Laura Parson, doctorate candidate at the University of North Dakota tried to argue in her dissertation that STEM syllabi are sexist because she believes that women are not biologically capable of thinking logically or
scientifically in terms of static knowledge. See also Joy Pullmann's evaluation of the dissertation in her piece entitled, "Feminist PhD Candidate: Science is Sexist Because It's Not Subjective". My kids attend a tiny, average private K-12 school where seniors are required to present and defend a thesis to graduate. Laura Parson, who should be far more educated as doctoral candidate than our young high schoolers would FLUNK if she submitted this dissertation for her senior thesis
project our kids' school due to lack of any sound reasoning,
logical arguments, or understanding of truth at all. Check out the full paper here for yourself, or view Page 12 below as a sample.
The biggest flaw in her research is far too common in modern progressive academia. True science is examining, testing and building knowledge around what we already observe to be true. Science cannot and was never intended to be used as a way of proving what our opinions want us to believe is true. Replacing inference with opinion turns any attempt at true science into junk science. Big words with no logic are like a large mouth disconnected from a face or a head.
Well no wonder there is so much gender confusion these days. STEM syllabi are sexist in her view because they require women to use the scientific method and do not allow students to view science as being dynamic. So apparently now feminists believe both moral truth and scientific truth are relative. When will gravity cease to be a law so we can start floating and flying like hippies on an LSD trip?
So, given that I teach students how to think critically, have excelled in STEM fields, regularly use the scientific method, and specialize in systematic, logical problem solving as a consultant, the doctors who cried, "It's a girl" must have been wrong. And my two kids' births are more miraculous than we ever realized. Wow!
What gender am I then? I certainly don't want to identify with the modern day feminists' definition. I don't consider myself to be a piece of meat as Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus, and Lady Gaga suggest. The bacon dress said it all. I'm not a dog willing to perform dumb tricks to get people to notice me and throw me a bone or a dog treat as most feminist celebrities (Lena Dunham especially) suggest with their sudden displays of nudity or shocking headlines to turn the spotlight back on them. I'm not interested in bashing men but would prefer to encourage and inspire them to become their personal best. My husband is the perfect complement to me. He is strong where I am weak and supports me in using my strengths to build up the weak.
I don't want any of those degrading legal protections or special treatments just because I'm a woman. Make me work as hard as any man to reach the same goals because the struggle is what makes me stronger and what makes the prize worth having.
I'm so much more than my body parts. I am also a mind that never stops thinking, a heart that never stops loving and caring, and a soul that will never stop living. I was placed on this earth for a perfect purpose that does not involve sitting on a display shelf expecting natural scientific laws to change as often as my feelings and moods do. My purpose involves making an eternal impact on the lives of others. It also consists of growing in prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude as I grow in intimacy with the God who made me and saved me. It is a joyful purpose which keeps me in awe at God's goodness, mercy, righteousness, and love.
The biggest flaw in her research is far too common in modern progressive academia. True science is examining, testing and building knowledge around what we already observe to be true. Science cannot and was never intended to be used as a way of proving what our opinions want us to believe is true. Replacing inference with opinion turns any attempt at true science into junk science. Big words with no logic are like a large mouth disconnected from a face or a head.
Well no wonder there is so much gender confusion these days. STEM syllabi are sexist in her view because they require women to use the scientific method and do not allow students to view science as being dynamic. So apparently now feminists believe both moral truth and scientific truth are relative. When will gravity cease to be a law so we can start floating and flying like hippies on an LSD trip?
So, given that I teach students how to think critically, have excelled in STEM fields, regularly use the scientific method, and specialize in systematic, logical problem solving as a consultant, the doctors who cried, "It's a girl" must have been wrong. And my two kids' births are more miraculous than we ever realized. Wow!
What gender am I then? I certainly don't want to identify with the modern day feminists' definition. I don't consider myself to be a piece of meat as Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus, and Lady Gaga suggest. The bacon dress said it all. I'm not a dog willing to perform dumb tricks to get people to notice me and throw me a bone or a dog treat as most feminist celebrities (Lena Dunham especially) suggest with their sudden displays of nudity or shocking headlines to turn the spotlight back on them. I'm not interested in bashing men but would prefer to encourage and inspire them to become their personal best. My husband is the perfect complement to me. He is strong where I am weak and supports me in using my strengths to build up the weak.
I don't want any of those degrading legal protections or special treatments just because I'm a woman. Make me work as hard as any man to reach the same goals because the struggle is what makes me stronger and what makes the prize worth having.
I'm so much more than my body parts. I am also a mind that never stops thinking, a heart that never stops loving and caring, and a soul that will never stop living. I was placed on this earth for a perfect purpose that does not involve sitting on a display shelf expecting natural scientific laws to change as often as my feelings and moods do. My purpose involves making an eternal impact on the lives of others. It also consists of growing in prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude as I grow in intimacy with the God who made me and saved me. It is a joyful purpose which keeps me in awe at God's goodness, mercy, righteousness, and love.
"So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” (Genesis 1:27-28)
This PhD candidate is majoring in education. Look out world because this woman and those who have been indoctrinated as she has will be molding the next generation to believe that women are idiots and that truth is relative.
Maybe....just maybe...she should not assume that just because the entitlement culture has failed to teach her critical thinking skills, the difference between unchanging truth and ever-changing feelings, or personal responsibility, she should not assume that all women are as she is.
