Paul I think Mike was being a bit more subtle than that- Perhaps his point was that administrators CAN take our jobs away. I suspect one is less likely to be sanctioned some places for criticizing the President or Prime Minister than, say one's own institution or its policies. Tim
_________________________________________________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chairperson of Psychology The College of Idaho 2112 Cleveland Blvd Caldwell, ID 83605 teaching: Bio and neuropsychology, history and systems, general, psychopharmacology [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Paul Brandon [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 10:06 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Professor Suspended Over Facebook Venting Mike-- Suggest that you read the history of the 1950's: People did have their livelihoods taken away, in the name of 'anti-communism'! It CAN happen here. On Mar 1, 2010, at 10:50 PM, Michael Smith wrote: > Perhaps we should be worried about joining the 'facebook group for > tired teachers' (I'm sure the membership list can be had), or perhaps > Chris should be worried for posting it. > > Reminds me of the state of affairs in communist dictatorships where a > person cannot speak their mind in public, especially if it's critical > of the government. But I suppose that's not right. After all, in the > Americas we can speak our mind if we wish even if the voice is > critical. I mean, you can even criticize the President of the US, and > God knows you can surely criticize the Canadian Prime Minister. > > So surely there is no problem with criticising the administration of a > school. I mean it's not like they can take away your livelihood like > they can in a communist country. > > --Mike Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1002 or send a blank email to leave-1002-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
