Editorial: Do as I say, not as I do

Article here. Excerpt:

'Over the past few days, Binghamton University sociology professor Ana Maria Candela has come under fire for implementing what is called a “progressive stacking” model in her Sociology 100: Social Change: Introduction to Sociology course. This model would prioritize calling on nonwhite, female or generally shy students during class discussions.

In Candela’s own words, this model “often involves asking those who feel more empowered to speak or those vested with more social power to hold off and wait a bit longer for their turn so that we can mix in the voices of other folks. ” Born out of the Occupy movement, progressive stacking works to amplify and uplift marginalized voices in a classroom environment, thus disrupting established power structures that often unfairly grant white, male students with the most power and respect among others.
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t is safe to say that the ideology behind a progressive stacking model is productive and beneficial. While students and staff are right to continue discussing the best way in which to implement it, there should be no question of whether or not it should be practiced in the first place. Privileged students should be taught to critically evaluate the ways in which their social status may allot them more space, power or respect in traditional classroom environments. Subsequently, they should also learn how to hold space for those that have been historically overlooked or silenced.'