Entry: Freshman reading projects

Erin, thanks SO much for reporting this. This is so uplifting to read.

Posted by Deb at January 7, 2009 1:40 PM

Good luck getting anyone to assign the Shephard book. It doesn't fit the master narrative these highly politicized freshmen programs are spinning.

I argued for greater political balance in the freshmen reading list for years at my last university, and always lost the argument. I also argued that students should learn some basic economics before reading Ehrenreich, but that was also shot down.

As for not wanting Ehrenreich in the curriculum, I'd say she deserves the boot for having written such a crappy book. Surely there are books on this subject written by qualified persons, instead of a biology PhD with an axe to grind.

Posted by John Drake at January 7, 2009 3:47 PM

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