including yours truly) have morphed into a group that appreciates quality and values watching how they want, when they want and where they want. Sometimes that means taking it slow. At other times, depending on your schedule, that means investing two days into getting through up to 13 episodes of a TV series. Some of the shows listed below qualify as bingeable because either their respective outlets released every episode at once or there are a sufficient number of episodes to provide enough of a taste to satisfy: "The Deuce" (HBO): James Franco stars as twins Vinnie and Fran 1de, brothers working their way up the business side of Times Square's sex industry in the '70s. Produced by David Simon (The Wire), the subject matter can be tough to take, but it's hard to forget. "Godless" (Netflix): A western? Some will appreciate that fact alone. The cast includes Jeff Daniels and Michelle Dockery. "Marvel's The Punisher" (Neff lix): This series isn't C ill superhero ,11 fare. Jon Bemthars former combat Marine is tortured by ghosts of his murdered family and what he could have done to prevent their deaths. He ends up seeking justice. "Marvel's Runaways" (Hu lu) In yet another comic book property, the kids wonder if the parents are alright in this "The Marvelous Ms. Maisel" (Amazon Video): In 1958, life's upheaval leads a housewife (Rachel Brosnahan) from the home to life as a stand-u- p comedian. "She's Gotta Have It" (Nettlix): Spike Lee adapts his 1986 film for the 21st century. Lee's name ensured that it was never boring. 1!, "Stranger Things" (Nedlix): Those precocious tweens are back for a second season of adventure inspired by the likes of Steven , and George Lucas. , 1! (c) 2018 Akron Beacon Journal. : Spiel-ber- .- i at to binge in January 111, sub-freezi- where debate and individual thought is encouraged by the even at Dixie professor State University. Briarme Burt, a freshman business administration major from Layton, relates an experience she had in English class last semester. She said her professor allowed the class to write a research paper based on concepts in their individual fields of study. "That makes it to where I want to be a part of that essay. I actually want to learn about that essay because it's going to help me in the future," Burt said. The issue at hand may not rest solely on the professors, but instead on the administrators who decide how and what professors can teach or even say on or off campus. g ) ( C |
