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A professor at my alma mater was told he could not show a documentary from 2003 in class
This was about three years ago at the state university in my city. He wanted to use it for a history course on media, but the department head said it presented a 'one-sided view' and was not allowed. The film was about news coverage of a war, and they said it might upset some students. He had to use a different, much shorter video that the school approved instead. Has anyone else seen a teacher get blocked from using old teaching materials like that?
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ryan7195mo ago
Oh man, that brings back a memory. Back in my undergrad, a poli sci professor wanted to screen a really old documentary about the Cold War. The kind with that grainy narration and cheesy dramatic music. The department chair said it was too "dated" and would confuse the students. So he just put it on the projector anyway during a "study session" that was totally optional but everyone showed up to. He told us if anyone asked, it was a "historical artifact for extra credit." The whole thing felt like a weird spy movie, and probably half the class didn't even watch it, they were just on their phones.
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