Comments on: Diversity at University http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/02/27/346/ Deas Richardson is currently living as a JET and teaching English in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea, a gorgeous part of Japan. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:30:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/02/27/346/comment-page-1/#comment-3441 Deas Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:22:01 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/02/27/346/#comment-3441 :cry: Ha ha. :cry:

Ha ha.

]]> By: Alex http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/02/27/346/comment-page-1/#comment-3437 Alex Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:02:25 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/02/27/346/#comment-3437 Music?! You communist! <em>Alex's last blog post: </em><a href='http://victorymanual.com/2008/02/26/novel-japanese-study-method/' rel="nofollow">Novel Japanese study method</a> Music?! You communist!

Alex’s last blog post: Novel Japanese study method

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/02/27/346/comment-page-1/#comment-3432 Deas Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:59:24 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/02/27/346/#comment-3432 Alex - I know it's my job as a reviewer who liked it to say, "It is!" But, it really is. I felt like it was really even-handed. There were a few parts when I thought it would lose me (it <em>appeared</em> [read: it didn't] to defend blackface comedy for about 30 seconds - uncool in my book, as you'll probably know from my bad reactions to race-based physical humor), but it wound up making a really solid argument with some nice evidence. I had a similar experience at my university. I felt like most of the teachers were objective when grading, though I feel that a few did crack down on people whose viewpoints were different. I agree that the activist student groups caused more of a chance for discomfort, though. I did see things that bothered me at my school, though. The speakers and required cultural learning program accredited events were probably split 80% to 20%. I'd have preferred to subsidize a more variegated selection. My solution was to avoid the speeches and go to the wonderful symphonies, recitals, and concerts. Music wins. :-) Alex – I know it’s my job as a reviewer who liked it to say, “It is!” But, it really is. I felt like it was really even-handed. There were a few parts when I thought it would lose me (it appeared [read: it didn't] to defend blackface comedy for about 30 seconds – uncool in my book, as you’ll probably know from my bad reactions to race-based physical humor), but it wound up making a really solid argument with some nice evidence.

I had a similar experience at my university. I felt like most of the teachers were objective when grading, though I feel that a few did crack down on people whose viewpoints were different. I agree that the activist student groups caused more of a chance for discomfort, though. I did see things that bothered me at my school, though. The speakers and required cultural learning program accredited events were probably split 80% to 20%. I’d have preferred to subsidize a more variegated selection. My solution was to avoid the speeches and go to the wonderful symphonies, recitals, and concerts. Music wins. :-)

]]> By: Alex http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/02/27/346/comment-page-1/#comment-3430 Alex Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:35:56 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2008/02/27/346/#comment-3430 Looks interesting. I never felt like my views would be attacked by professors at my university, but feared the social consequences of disagreeing with the extreme activist student groups on campus. <em>Alex's last blog post: </em><a href='http://victorymanual.com/2008/02/26/novel-japanese-study-method/' rel="nofollow">Novel Japanese study method</a> Looks interesting.

I never felt like my views would be attacked by professors at my university, but feared the social consequences of disagreeing with the extreme activist student groups on campus.

Alex’s last blog post: Novel Japanese study method

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