University of Delaware Rescinds "Reeducation" Mandate

Chock one up for freedom of conscience as the University of Delaware has dropped its reeducation program, which was designed to force students to accept certain "right" ideas.

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education first alerted the media and blogosphere to this program, which was reminiscent of communist-style reeducation systems (I wrote about the program here. Dana has more here).

This was a no-brainer to me. Universities are supposed to be places where even kooky ideas get an airing. And sometimes, schools cross the line by assigning politically correct positions which students are required to support. And some professors think supporting the Constitution qualifies students for psychological treatment. But the fact is, universities are supposed to help students learn how to think, not what to think. It's up to individual consciences as to what one should believe.

Oddly, the newest troll here and at CSPT, Donviti, seems to think reeducation programs aren't Orwellian at all. It's a distinctly odd position for a liberal to take, IMO, but yet more evidence of "freedom of conscience for me but not for thee."