<p>^^^</p>
<p>I don’t think so. </p>
<p>I’m sure that many college students who’ve taken philosophy classes at secular colleges could present examples of what I’ve described. And, no, I’m not referring to that silly urban legend with the chalk. This isn’t something that comes up in all philosophy classes - certainly not deductive logic - but in basic philosophy classes which are sometimes also taken to fulfill GE requirements.</p>
<p>And, I agree, using the Socratic method, the professor shouldn’t even be doing much talking; he should put forth a question/thought/theory and ask for answers/opinions/defenses.</p>
<p>I have great respect for teachers/profs who can facilitate a lively debate without ever really revealing which side he/she is personally on. I have great respect for my kids’ AP Gov teacher (a former longtime CSPAN employee) who told parents that “students will not know what my politics are - we will have lively discussions, but the students will not know my personal positions.” What a relief from another teacher who used her classroom as a soapbox to stridently put forth every left-leaning idea out there (except for abortion because it was a Catholic school, and she’d be fired for that).</p>
<p>Hwwever, the point of mentioning the whole issue in the first place was so that the OP could avoid the possible scenario by going to one of the suggested Catholic U’s, where the subject will be debated, but not in a demeaning way.</p>