Day 71 of 1000
The need to pay for a class that is worse than worthless is a frustration. The kids’ Argument-Based Research writing class is a required class. All I felt was a sense of relief when Kelly texted me to say the class was cancelled. The professor grades them on their writing, kind of, but lectures harangues on a hard left wing, pseudo-libertarian talking points during all of class time. This includes the beauty of drug legalization, the evil of capitalism, the bankruptcy of Christianity, etc., etc. etc. We talk about his lectures after class. The think that boggles my mind is that he appears to be unaware that his arguments for these positions are so sophomoric. The idea is that it will make the kids really think about what we believe. He is not bright enough to realize that many, if not most, of the kids in his class have already thought about and correctly rejected his nonsense. An open mind is a good thing when there are worthy questions and ideas to consider. He is so wrong about so much, one wonders whether he knows anything about writing.
Still, I pay at least part of his salary, both with my taxes and the kids tuition.