Published on February 17, 2010
Oh right wing media, how I love thee for amusement. So it is a bad thing that liberals are more educated?
A recently released study showed that people at the end of college are more liberal than people starting college. And it also showed that students at the end were not necessarily more knowledgable about government and civics issues.
According to a wide range of right wing media, this is a sign that college makes people liberal. This is a bad thing because, according to them, liberal professors are pushing their beliefs onto students, but, get this, they aren’t necessarily learning more.
(Sigh before I go on). First, it is outlandish to suggest that, overall, students aren’t learning more in college because they don’t know more about  government and history. What about all the other subjects? And clearly, from your perspective, they are learning liberal views right? Isn’t that of some civic value?
Secondly, since when was education a bad thing? I am so tired of people telling me that I “think too much” and am just some brainwashed left winger in academics. I am sorry I know a lot about something and this shapes my views on life, including social issues.  It is sad that people have to apologize for knowing stuff, as if this is some horrible thing. But for conservatives, it is often it viewed this way.
Article from:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-big-questions/201002/conservatism-linked-lack-education