From the Halls of Academia

Submitted by Tony Padua (United States), Dec 27, 2002 at 12:14

Mr. Pipes argues America's universities need to become more mature, responsible, and patriotic. Perhaps Mr. Pipes needs to walk across a couple university campuses and observe the behavior of several of today's freshman. These are children, really, who have never had to support themselves... These kids are not that far removed from MTV. This is why professors feel free to use the classroom for their own political agendas. How do I come by my insights? I'm the first of my family to graduate from college, after serving one tour of duty in the military. Americans are growing soft. The university cannot be a maturing process for young minds. Mental toughness, having been there and done that, needs to be a prerequisite for taking up a seat in college. Students need to compare and contrast the outside world with what their professors would have them believe. Professors still have the power to wield grades, but at least with debate both sides can learn.

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