Mandatory Indoctrination: UC San Diego’s Climate Change Education Requirement
2 days ago Charles Rotter
Continuing the transformation of universities from education to indoctrination centers, the University of California, San Diego, has announced the Jane Teranes Climate Change Education Requirement (JTCCER) for incoming first-year students, starting fall 2024. This requirement, approved by the Academic Senate, is a clear example of the university’s shift from fostering critical thinking to promoting a singular ideological agenda.
https://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/Notices/2023/2023-11-16-3.htmlThe Facade of Empowerment
The JTCCER is presented under the doublespeak guise of “empowering students with knowledge and skills”, however, by mandating a specific viewpoint on a complex and multifaceted issue, UC San Diego is effectively narrowing the intellectual horizons of its students, guiding them towards a predetermined conclusion rather than encouraging open inquiry.
Indoctrination Disguised as Education
The requirement does not increase the number of courses for graduation, but it does increase the ideological load.
Courses approved to satisfy the JTCCER will overlap with general education or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) courses, as well as courses that apply to major and minor requirements.
https://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/Notices/2023/2023-11-16-3.htmlCourses approved for the JTCCER will overlap with general education or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) courses, as well as major and minor requirements. This integration ensures that the climate change narrative permeates various aspects of the undergraduate curriculum, leaving little room for dissenting perspectives or critical analysis.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/24/mandatory-indoctrination-uc-san-diegos-climate-change-education-requirement/
