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womzillaLong, detail-laden article by Michael Bérubé from The Chronicle of Higher Education about dealing with students with different standards of what is reasonable discourse.
But the dynamic of the class had been changed. From that day forward, John spoke up often, sometimes loudly, sometimes out of turn. He had begun to conceive of himself as the only countervailing conservative voice in a classroom full of liberal-left think-alikes, and he occasionally spoke as if he were entitled to reply to every other student's comment -- in a class of 17. He was forceful, intelligent, and articulate. Sometimes he was witty, and he was always knowledgeable about cyberpunk and postmodern science fiction. Often, however, he was obstreperous and out of bounds.
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Dealing with Conservatives who feel persecuted
Date: 2004-02-10 06:18 am (UTC)>and he was always knowledgeable about cyberpunk and postmodern science
>fiction. Often, however, he was obstreperous and out of bounds.
I wonder what Charles Platt is up to, these days.
Re: Dealing with Conservatives who feel persecuted
Date: 2004-02-10 02:39 pm (UTC)There Aint no justice
no subject
Date: 2004-02-11 01:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-11 05:14 pm (UTC)Have you ever met the guy? We met at the last WORLDCON @ Brighton UK (think that was '87) he measures up to his reputation!!