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Line 24: − − At the [[University of Cambridge]], conservative mathematics students are frequently marked down for using [[elementary proofs]] in examinations, even though they are perfectly valid, and indeed more elegant than the proofs using [[complex numbers]] that are favored by the liberal professors. There have been several occasions when conservative students would have come top were it not for this bias.
Liberal bias in academia (view source)
Revision as of 00:24, January 30, 2009
, 00:24, January 30, 2009revert probably vandalism - to suggest that conservatives can't do complex proofs is pretty ridiculous.
Liberal sense of self-entitlement and [[affirmative action]] has also created massive [[grade inflation]] in public schools. This creates a vicious cycle, as conservatives are marked lower and have greater difficulty entering college and gaining academic careers, so education positions are stocked with more liberals.
Liberal sense of self-entitlement and [[affirmative action]] has also created massive [[grade inflation]] in public schools. This creates a vicious cycle, as conservatives are marked lower and have greater difficulty entering college and gaining academic careers, so education positions are stocked with more liberals.
== Examples ==
== Example ==
A professor punished a student with a lower grade for having done something [[politically incorrect]] outside of class:<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,242688,00.html</ref>
A professor punished a student with a lower grade for having done something [[politically incorrect]] outside of class:<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,242688,00.html</ref>
Dowd attempted to appeal the grade but was rebuffed with a terse reply that there are no appeals. Later, amid public pressure, Duke did change the grade to a "D", and Dowd had to sue in court to seek further justice.
Dowd attempted to appeal the grade but was rebuffed with a terse reply that there are no appeals. Later, amid public pressure, Duke did change the grade to a "D", and Dowd had to sue in court to seek further justice.
== References ==
== References ==