{"id":8230,"date":"2025-11-17T09:44:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/?p=8230"},"modified":"2025-11-17T12:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:36:37","slug":"speaking-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/speaking-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Go Bucks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">I live just twenty miles from \u201cThe Shoe\u201d, the horseshoe shaped stadium where THE Ohio State University football team annually competes for National recognition.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ohio State has a tremendous influence on the culture of our area.&nbsp;&nbsp;Go to any American location: on a beach, in an airport, to a bar, up a mountain, and call out the letters \u201cO-H\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;Someone nearby will always respond \u201cI-O\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That\u2019s National impact.&nbsp;&nbsp;With that kind of effect; imagine the athletic, cultural, and academic influence of Ohio State here locally.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is immense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Teachers went to Ohio State, Administrators got their advanced degrees from Ohio State, doctors (all) went to Ohio State, the guy selling you a car went to Ohio State.&nbsp;&nbsp;So whether you like the \u201cBuckeyes\u201d on the football field or not, \u201cScarlet and Gray\u201d permeates our communities here in Central Ohio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">It\u2019s so powerful that Ohio State can recruit athletes just with the name.&nbsp;&nbsp;In my track and field career I coached athletes good enough to compete at the NCAA Division I level.&nbsp;&nbsp;Several earned scholarships to Big Ten schools.&nbsp;&nbsp;A couple turned down better offers from other schools, just to run for Ohio State.&nbsp;&nbsp;Being a \u201cBuckeye\u201d was that important to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Secret<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">But here\u2019s a \u201cdirty little secret\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;US News and World Report issues an annual academic ranking of schools in the same conference with Ohio State, the Big Ten. And the Buckeyes are not on top.&nbsp;&nbsp;They aren\u2019t even in the top five.&nbsp;&nbsp;Here\u2019s the top ten list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1 &#8211; Northwestern<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2 &#8211; UCLA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3 &#8211; Michigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4 &#8211; USC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5 &#8211; Illinois<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6 &#8211; Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7 &#8211; Rutgers and OHIO STATE (tied)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9 &#8211; Maryland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10 &#8211; Purdue and Washington (tied)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Then there\u2019s the other seven members of the \u201cBig Ten\u201d(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/slideshows\/where-big-ten-schools-rank-among-the-us-news-best-colleges?slide=21\">US News<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">When the football team is losing on the field, the Harvard University band is known to chant:&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cThat\u2019s OK, you\u2019ll work for us!!\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;I guess Northwestern can use that same refrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">I\u2019m taking a risk writing this essay.&nbsp;&nbsp;I live in the heart of \u201cBuckeye Country\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;But I\u2019m really not trying to be so critical of Ohio State.&nbsp;&nbsp;What I am doing is making a point: sometimes the facts don\u2019t fit with local biases or loyalties.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any good educator will lay out the facts, and then use it as a jumping off point for discussion.&nbsp;&nbsp;Is the US News survey really accurate?&nbsp;&nbsp;Are there areas, Veterinary Medicine for example, where Ohio State is the best, perhaps in the Nation?&nbsp;&nbsp;And, of course, what about those Buckeyes on the football field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Controversial Issues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">But we are in a \u201cnew era\u201d of education, both in the K-12 public schools, and state sponsored universities.&nbsp;&nbsp;In this \u201cMAGA age\u201d, educators are required to make sure that their students are \u201ccomfortable\u201d with the teaching materials.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any lesson that challenges the students assumptions, political or otherwise, risks becoming \u201ccontroversial\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;And controversial lessons, are now considered \u201cagainst the law\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In Ohio it\u2019s embodied in the newly passed Senate Bill 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>\u201cFor classroom discussion, the bill will set rules around topics involving \u201ccontroversial beliefs\u201d such as climate policies, electoral politics, foreign policy, diversity and inclusion programs, immigration policy, marriage, or abortion.<\/em>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/ohiocapitaljournal.com\/briefs\/ohio-gov-dewine-signs-higher-ed-bill-regulating-classroom-discussion-and-banning-diversity-efforts\/\">Ohio Capital Journal)<\/a>\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;If a professor \u201cteaches\u201d a view which makes a student \u201cuncomfortable\u201d, the student is empowered to demand that administrators discipline or remove the professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Chart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Indiana has a similar law.&nbsp;&nbsp;This week, a lecturer at Indiana University (somehow rated 15<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in the Big Ten for academics) used a pyramid chart to describe racism in America.&nbsp;&nbsp;The chart uses terms to describe both implicit and explicit racism in our society.&nbsp;&nbsp;Here it is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"422\" data-attachment-id=\"8233\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/pyramid-of-racism\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dahlman.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pyramid-of-Racism.jpg?fit=1672%2C840&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1672,840\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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White Supremacy, the term \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Now that\u2019s a loaded term, certainly one designed to stimulate thought and discussion.&nbsp;&nbsp;Like any classroom in America today, there are likely to be students who believe in the political tenets of \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any good teacher would use that as a jumping off point for the discussion of implicit bias.&nbsp;&nbsp;That\u2019s exactly what the Indiana University lecturer was doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Students should engage in that discussion, defending their \u201cMAGA\u201d view,&nbsp;&nbsp;and stand up for what they believe in.&nbsp;&nbsp;But the new \u201ccontroversial issues\u201d laws gives them a whole different path.&nbsp;&nbsp;They don\u2019t have to examine their own views, they simply have to say, \u201cThat chart makes me uncomfortable\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making America Great<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The Lecturer was suspended from teaching the course.&nbsp;&nbsp;Indiana University administrators are \u201cinvestigating\u201d whether further employment action is required.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But even if the University ultimately stands up for \u201cacademic freedom\u201d, it really doesn\u2019t matter.&nbsp;&nbsp;The point is made.&nbsp;&nbsp;And teachers, lecturers and professors are all learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">I took a risk pointing out Ohio State\u2019s academic standing in the Big Ten.&nbsp;&nbsp;So far, that\u2019s not against the law.&nbsp;&nbsp;But in Indiana, and here in Ohio, making students critically think about their own political views, is. I did that as a high school government teacher.&nbsp;&nbsp;Critical thinking was a basic tenet of my class.&nbsp;It\u2019s what our teachers and professors should do.&nbsp;&nbsp;But they\u2019re not likely to take that risk anymore.&nbsp;&nbsp;It can cost them their jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Is that Making America Great Again?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go Bucks I live just twenty miles from \u201cThe Shoe\u201d, the horseshoe shaped stadium where THE Ohio State University football team annually competes for National recognition.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ohio State has a tremendous influence on the culture of our area.&nbsp;&nbsp;Go to any American location: on a beach, in an airport, to a bar, up a mountain, and call &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/speaking-truth\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Speaking Truth&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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