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Jim__

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3. I would be curious to know if the breakdown is uniform across class level.

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Mon Sep 20, 2021, 05:24 AM

Sep 2021

By class level I mean freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior.

I would hope that the percentage of students afraid to give their opinion declines by length of time in college. It is understandable if young students, especially freshmen, are somewhat afraid to sound naive or ignorant when they are new to the college environment. After a number of years of college, that fear should be dispelled.

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Half of college students fear expressing ideas in the classroom: survey [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2021 OP

There's a lot of 'classrooms' where it's really not appropriate anyway Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2021 #1

At most, 4 classes for me Tetrachloride Sep 2021 #2

The survey finds that students' reason for not sharing political opinion is "fear", not Beastly Boy Sep 2021 #12

I would be curious to know if the breakdown is uniform across class level. Jim__ Sep 2021 #3

that is troubling... markie Sep 2021 #4

This is meaningless unless it's been tracked over time. Is this an increase or decrease from Dream Girl Sep 2021 #5

Half of students fearing to express opinions is troubling regardless of change over the years Beastly Boy Sep 2021 #13

Maybe this has always been. Maybe it was worse in the 50s or 60s. Dream Girl Sep 2021 #15

yeah, i agree. mopinko Sep 2021 #14

Why does this smell like RWNJs looking for justification to feel "censored/cancelled" ? eppur_se_muova Sep 2021 #6

The link in the article leads to intelligent.com, here's the "about us" link: Judi Lynn Sep 2021 #11

College is free expression but try climbing the academic ladder while disagreeing with Professors bucolic_frolic Sep 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Generic Other Sep 2021 #10

Well... the opinions of 18 year olds are often dopey. 60 year olds too, but maybe it's a Scrivener7 Sep 2021 #8

That could be it. LiberatedUSA Sep 2021 #18

Maybe they just don't feel knowledgeable? RVN VET71 Sep 2021 #9

until that number is 100% we are living in a state of fascism cadoman Sep 2021 #16

Is this really surprising? Look at some of the comments in THIS very thread, much less other spaces Behind the Aegis Sep 2021 #17