<p>My kids have already done a ton of survey level work in high school (AP US History, AP English, etc). They’re ready to push the envelope. They don’t really need intro to the founding fathers or whatever it is this guy is talking about. If you still need to learn that stuff, isn’t Bowdoin the wrong place for you? I would think that Bowdoin students are ready to explore some challenging ideas in the classroom–and that they will have to draw upon some pretty solid preparation in the more traditional subject matter, which I hope they already have.</p>
<p>I’m taken aback that anyone could have spent so much time and money on bashing a single college. Is this really the most important thing they could think of to do with those resources? Does Bowdoin’s existence bother them THAT much? That’s just weird.</p>