In Defense of Educational Administrators

TylerR
Society & Culture
Higher Education

Carl Trueman: As humanities curricula have come to be shaped by the psychologized politics of our therapeutic culture, so that which challenges or disturbs must be kept at a distance or discounted. Is it any surprise that educational administrators reflect this in their approach to today’s student protests?

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Bert Perry
Thu, 06/08/17 1:44 pm

It seems as if Trueman is in effect not defending administrators at all, but is rather accusing them of completely ignoring the true purpose of education.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

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TylerR
Thu, 06/08/17 1:54 pm

Trueman likes witty and understated humor - he’s British.

Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government.

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Bert Perry
Thu, 06/08/17 1:55 pm

Or Britush? Or perhaps British?

(sorry, couldn’t resist)

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.