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I find it disturbing that you would value an opinion based on a Mid bailing from a class after only 2 periods because she finds the instructor not to here liking! She really short changed herself and missed an effective instructor. I, personally like the guy, enjoyed his class, and learned a great deal. I feel he is an effective instructor because he does make you think. Sometimes it is the shock factor that gets the discussion going and opens the floor for good debate. Never once did I feel as if I was judged on my beliefs. He may have acted like he was right but frankly that is his prerogative as long as the floor was open - which I always felt it was, and his personal opinion of a student's belief does not get in the way of fairly evaluating that student. Again, I feel that I was fairly evaluated on my performance in his class. I would say that I had my fair share of disagreements of opinion but in the end felt that he respected me even though he may not have agreed.
Just because one does not subscribe to the politics of the instructor should we judge that instructors ability to be a "model for and molder of young minds" Typically, the instructors that make me think, push my boundaries, and show me that it is alright to question the system are the instructors that I learn the most from. Do they change my value system - no, that was pretty much defined before going to USNA. I would hope that most parents would recognize that and have more faith in the job they did raising the "young mind." If exposure to an instructor for 16 weeks changes that value system - there wasn't much of a one in place.
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