Snowflake Education?

[mushroom25]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42481329

should students be permitted the opportunity to hear and challenge controversial ideas? or is it more important for students to be protected from possibly corrupting concepts?

[Old_Geezer]

Knowing students one group will complain they must be allowed to hear a controversial speakers viewpoint, but one suspects many of that group want it just to cause a reaction by authority, whilst another group of students would be equally adament that the air of publicity ought not be given to those with evil views as it may spread the evil. University authorities damned if they ban or if they don't. But it seems not snowflake governance but spineless authorities.

[Peter Pedant]

Hi Mushie
nice to see you posting - you little intellectual you

Blimey when I was student we set out to shock our elders and betters with outrageous speakers in an effort to appal and outrage

now we are back to rhetoric 101 - you must let the other side speak

Didja see Bindel who has been non-platformed ( = invited and disinvited later) saying "o heavens I dont believe in free speech - totally free that is!"
NEEEEEXT!

well what about allowing someone to argue that sax with under fives should be allowed ?

erm well I certainly dont think it should be a crime if he did....

In 1970, I read as a student about the Oxbridge of Russia - Moscow Institute of Higher Studies and Future Rulers or something.
First lecture - "boys and gurlz - this is the oxbridge of Soviet Russia but is not like oxbridge in england. Too much free thought and you are off to a gulag!"
oo-er !
and now we have it here - by choice !

[Khandro]

I remember at UCL, we had a speaker who was completely opposed to inter-racial marriages, - a lively meeting to say the least!

[whiskeryron]

I'm a little bothered about the question re students being permitted to do or say anything, permitted by whom ?

[youngmafbog]

//permitted by whom ? //

The ideological left wing liberal elite that seem to control what is said at Universities today. That is what this is all about, university students should be able to tackle undesirable topics with intellectual debate rather than the current method of shutting down anyone you dont agree with. Or name calling.

Much like we get on here by some on the Left.

[Gromit]

Ymb,
Apologies for all the times I have shut you down.