I'm teaching a course on radical politics this semester, and today we're going to be discussing "Socialism: Utopian and Scientific." I am the specter haunting public education. hexbear-specter

I'll update later on with how well it's received.

Update: it went well! They were critical--they're critical of everything, which is part of the fun of the job--but also very sympathetic to the critique. They had a lot of excellent examples of, in particular, digital technology playing out the problems in capitalism that Engels identified.

  • Philosoraptor [he/him, comrade/them]
    hexagon
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    1 year ago

    I made them all take home a permission slip and get it signed by parents last week. A couple of them had to drop, but it should shield me from at least some of the blowback.

    • iridaniotter [she/her]
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      1 year ago

      I'm sorry but that's so funny. Permission slips are for field trips and violent movies, not pamphlets!

      • Philosoraptor [he/him, comrade/them]
        hexagon
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        1 year ago

        It was about 1/2 actually covering my ass and 1/2 marketing. Telling them that the class was going to be so controversial that it required parent permission did wonders for sign ups.