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Educator abuse- "a new sense of self"

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Meh:
Yeah I know the term projection Hops (smile) it's just I've never seen any instructor do this weird psychology/feeling methods and then call it a course. It's the jargon used, it's the type of shame-words that are stated.

There is the vibe of "if you speak out of line then you will be accused of projection"  it's sort of a lack of free speech based on a shame principle.

Well I guess I will see how bad it gets.... Grrr

Yay stick a person with mental health issues (me)/depression & anxiety INTO a coercive political conversion unit aka university class run by two mystery people.

The other thing that I also find odd about this class is how the instructor represents himself like quite the expert and he has a co-somebody that will help him grade the final portfolio of god knows what sort of gobbled gop I will put in there. Why are they calling themselves "experts" who does that. Like they are the only sources of the truth about the topic.... doesn't that sound kind of alarming.. yes it does this is F-ed up.

Okay so I will change my tactics (1) lie if I can, I'm not good at it though and (2) I can't remember what I was going to say. Apparently I have no plan at the moment.

Meh:
@ Two OMG airbrushing women out! That is wild. Yeah that is so odd.

I haven't checked my email yet to see if the civil rights office whoever they are responded to me. I'm sort of afraid to check and I want to spend some time doing other things before I open whatever yucky thing is in my email hehehehe.

I'm suspecting all of this and I put this verbiage in one of my public postings so they will either think I am crazy or if other people are feeling weird about the class in any way maybe they will clue in... : A process of psychological colonization, a re-framing, controlling and reforming of identity and using strong emotions. Social shaming/ "social proof" methods.

Fact of the matter is I don't know what I am talking about when I say mind control but something is just VERY off about this class. It's wrong. It's psychologically abusive.

I'm already in touch with the head of the department who is quite complacent but I feel like maybe I can squeeze out of her more of their grading criteria... if she refuses to tell me that is bizarre as F.

Okay I will just have to read more about it. I can complain that they aren't actually teaching us ANY theories they are just using theory on us. All of the text they are providing isn't from scholars from what I can tell, I will have to look again, it looks like a bunch of opinion.

Anyhow I'm not writing this for drama purposes. Like I said I just get some value out of writing it through.

I'm going off the deep end but this seems like some kind of intellectual espionage. LOL I wonder what's NOT on the instructor's CV. I've never questioned any of my instructors qualifications so much.

Twoapenny:
I don't think you should lie, Posh, your instincts are good and universities should be about thinking for yourself and formulating arguments, in my opinion - although over here, at least, it doesn't seem to be that way any more and there seems to be a line that people are expected to follow.  And yes, the thought police approach is very popular over here at the moment - if you don't agree with x, y and z then you're racist/homophobic/transphobic etc.  And of course, some people are those things, but it seems to be now that people don't come back with a counter argument, they just attach a label and shut people down.  How do the other students on your course feel?  You may find some of them feel the same but don't feel confident enough to speak out.  I never said anything about the tutors I experienced; now I'd call them out like a shot but I didn't have the confidence then and they knew so much more than me that I thought I'd got the wrong end of the stick.  But I was right, I could see it with hindsight.  Maybe document some of the specific incidents, even if just for your own sake.  It does sound like a pretty unhealthy environment which is a shame.  I guess without a grade detail you don't even know whether they're marking on content or whether they focus on how well you argue it? xx

Meh:
Thanks for sharing Two, it is kind of good to know what is happening around the world where you are at as well. I'm on the West side of USA.

Well some critics say that Critical Consciousness Theory (there are a few) is a form of McCarthyism basically.

Whatever the case may be I wish I wasn't being indoctrinated into a specific political movement.

Many people will all say racism, sexism, homophobia and all that is essentially bad (most people agree on some basic human dignity maybe) so it's almost a premise that can't be refuted in a liberal setting there is a peer pressure not to question these acceptable premises. However if someone questions the political movement itself they risk looking like a jerk. I'm not articulating this well I don't study political science or psychology it's a bit much I just know this feels kinda of radical and suppressive- because it is.

sKePTiKal:
No, you should not be indoctrinated into any specific political movement or point of view. And the techniques being used ARE psychologically abusive, Mouse. I don't think you're crazy.

I have heard such things before; your experience is the first one I've heard first hand. I really don't think you're crazy. And I think what's going on is wrong, and that's all I feel comfortable saying.

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