05-15-2008, 12:27 PM
Quote:I'd have to agree there, being the son of a high school science teacher who was about as 'liberal' as Occhi, except I'd mouth off to Occhi. Not Mom. I'm also married to a teacher. Yes, she's fairly liberal. She and I cancel each other out in elections all the time, but, she also knows the difference between truth and fiction, and doesn't teach the latter. She also doesn't believe in always protecting people from themselves. For every bleeding-heart liberal impulse she has, she balances it by being pretty good about personal freedom.There will always be anecdotal evidence that seems to weight or balance things, however studies indicate a definite bias. The question is how that bias is expressed, and if most teachers are as restrained as your wife.
I'm afraid generalizations about teachers won't get you far here...
(Be warned. I now work 6:30 PM to 4 AM 4 nights a week, and I have long pauses, so I'll have time to post here again. :shuriken:)
See this article, Is the Academy biased?