think its crazy how much politics can bleed into even something like teaching a lesson about kids books... i mean, isnt that just supposed to be educational stuff? anyway, glad to see the committee saying the uni messed up and thats not an excuse to fire someone over something so sensitive...
man this whole thing got me thinking about how quickly we can go from promoting critical thinking to stifling it . texas am university's handling of melissa mccoul's termination is a perfect example of that, and it's making me wonder if we're becoming too afraid to tackle tough conversations in the name of avoiding controversy .
i mean, think about it - a video featuring a student expressing discomfort with a lesson on gender identity sparked this whole debacle. but what's really going on here is a lot more complex than that. it's about power dynamics and who gets to decide what's "acceptable" in our academic spaces .
the fact that the university president claimed mccoul was fired due to concerns over her teaching content, when we all know there were real motives at play (like governor abbott's influence), is just a perfect illustration of how easy it is to spin a narrative and get away with it .
think its crazy how much politics can bleed into even something like teaching a lesson about kids books... i mean, isnt that just supposed to be educational stuff? 
anyway, glad to see the committee saying the uni messed up and thats not an excuse to fire someone over something so sensitive... 
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