Ellen Schrecker says: >Of course, their [professors'] academic freedom does not allow professors to >do or say whatever they please. On the contrary, they must conform to the >mores of their profession. They must operate within the established boundaries >of their disciplines and abide by the same standards of evidence and >accountability as their fellow scholars.<
this is naive. In the social sciences, the "established boundaries" are artificial and reflect ideological preconceptions. (Sociology is about how society (including the economy) "makes" people, while economics is about how people "make" society (at least the economic part of it). Why aren't these unified?) The "mores of the profession" in economics are much the same as the hegemonic ideology called "neoclassical economics," including the overweening emphasis on proving one's worth via superior mathematics (in a field which cannot be reduced to mathematics). > And they must not misuse their classrooms by propounding irrelevant material > or taking advantage of students.< what's irrelevant? to some extent, it's a matter of opinion, while sometimes the "irrelevant" can make the "relevant" more interesting. That said, obviously professionals should not take advantage of students in any way. --- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
