Like millions of American parents, I am paying major dollars to send the urchins to college. My daughter graduated last week and did very well. I’m happy and proud because she is now prepared to venture forth and do some good in this world.
It goes without saying that many college students are under severe pressure to conform to the “woke” culture being imposed on them by misguided teachers and administrators. In some schools it’s like a cult. The oppression is almost beyond belief.
Penn State University was established in 1855 to give working class kids a shot at moving on up economically. In fact, it’s initial name was “The Farmer’s High School.“ For more than a 165 years, Penn State was a sane place. Now it is not.
The craziness I am about to chronicle is happening at colleges all over the country. But Penn State, in particular, did not used to be dominated by cowardly, pinheaded faculty. Now it is.
The faculty senate at the school recently approved a “Preferred Name and Gender Indentity Policy.” As part of that, the “non-binary pronouns “they/them” will replace “he/him” and “she/her.” Also, the words “freshman” and “sophomore” are out. Now it’s “first-year” and “second-year.”
Well, this is stupid. If any student is offended by the terms freshman or sophomore, he or she (I’m rebelling here) should immediately be deposited in daycare and given a blanket.
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