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RE: Economics is a Very Dangerous Science

in #economics8 years ago

Yes, exactly...economists in the 20s and 30s, especially, praised the "achievements" of communism. Some lamented that there was no way market economies could keep up with such an organized system that set national priorities and mobilized all resources to achieve them. Hilarious and sad in retrospect!

I share your cringe factor re: macro!

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I remember a political-economy class given by a former bureaucrat. He had such contempt for freedom that he told be go "get down from Mount Pelerin" in the first draft for a final essay. It ended up with at most 1/4 government praise and 3/4 near-anarchist stuff; I ended up with A+ nonetheless for the class.

Wow, it's sad when educators let their ideology bleed into the classroom. However, i certainly understand how easy it is to let that happen!

As you can probably tell by now, i have a bias towards freedom and human dignity, so it's hard not to let them come through when i teach. Still, i try to be as unbiased as possible, agnostic on the surface, and encourage students to think for themselves. I'd NEVER consider dinging someone's grade for disagreeing on a principle.

Then I salute your integrity. That's probably why I could never become a teacher: not only are my pedagogical talents very limited, but I don't think I could "objectively" grade a socialist paper, lest it would include an "interview" afterwards to see if the students' arguments can face intense scrutiny

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